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
14 domain names to backorder this week
Here are 14 domain names you might want to buy this week. It’s been a while since I’ve run my column featuring domain names you might want to backorder on services like GoDaddy, NameJet and SnapNames. This week I’m featuring 14 doma...
Discussion
14 domain names to backorder this week
Here are 14 domain names you might want to buy this week. It’s been a while since I’ve run my column featuring domain names you might want to backorder on services like GoDaddy, NameJet and SnapNames. This week I’m featuring 14 doma...
Discussion
July 25, 2016, 6:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
How James Booth went from zero to $5 million in 6 months – DNW Podcast #94
James Booth sold $5 million in domain names within six months of opening his brokerage firm. James Booth had a bit of an “in” when he got into the domain name business. His brother Andy Booth is a very successful domain name investor. Sti...
Discussion
How James Booth went from zero to $5 million in 6 months – DNW Podcast #94
James Booth sold $5 million in domain names within six months of opening his brokerage firm. James Booth had a bit of an “in” when he got into the domain name business. His brother Andy Booth is a very successful domain name investor. Sti...
Discussion
July 25, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts sues ICANN over .web domain
New top level domain applicant unhappy with ICANN’s response thus far, so it takes its complaint to court. One of new top level domain name company Donuts’ subsidiaries has sued ICANN in an effort to postpone the auction for .web and pote...
Discussion
Donuts sues ICANN over .web domain
New top level domain applicant unhappy with ICANN’s response thus far, so it takes its complaint to court. One of new top level domain name company Donuts’ subsidiaries has sued ICANN in an effort to postpone the auction for .web and pote...
Discussion
July 25, 2016, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Facebook registers domain names for WorkPlace service
Is it getting ready to expand its corporate offerings? Facebook has registered a handful of domain names suggesting it’s working on a service called WorkPlace…or a rebrand. The social media company registered the domain names facebookwor...
Discussion
Facebook registers domain names for WorkPlace service
Is it getting ready to expand its corporate offerings? Facebook has registered a handful of domain names suggesting it’s working on a service called WorkPlace…or a rebrand. The social media company registered the domain names facebookwor...
Discussion
July 22, 2016, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN denies request to delay .web auction (again)
.Web auction should still take place this month, ICANN determines. ICANN has quickly responded (pdf) to a reconsideration request filed by Radix and Donuts that requested this month’s .web top level domain auction be postponed. The two companie...
Discussion
ICANN denies request to delay .web auction (again)
.Web auction should still take place this month, ICANN determines. ICANN has quickly responded (pdf) to a reconsideration request filed by Radix and Donuts that requested this month’s .web top level domain auction be postponed. The two companie...
Discussion
July 22, 2016, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interesting data on domain growth and cybersquatting
Charts in ICANN report reveal interesting trends. ICANN published the beta (pdf) of its gTLD Marketplace Health Index today. Here are some graphs I found interesting. These graphs only refer to gTLDs, not ccTLDs. Growth in second level domain additio...
Discussion
Interesting data on domain growth and cybersquatting
Charts in ICANN report reveal interesting trends. ICANN published the beta (pdf) of its gTLD Marketplace Health Index today. Here are some graphs I found interesting. These graphs only refer to gTLDs, not ccTLDs. Growth in second level domain additio...
Discussion
July 21, 2016, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moon Juice is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company that sells “sex dust” tries to hijack domain name. Los-Angeles, California-based Moon Juice Ventures, which uses the domain name MoonJuiceShop.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The finding comes...
Discussion
Moon Juice is a reverse domain name hijacker
Company that sells “sex dust” tries to hijack domain name. Los-Angeles, California-based Moon Juice Ventures, which uses the domain name MoonJuiceShop.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The finding comes...
Discussion
July 21, 2016, 4:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mike Mann overturns UDRP decision in court
Domain investor will keep SoundStop.com domain name. Domain name investor Mike Mann has successfully defended his domain name SoundStop.com in court after a UDRP panel ordered that he transfer it. Blue Ridge Fiberboard, Inc filed a UDRP against the d...
Discussion
Mike Mann overturns UDRP decision in court
Domain investor will keep SoundStop.com domain name. Domain name investor Mike Mann has successfully defended his domain name SoundStop.com in court after a UDRP panel ordered that he transfer it. Blue Ridge Fiberboard, Inc filed a UDRP against the d...
Discussion
July 21, 2016, 2:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 end user domain name sales up to $200,000
ADA.com highlights end user sales list. Sedo had a good sales week with $1.7 million in domain name transactions over 503 domain names. Leading the list was ADA.com for $200,000, which was purchased by a company launching a healthcare app. Mike Mann ...
Discussion
17 end user domain name sales up to $200,000
ADA.com highlights end user sales list. Sedo had a good sales week with $1.7 million in domain name transactions over 503 domain names. Leading the list was ADA.com for $200,000, which was purchased by a company launching a healthcare app. Mike Mann ...
Discussion
July 20, 2016, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Participate in an upcoming DNW Podcast about China
Submit your thoughts on what’s going on with the Chinese market for domain names. What’s going on in the Chinese domain name market? Does the bull market still have legs, or was it just a blip on the radar? What’s next? If you have ...
Discussion
Participate in an upcoming DNW Podcast about China
Submit your thoughts on what’s going on with the Chinese market for domain names. What’s going on in the Chinese domain name market? Does the bull market still have legs, or was it just a blip on the radar? What’s next? If you have ...
Discussion
July 20, 2016, 3:12 pm
