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
.Org registry names finalists for Impact Awards
Kiva, a local chapter of The Salvation Army, and Rainforest Alliance are among this year’s finalists. Public Interest Registry has named the finalists for this year’s .Org Impact Awards. The winners will be announced over a ten-day period...
Discussion
.Org registry names finalists for Impact Awards
Kiva, a local chapter of The Salvation Army, and Rainforest Alliance are among this year’s finalists. Public Interest Registry has named the finalists for this year’s .Org Impact Awards. The winners will be announced over a ten-day period...
Discussion
October 14, 2020, 6:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web.com has strong month for aftermarket sales
93 domains sold for $2,000 or more last month. Web.com’s aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames had a better-than-usual month in September when it comes to selling high dollar domains. The platforms combined for 93 sales of $2,000 or more,...
Discussion
Web.com has strong month for aftermarket sales
93 domains sold for $2,000 or more last month. Web.com’s aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames had a better-than-usual month in September when it comes to selling high dollar domains. The platforms combined for 93 sales of $2,000 or more,...
Discussion
October 14, 2020, 4:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
IPinfo launches domain data service Host.io
Service can be used to pull d0main data into applications. Seattle-based IPinfo has launched Host.io, an API and website offering domain name data. Users can quickly get domain data such as host, backlinks, outlinks, redirects, and DNS info including...
Discussion
IPinfo launches domain data service Host.io
Service can be used to pull d0main data into applications. Seattle-based IPinfo has launched Host.io, an API and website offering domain name data. Users can quickly get domain data such as host, backlinks, outlinks, redirects, and DNS info including...
Discussion
October 14, 2020, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
3 companies paid $100k+ for domain forwards
Companies paid big bucks for domains that they are forwarding to other websites. GoDaddy published its first set of domain name sales data in many years today. The company is publishing 20 of its top sales each month, but four months in arrears to ac...
Discussion
3 companies paid $100k+ for domain forwards
Companies paid big bucks for domains that they are forwarding to other websites. GoDaddy published its first set of domain name sales data in many years today. The company is publishing 20 of its top sales each month, but four months in arrears to ac...
Discussion
October 13, 2020, 8:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sav’s no-fee domain backorder service comes out of beta
Domain name registrar only charges customers the registration cost for dropping domains. Domain name registrar Sav has taken the beta label off of its domain name backordering service. Sav doesn’t charge anything to place backorders and doesn&r...
Discussion
Sav’s no-fee domain backorder service comes out of beta
Domain name registrar only charges customers the registration cost for dropping domains. Domain name registrar Sav has taken the beta label off of its domain name backordering service. Sav doesn’t charge anything to place backorders and doesn&r...
Discussion
October 13, 2020, 7:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Art domain registry gets patent for using Whois to store artwork information
Patent is related to .Art’s “Digital Twin” offering. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,805,263 (pdf) to UKCI Holdings Limited, operator of the .art domain name registry, for Domain name regis...
Discussion
.Art domain registry gets patent for using Whois to store artwork information
Patent is related to .Art’s “Digital Twin” offering. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,805,263 (pdf) to UKCI Holdings Limited, operator of the .art domain name registry, for Domain name regis...
Discussion
October 13, 2020, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in CreditHero.com dispute
Misleading citations used as part of a domain name hijacking attempt. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Daniel A. Rosen, Inc. d/b/a Credit Repair Cloud, to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name CreditHero.com. Credit ...
Discussion
Reverse domain name hijacking in CreditHero.com dispute
Misleading citations used as part of a domain name hijacking attempt. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Daniel A. Rosen, Inc. d/b/a Credit Repair Cloud, to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name CreditHero.com. Credit ...
Discussion
October 13, 2020, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN gives CEO Marby a two-year extension
Göran Marby’s contract extended until 2024. The ICANN board of directors has extended CEO Göran Marby’s contract by two years. The contract now runs through May 23, 2024. Marby’s initial contract ran from May 2016 to May 2...
Discussion
ICANN gives CEO Marby a two-year extension
Göran Marby’s contract extended until 2024. The ICANN board of directors has extended CEO Göran Marby’s contract by two years. The contract now runs through May 23, 2024. Marby’s initial contract ran from May 2016 to May 2...
Discussion
October 12, 2020, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Valuation – DNW Podcast #307
Great tools and a real-world example of domain name valuation. Proper domain name valuation is crucial to being a successful domain name investor. On today’s show, Michael Cyger of DNAcademy walks through a valuation of a domain name I just bou...
Discussion
Domain Valuation – DNW Podcast #307
Great tools and a real-world example of domain name valuation. Proper domain name valuation is crucial to being a successful domain name investor. On today’s show, Michael Cyger of DNAcademy walks through a valuation of a domain name I just bou...
Discussion
October 12, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
DigitalTown files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Company tries to reorganize in bankruptcy after founder holds out. DigitalTown (OTC: DGTW) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to come to terms with a former CEO. The company essentially ceased operations last year, intending to clean u...
Discussion
DigitalTown files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Company tries to reorganize in bankruptcy after founder holds out. DigitalTown (OTC: DGTW) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to come to terms with a former CEO. The company essentially ceased operations last year, intending to clean u...
Discussion
October 12, 2020, 12:52 pm
