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
Google Domains joins Afternic
Domains listed on Afternic will show up for searches on Google Domains. Google’s new domain name registrar is now part of AfternicDLS and its fast transfer network, according to an announcement on the Afternic.com website: Google Domains has jo...
Discussion
Google Domains joins Afternic
Domains listed on Afternic will show up for searches on Google Domains. Google’s new domain name registrar is now part of AfternicDLS and its fast transfer network, according to an announcement on the Afternic.com website: Google Domains has jo...
Discussion
March 5, 2015, 9:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy names Chief Customer Officer, new CMO
One of GoDaddy’s original employees moves to new position. GoDaddy announced today that long time Chief Marketing Office Barb Rechterman will be the company’s Chief Customer Officer, a newly-formed position. According to a press release, ...
Discussion
GoDaddy names Chief Customer Officer, new CMO
One of GoDaddy’s original employees moves to new position. GoDaddy announced today that long time Chief Marketing Office Barb Rechterman will be the company’s Chief Customer Officer, a newly-formed position. According to a press release, ...
Discussion
March 5, 2015, 6:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Password Managers can save you from phishing attempts
Software makes it difficult to enter passwords on illegitimate sites. Domain theft is rampant, and a key way domain names get stolen is when domain name registrar login credentials are phished. I’m vigilant about monitoring emails for suspiciou...
Discussion
Password Managers can save you from phishing attempts
Software makes it difficult to enter passwords on illegitimate sites. Domain theft is rampant, and a key way domain names get stolen is when domain name registrar login credentials are phished. I’m vigilant about monitoring emails for suspiciou...
Discussion
March 5, 2015, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey: domain name registrars must focus on security and price
Domain name registrars must offer strong security and price to attract customers. There are some questions I’ve asked on the Domain Name Wire Survey over the past ten years that have predictable answers year after year. One of these is “R...
Discussion
Survey: domain name registrars must focus on security and price
Domain name registrars must offer strong security and price to attract customers. There are some questions I’ve asked on the Domain Name Wire Survey over the past ten years that have predictable answers year after year. One of these is “R...
Discussion
March 5, 2015, 3:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix serving up Grilled Cheese at SXSW
New top level domain name company hopes to reach tech audience at SXSW this month. People love free food, especially during a busy conference. I recently wrote about Sedo’s Froyo truck at SXSW; new TLD company Radix is also giving away free foo...
Discussion
Radix serving up Grilled Cheese at SXSW
New top level domain name company hopes to reach tech audience at SXSW this month. People love free food, especially during a busy conference. I recently wrote about Sedo’s Froyo truck at SXSW; new TLD company Radix is also giving away free foo...
Discussion
March 4, 2015, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Miami chef alleges web designer is holding domain name hostage
Personal chef claims he can’t get his domain name back and former web marketing firm is sabotaging his new website. A Miami personal chef has sued the owner of a web design/marketing company, alleging (pdf) that the company held his domain name...
Discussion
Miami chef alleges web designer is holding domain name hostage
Personal chef claims he can’t get his domain name back and former web marketing firm is sabotaging his new website. A Miami personal chef has sued the owner of a web design/marketing company, alleging (pdf) that the company held his domain name...
Discussion
March 4, 2015, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
2015 Domain Name Wire Survey: By the Numbers
Here’s who took this year’s survey. The submission period for this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey, the tenth annual version of the survey, is now closed. You may recall that I changed the format of the survey last year. The topics a...
Discussion
2015 Domain Name Wire Survey: By the Numbers
Here’s who took this year’s survey. The submission period for this year’s Domain Name Wire Survey, the tenth annual version of the survey, is now closed. You may recall that I changed the format of the survey last year. The topics a...
Discussion
March 4, 2015, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Last week’s NameJet Expired Domain Sales
Joseph Peterson details recent expired domain name sales at NameJet. After a couple of weeks during which Chinese purchases topped the expired domain auction list at NameJet, English is back. In the driver’s seat sits an exa...
Discussion
Last week’s NameJet Expired Domain Sales
Joseph Peterson details recent expired domain name sales at NameJet. After a couple of weeks during which Chinese purchases topped the expired domain auction list at NameJet, English is back. In the driver’s seat sits an exa...
Discussion
March 3, 2015, 6:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
February’s top 5 stories: Taylor Swift, Rangers and Google
Taylor Swift’s strange domain name registration was the most popular story on Domain Name Wire last month. February was a very cold and snowy month for much of the northern hemisphere, but a few domain name stories heated things up a bit. Here ...
Discussion
February’s top 5 stories: Taylor Swift, Rangers and Google
Taylor Swift’s strange domain name registration was the most popular story on Domain Name Wire last month. February was a very cold and snowy month for much of the northern hemisphere, but a few domain name stories heated things up a bit. Here ...
Discussion
March 3, 2015, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s new TLDs: .WhosWho and 4 EAPs
There aren’t many who’s registering this new domain name. Only one non-brand new top level domain name goes live this week in general availability, and it’s a rather unique one. .Whoswho went live yesterday. It appears to have only ...
Discussion
This week’s new TLDs: .WhosWho and 4 EAPs
There aren’t many who’s registering this new domain name. Only one non-brand new top level domain name goes live this week in general availability, and it’s a rather unique one. .Whoswho went live yesterday. It appears to have only ...
Discussion
March 3, 2015, 2:55 pm
