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
Escrow.com reveals Master of Domains 2023 winners
Escrow company recognizes top domain brokers. Escrow.com today revealed the winners of its 2023 Master of Domains awards. The awards are given to the highest-grossing brokerage firms/individuals based on the dollar volume of their transactions with E...
Discussion
Escrow.com reveals Master of Domains 2023 winners
Escrow company recognizes top domain brokers. Escrow.com today revealed the winners of its 2023 Master of Domains awards. The awards are given to the highest-grossing brokerage firms/individuals based on the dollar volume of their transactions with E...
Discussion
June 1, 2023, 7:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik agrees to be sold, Temporary Restraining Order requested to block deal
Deal would pay off debt to many domain registries, and the new entity might be able to pay back customers. Domain name registrar Epik has agreed to sell many of its assets for $4.9 million, most of which will be used to pay outstanding debt, accordin...
Discussion
Epik agrees to be sold, Temporary Restraining Order requested to block deal
Deal would pay off debt to many domain registries, and the new entity might be able to pay back customers. Domain name registrar Epik has agreed to sell many of its assets for $4.9 million, most of which will be used to pay outstanding debt, accordin...
Discussion
June 1, 2023, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon kicks off today. Here’s where to see me
I’m hosting two sessions today at NamesCon. The annual NamesCon Global event kicks off in Austin this morning. Over 1,000 people have registered for the event, which is being held in conjunction with CloudFest USA. I’m hosting two fi...
Discussion
NamesCon kicks off today. Here’s where to see me
I’m hosting two sessions today at NamesCon. The annual NamesCon Global event kicks off in Austin this morning. Over 1,000 people have registered for the event, which is being held in conjunction with CloudFest USA. I’m hosting two fi...
Discussion
May 31, 2023, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com: domain volume shot up in Q1
The good days are back, as domain sales at Escrow.com in Q1 2023 matched Q1 2022. We already knew that Escrow.com saw a rebound in its business last quarter. Now, the company has quantified the domain portion of that upswing. In its just-released Q1 ...
Discussion
Escrow.com: domain volume shot up in Q1
The good days are back, as domain sales at Escrow.com in Q1 2023 matched Q1 2022. We already knew that Escrow.com saw a rebound in its business last quarter. Now, the company has quantified the domain portion of that upswing. In its just-released Q1 ...
Discussion
May 30, 2023, 2:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Saw.com merges with NameSilo’s NameLot
Combined company will have technology and brokerage experience. Domain name brokerage Saw.com and NameSilo (CSE: URL) announced today that Saw.com is merging with NameSilo’s NameLot. The combination will give Saw.com a technology stack for sell...
Discussion
Saw.com merges with NameSilo’s NameLot
Combined company will have technology and brokerage experience. Domain name brokerage Saw.com and NameSilo (CSE: URL) announced today that Saw.com is merging with NameSilo’s NameLot. The combination will give Saw.com a technology stack for sell...
Discussion
May 30, 2023, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
List for Sale – DNW Podcast #438
Listing domains for sale is about to get easier. It might be difficult to remember, but there was a time when aftermarket domain name transactions were much more complex. If a buyer in China wanted your domain, they had to go to the landing page wher...
Discussion
List for Sale – DNW Podcast #438
Listing domains for sale is about to get easier. It might be difficult to remember, but there was a time when aftermarket domain name transactions were much more complex. If a buyer in China wanted your domain, they had to go to the landing page wher...
Discussion
May 29, 2023, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
$1.4 million of previously unreleased new TLD sales:
New TLD sales of up to $250,000. Identity Digital has released to Domain Name Wire the details of 36 “platinum” domain name sales from recent years. Platinum domains are ones that the registry held back for sale to customers. All but one ...
Discussion
$1.4 million of previously unreleased new TLD sales:
New TLD sales of up to $250,000. Identity Digital has released to Domain Name Wire the details of 36 “platinum” domain name sales from recent years. Platinum domains are ones that the registry held back for sale to customers. All but one ...
Discussion
May 26, 2023, 1:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chat.com sells for 8 figures AGAIN
He might have sold it to the other company that tried to buy it earlier. Earlier this year, entrepreneur Dharmesh Shah acquired chat.com for over $10 million. He just flipped the domain name. Shah posted on LinkedIn this morning that he sold the doma...
Discussion
Chat.com sells for 8 figures AGAIN
He might have sold it to the other company that tried to buy it earlier. Earlier this year, entrepreneur Dharmesh Shah acquired chat.com for over $10 million. He just flipped the domain name. Shah posted on LinkedIn this morning that he sold the doma...
Discussion
May 25, 2023, 4:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Voice over domain names? Namecheap files interesting patent application
Namecheap’s application describes a way to call people by domain name. Domain name registrar Namecheap has filed a U.S. patent application for a “domain communication system.” The application (pdf) describes a system where you can c...
Discussion
Voice over domain names? Namecheap files interesting patent application
Namecheap’s application describes a way to call people by domain name. Domain name registrar Namecheap has filed a U.S. patent application for a “domain communication system.” The application (pdf) describes a system where you can c...
Discussion
May 25, 2023, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Malware claim leads to reverse domain name hijacking
Complainant cited Whois privacy service’s details to suggest an association with malware distribution. Markel Corporation has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name MarkelGroup.com. The company filed a UDRP compl...
Discussion
Malware claim leads to reverse domain name hijacking
Complainant cited Whois privacy service’s details to suggest an association with malware distribution. Markel Corporation has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name MarkelGroup.com. The company filed a UDRP compl...
Discussion
May 24, 2023, 3:18 pm
