Welcome to DomainToad
DomainToad is a free and easy way to read your domain name related news.
We aggregate the most popular sources of information and present them in chronological order.
If you would like to have daily headlines sent directly to your email every day, sign up for our newsletter!
We aggregate the most popular sources of information and present them in chronological order.
If you would like to have daily headlines sent directly to your email every day, sign up for our newsletter!
Blog View:
Domain Name Wire
UDRP doesn’t solve trademark disputes
UDRP is a blunt instrument that should only be used for clear-cut cybersquatting. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was designed to swiftly adjudicate cases of cybersquatting. It was not designed to settle trademark disputes be...
Discussion
UDRP doesn’t solve trademark disputes
UDRP is a blunt instrument that should only be used for clear-cut cybersquatting. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was designed to swiftly adjudicate cases of cybersquatting. It was not designed to settle trademark disputes be...
Discussion
October 21, 2021, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain sales we missed last month
These domains were sold at Sedo last month. Each week I investigate Sedo’s sales to find end users who bought domain names. The domain transactions are just completed when I research them, so oftentimes, the domain is still in escrow or the buy...
Discussion
21 end user domain sales we missed last month
These domains were sold at Sedo last month. Each week I investigate Sedo’s sales to find end users who bought domain names. The domain transactions are just completed when I research them, so oftentimes, the domain is still in escrow or the buy...
Discussion
October 21, 2021, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Will OpenSea.com sell tomorrow?
Auction for .com match of popular NFT marketplace closes tomorrow. There’s just one day left in Sedo’s GreatDomains auction and it will be interesting to see what happens on the final day. The standout domain is OpenSea.com, a domain that...
Discussion
Will OpenSea.com sell tomorrow?
Auction for .com match of popular NFT marketplace closes tomorrow. There’s just one day left in Sedo’s GreatDomains auction and it will be interesting to see what happens on the final day. The standout domain is OpenSea.com, a domain that...
Discussion
October 20, 2021, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is how a healthy new top level domain looks
.App is a shining example of a healthy and stable top level domain. One thing that has become clear since new top level domains came onto the scene nearly a decade ago is that you can’t judge a TLD by the number of registrations. Registries hav...
Discussion
This is how a healthy new top level domain looks
.App is a shining example of a healthy and stable top level domain. One thing that has become clear since new top level domains came onto the scene nearly a decade ago is that you can’t judge a TLD by the number of registrations. Registries hav...
Discussion
October 20, 2021, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge returns mixed bag in Pocketbook.com domain dispute ruling
Both sides get some wins and losses. Judge Dolly Gee has ruled on motions to strike and dismiss in a lawsuit over the domain name Pocketbook.com. PocketBook International SA, a company that sells ebook readers, tried to get the valuable domain name t...
Discussion
Judge returns mixed bag in Pocketbook.com domain dispute ruling
Both sides get some wins and losses. Judge Dolly Gee has ruled on motions to strike and dismiss in a lawsuit over the domain name Pocketbook.com. PocketBook International SA, a company that sells ebook readers, tried to get the valuable domain name t...
Discussion
October 19, 2021, 6:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 recent end user domain name sales
An appliance retailer, a waster transport company and “the Pet Guy” bought domains. There were no major public sales at Sedo this past week, but still a nice collection of end user domain sales. Here’s a list of end user domain name...
Discussion
18 recent end user domain name sales
An appliance retailer, a waster transport company and “the Pet Guy” bought domains. There were no major public sales at Sedo this past week, but still a nice collection of end user domain sales. Here’s a list of end user domain name...
Discussion
October 19, 2021, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Aftermarket sales of meta domains are hot
Domains with meta in them are suddenly selling for big bucks. I commonly point to the word blog as an example of a word that became popular after the initial .com goldrush, citing it as proof that there are still opportunities to register valuable do...
Discussion
Aftermarket sales of meta domains are hot
Domains with meta in them are suddenly selling for big bucks. I commonly point to the word blog as an example of a word that became popular after the initial .com goldrush, citing it as proof that there are still opportunities to register valuable do...
Discussion
October 19, 2021, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Managing DNS abuse – DNW Podcast #359
Tucows CEO Elliot Noss talks about the company’s new initiative. A lot of good comes from the internet. So does a lot of bad: phishing, spam, explicit child material, etc. On today’s show, Tucows CEO Elliot Noss shares an initiative his c...
Discussion
Managing DNS abuse – DNW Podcast #359
Tucows CEO Elliot Noss talks about the company’s new initiative. A lot of good comes from the internet. So does a lot of bad: phishing, spam, explicit child material, etc. On today’s show, Tucows CEO Elliot Noss shares an initiative his c...
Discussion
October 18, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic boasts 29% organic growth through Q3, stock surges
Company reports continued surge in the latter half of 2022. Domain name and online advertising company CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that its organic revenue grew 29% through Q3 2021 compared to the same period last year. Adding in revenue f...
Discussion
CentralNic boasts 29% organic growth through Q3, stock surges
Company reports continued surge in the latter half of 2022. Domain name and online advertising company CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that its organic revenue grew 29% through Q3 2021 compared to the same period last year. Adding in revenue f...
Discussion
October 18, 2021, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dan.com’s September sales and what it shows us about the market
Here are some trends from September based on Dan’s sales. Yesterday, I wrote about Dan.com’s sales in the final week of September. I communicated with Leanne McMahon (who puts the data together) and suggested that we feature the monthly s...
Discussion
Dan.com’s September sales and what it shows us about the market
Here are some trends from September based on Dan’s sales. Yesterday, I wrote about Dan.com’s sales in the final week of September. I communicated with Leanne McMahon (who puts the data together) and suggested that we feature the monthly s...
Discussion
October 15, 2021, 4:45 pm
