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
Volkswagen slams brakes on top level domain
The company is terminating its contracdt for .volkswagen. Volkswagen Group of America Inc. is cancelling its top level domain name, .volkswagen. The automaker informed ICANN that it hasn’t put the domain name to use and does not need it. It cam...
Discussion
Volkswagen slams brakes on top level domain
The company is terminating its contracdt for .volkswagen. Volkswagen Group of America Inc. is cancelling its top level domain name, .volkswagen. The automaker informed ICANN that it hasn’t put the domain name to use and does not need it. It cam...
Discussion
September 11, 2023, 5:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Music top level domain FINALLY launches
.Music hits sunrise today. The long and winding road to the .music top level domain name has hit a significant milestone: sunrise. After years and years of fights between applicants for the top level domain, Constantine Roussos’ DotMusic won th...
Discussion
.Music top level domain FINALLY launches
.Music hits sunrise today. The long and winding road to the .music top level domain name has hit a significant milestone: sunrise. After years and years of fights between applicants for the top level domain, Constantine Roussos’ DotMusic won th...
Discussion
September 11, 2023, 4:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stable.com, bought for $1M, saved in reverse domain name hijacking case
Domain buyer revealed in WIPO dispute. It’s been over a year since stable.com sold for just over $1 million. The domain has been parked ever since, and I’ve wondered who the buyer was. Now we know, courtesy of a cybersquatting dispute. Un...
Discussion
Stable.com, bought for $1M, saved in reverse domain name hijacking case
Domain buyer revealed in WIPO dispute. It’s been over a year since stable.com sold for just over $1 million. The domain has been parked ever since, and I’ve wondered who the buyer was. Now we know, courtesy of a cybersquatting dispute. Un...
Discussion
September 11, 2023, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
X.com, domain names and toys – DNW Podcast #452
A fun discussion with an early domain buyer. Have you ever passed up acquiring a domain only to kick yourself later? This week’s guest can probably one-up you. Jeremy Padawer had the opportunity to buy x.com for $10,000, only to have Elon Musk ...
Discussion
X.com, domain names and toys – DNW Podcast #452
A fun discussion with an early domain buyer. Have you ever passed up acquiring a domain only to kick yourself later? This week’s guest can probably one-up you. Jeremy Padawer had the opportunity to buy x.com for $10,000, only to have Elon Musk ...
Discussion
September 11, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squarespace completes Google Domains acquisition
Google Domains no longer offers new registrations; customers continue to use Google Domains until transition. Website-building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) has completed its acquisition of Google Domains (NASDAQ: GOOGL) for $180 million. The com...
Discussion
Squarespace completes Google Domains acquisition
Google Domains no longer offers new registrations; customers continue to use Google Domains until transition. Website-building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) has completed its acquisition of Google Domains (NASDAQ: GOOGL) for $180 million. The com...
Discussion
September 8, 2023, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com rankings: Gname moves up a spot
Gname jumps a spot on the total domains under management chart. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2023. Gname continues to surge, passing ...
Discussion
.Com rankings: Gname moves up a spot
Gname jumps a spot on the total domains under management chart. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2023. Gname continues to surge, passing ...
Discussion
September 8, 2023, 1:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Newfold reveals $400k of expired domain sales
Company publishes list of 105 domains it auctioned last month. Newfold Digital, the parent company of NameJet and SnapNames, revealed its expired domain sales of over $2,000 from August. The company auctioned 105 domains that met this threshold, tota...
Discussion
Newfold reveals $400k of expired domain sales
Company publishes list of 105 domains it auctioned last month. Newfold Digital, the parent company of NameJet and SnapNames, revealed its expired domain sales of over $2,000 from August. The company auctioned 105 domains that met this threshold, tota...
Discussion
September 7, 2023, 7:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
What happened in the domain business last month
A WordPress giveaway, GoDaddy’s new TLDs, and ICANN’s weird logic made news last month. Miss any of the big news last month? These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire, ranked by pageviews: 1. WordPress offers 1 million free tran...
Discussion
What happened in the domain business last month
A WordPress giveaway, GoDaddy’s new TLDs, and ICANN’s weird logic made news last month. Miss any of the big news last month? These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire, ranked by pageviews: 1. WordPress offers 1 million free tran...
Discussion
September 7, 2023, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names end users bought this past week
A Ferrari dealer, a graphic design service, and a river cruise company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was bitcoinetf.org for $49,999. It doesn’t resolve yet, so I’ll be interested to see who develops it. Here&...
Discussion
What domain names end users bought this past week
A Ferrari dealer, a graphic design service, and a river cruise company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was bitcoinetf.org for $49,999. It doesn’t resolve yet, so I’ll be interested to see who develops it. Here&...
Discussion
September 7, 2023, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap .me giveaway hits 500,000 free domains
Registrar gives free .me domains to students with .edu email addresses. Domain registrar Namecheap has now given away a half million free .me domain names to students as part of its Namecheap for Education program, the company announced this week. Th...
Discussion
Namecheap .me giveaway hits 500,000 free domains
Registrar gives free .me domains to students with .edu email addresses. Domain registrar Namecheap has now given away a half million free .me domain names to students as part of its Namecheap for Education program, the company announced this week. Th...
Discussion
September 6, 2023, 5:42 pm
