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!
Latest News
The Domains
We Said It Over A Year Ago, The BC Tells ICANN Allowing Singular & Plural New gTLD’s Are A Bad Idea
In a letter sent to ICANN, the Chair, ICANN Business Constituency (BC) told ICANN what we at TheDomains.com said over a year ago, that allowing new gTLD’s of plural and singular of the same term is a bad idea. “As we move towards the l...
Discussion
We Said It Over A Year Ago, The BC Tells ICANN Allowing Singular & Plural New gTLD’s Are A Bad Idea
In a letter sent to ICANN, the Chair, ICANN Business Constituency (BC) told ICANN what we at TheDomains.com said over a year ago, that allowing new gTLD’s of plural and singular of the same term is a bad idea. “As we move towards the l...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 1:15 pm
The Domains
Losing Private New gTLD Auctions For .Lawyer & .Website Net Top Level Domain Holdings $4.8 Million
Top Level Domain Holdings (LON:TLDH) said by losing the private auctions for .website and .lawyer, which concluded on Oct. 23, it will add £2.97m ($4.81m) to its cash reserves. The 14 previous new gTLD private auctions held by Appli...
Discussion
Losing Private New gTLD Auctions For .Lawyer & .Website Net Top Level Domain Holdings $4.8 Million
Top Level Domain Holdings (LON:TLDH) said by losing the private auctions for .website and .lawyer, which concluded on Oct. 23, it will add £2.97m ($4.81m) to its cash reserves. The 14 previous new gTLD private auctions held by Appli...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 12:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
TLDH scores nearly $5 million by losing two domain name auctions
TLDH grows its cash pile thanks to losing two private auctions. Top Level Domain Holdings will add $4.81 million to its cash reserves as a result of losing private auctions for .website and .lawyer, the company announced today. $130,000 is from refun...
Discussion
TLDH scores nearly $5 million by losing two domain name auctions
TLDH grows its cash pile thanks to losing two private auctions. Top Level Domain Holdings will add $4.81 million to its cash reserves as a result of losing private auctions for .website and .lawyer, the company announced today. $130,000 is from refun...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 12:43 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 25th, 2013
Sold yet another domain yesterday. Stepable, a dot com, for $1300. Hand regged a few years ago as a plant name. A few weeks ago I said that I had been quoting big bucks for my domains and hadn’t sold a one, so I started...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 25th, 2013
Sold yet another domain yesterday. Stepable, a dot com, for $1300. Hand regged a few years ago as a plant name. A few weeks ago I said that I had been quoting big bucks for my domains and hadn’t sold a one, so I started...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 10:26 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: October 26 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: October 26, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Applicant questions how .Cars collision..., Verisign's .com Continues to Grow,..., Verisign Reports: 125.9 Million .com/.net..., 1and1.com New gTL...
Discussion
Domain Name News: October 26 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: October 26, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Applicant questions how .Cars collision..., Verisign's .com Continues to Grow,..., Verisign Reports: 125.9 Million .com/.net..., 1and1.com New gTL...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 10:00 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review Five, Live! at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East 2013
Educational domains from 35 investors, domains from the OutcomeBrokerage.com newsletter are reviewed, and we crown a new "Registered or Available" king.This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - peopl...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review Five, Live! at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East 2013
Educational domains from 35 investors, domains from the OutcomeBrokerage.com newsletter are reviewed, and we crown a new "Registered or Available" king.This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - peopl...
Discussion
October 25, 2013, 9:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign’s .Com continues to grow, but faces headwinds
.Com/.net base up about 5% compared to last year, but new TLDs are on the horizon. Verisign reported earnings today as well as combined statistics for its .com and .net business. The company added 1.55 million net new names during the third quarter, ...
Discussion
Verisign’s .Com continues to grow, but faces headwinds
.Com/.net base up about 5% compared to last year, but new TLDs are on the horizon. Verisign reported earnings today as well as combined statistics for its .com and .net business. The company added 1.55 million net new names during the third quarter, ...
Discussion
October 24, 2013, 9:52 pm
The Domains
Disturbing; 12 Year Old Canary.com Lost in UDRP
Complainant Canary LLC just was awarded the domain name canary.com by a one member National Arbitration Forum Panel Canary is in the dictionary and is a type of bird. The decision was published in Chinese and translated into English by Google. The de...
Discussion
Disturbing; 12 Year Old Canary.com Lost in UDRP
Complainant Canary LLC just was awarded the domain name canary.com by a one member National Arbitration Forum Panel Canary is in the dictionary and is a type of bird. The decision was published in Chinese and translated into English by Google. The de...
Discussion
October 24, 2013, 8:33 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports: 125.9 Million .Com/.Net Domains Registered Up 5% From Last Year
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013 reporting revenue of $244 million up 9% from the same quarter in 2012. Verisign reported net income of $81 million and diluted earnings per share (EP...
Discussion
Verisign Reports: 125.9 Million .Com/.Net Domains Registered Up 5% From Last Year
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013 reporting revenue of $244 million up 9% from the same quarter in 2012. Verisign reported net income of $81 million and diluted earnings per share (EP...
Discussion
October 24, 2013, 8:09 pm
The Domains
1and1.com New gTLD’s Pre-Reservations Pass 3.5 Million & Top 30 New gTLD List Is Revealed
1and1.com new gTLD pre-registrations just topped the 3.5 million mark and for the first time the domain name registrar is showing the top 30 new gTLD’s with the most ...
Discussion
1and1.com New gTLD’s Pre-Reservations Pass 3.5 Million & Top 30 New gTLD List Is Revealed
1and1.com new gTLD pre-registrations just topped the 3.5 million mark and for the first time the domain name registrar is showing the top 30 new gTLD’s with the most ...
Discussion
October 24, 2013, 8:06 pm
