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
Man infamous for WhiteHouse.com working on Sucks.com domain name registry
Company files trademark application suggesting third level domains under sucks.com will be available soon. The man who hosted porn at WhiteHouse.com for many years is apparently about to make a business out of the domain name Sucks.com. Dan Parisi ow...
Discussion
Man infamous for WhiteHouse.com working on Sucks.com domain name registry
Company files trademark application suggesting third level domains under sucks.com will be available soon. The man who hosted porn at WhiteHouse.com for many years is apparently about to make a business out of the domain name Sucks.com. Dan Parisi ow...
Discussion
July 11, 2017, 4:33 pm

Domain Name Wire
Berken’s company sues musician Bryan Adams over bizarre trademark claims
Musician’s “sheriff” tries to scare the wrong guy. Domain investor Michael Berkens’ company Worldwide Media, Inc. has sued (pdf) musician Bryan Adams and his company Adams Communications Inc after the musician’s represen...
Discussion
Berken’s company sues musician Bryan Adams over bizarre trademark claims
Musician’s “sheriff” tries to scare the wrong guy. Domain investor Michael Berkens’ company Worldwide Media, Inc. has sued (pdf) musician Bryan Adams and his company Adams Communications Inc after the musician’s represen...
Discussion
July 11, 2017, 2:33 pm

Domain Name Wire
Misled panel finds reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist used the wrong dates in finding RDNH, but the complainant might not have known. A single-member National Arbitration Forum panel has found Tupelo Honey Hospitality Corporation to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for filing a cyb...
Discussion
Misled panel finds reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist used the wrong dates in finding RDNH, but the complainant might not have known. A single-member National Arbitration Forum panel has found Tupelo Honey Hospitality Corporation to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for filing a cyb...
Discussion
July 10, 2017, 4:51 pm

Domain Name Wire
Using Twitter to Review Web Hosts – DNW Podcast #143
How one domain investor figured out an ideal way to review web hosts. Kevin Ohashi lives the “digital nomad” life. We got connected through his activities in the domain investing world, but today we discuss his venture ReviewSignal, a sit...
Discussion
Using Twitter to Review Web Hosts – DNW Podcast #143
How one domain investor figured out an ideal way to review web hosts. Kevin Ohashi lives the “digital nomad” life. We got connected through his activities in the domain investing world, but today we discuss his venture ReviewSignal, a sit...
Discussion
July 10, 2017, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
.Club reports “topline” Q2 premium sales of $2.7 million
Registry gets huge uptake on its five-year payment plan deal. The .Club registry has released its quarterly report of premium domain name sales, including $2.7 million “topline value”. “Topline value” is in quotes because $2.5...
Discussion
.Club reports “topline” Q2 premium sales of $2.7 million
Registry gets huge uptake on its five-year payment plan deal. The .Club registry has released its quarterly report of premium domain name sales, including $2.7 million “topline value”. “Topline value” is in quotes because $2.5...
Discussion
July 10, 2017, 12:58 pm

Domain Name Wire
In Review: June in the domain industry
Big geos and a big acquisition lead last month’s news. It’s time to take a quick look back at the top stories and podcasts on Domain Name Wire over the past month. Here are the top five stories ranked by pageviews: 1. Skip Hoagland puts d...
Discussion
In Review: June in the domain industry
Big geos and a big acquisition lead last month’s news. It’s time to take a quick look back at the top stories and podcasts on Domain Name Wire over the past month. Here are the top five stories ranked by pageviews: 1. Skip Hoagland puts d...
Discussion
July 7, 2017, 6:14 pm

Domain Name Wire
Donuts files patent for system to handle restricted domain names
Application describes ways to handle domain registrations that require validation. New top level domain name company Donuts has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “Whitelist Domain Name Registry” (p...
Discussion
Donuts files patent for system to handle restricted domain names
Application describes ways to handle domain registrations that require validation. New top level domain name company Donuts has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “Whitelist Domain Name Registry” (p...
Discussion
July 7, 2017, 3:11 pm

Domain Name Wire
David Duchovny wins DavidDuchovny.com domain name dispute
X-Files actor gets DavidDuchovny.com domain name 21 years after it was registered. Actor David Duchovny has convinced a National Arbitration Forum panelist that the owner of DavidDuchovny.com is cybersquatting. The panel ordered the domain name trans...
Discussion
David Duchovny wins DavidDuchovny.com domain name dispute
X-Files actor gets DavidDuchovny.com domain name 21 years after it was registered. Actor David Duchovny has convinced a National Arbitration Forum panelist that the owner of DavidDuchovny.com is cybersquatting. The panel ordered the domain name trans...
Discussion
July 7, 2017, 2:20 pm

Domain Name Wire
Is Verisign about to change the expired domain drop catching game?
Patent application shows that Verisign might be shaking up the current system. Lots of well-timed firepower. That’s how the expired domain name drop catching system works in .com today. Drop catchers target domain names the second they drop, an...
Discussion
Is Verisign about to change the expired domain drop catching game?
Patent application shows that Verisign might be shaking up the current system. Lots of well-timed firepower. That’s how the expired domain name drop catching system works in .com today. Drop catchers target domain names the second they drop, an...
Discussion
July 6, 2017, 3:44 pm

Domain Name Wire
17 companies that bought a domain name last week
A job site, bus service and light switch maker bought domain names. At least 17 companies bought domain names through Sedo over the past week. As usual, many of the purchases are for domains that match the buyer’s second level domain in another...
Discussion
17 companies that bought a domain name last week
A job site, bus service and light switch maker bought domain names. At least 17 companies bought domain names through Sedo over the past week. As usual, many of the purchases are for domains that match the buyer’s second level domain in another...
Discussion
July 6, 2017, 3:10 pm