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
Elliot's Blog
Mike Mann on gTLDs
Mike Mann is unquestionably one of the most successful people in the domain industry, having sold BuyDomains for reportedly many millions of dollars, while retaining ownership of domain names such as Phone.com, SEO.com, and many more. Mike ...
Discussion
Mike Mann on gTLDs
Mike Mann is unquestionably one of the most successful people in the domain industry, having sold BuyDomains for reportedly many millions of dollars, while retaining ownership of domain names such as Phone.com, SEO.com, and many more. Mike ...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 12:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
U.S. goverment just gave .com domain owners a $10.78 tax break
Cost of holding domain for six years decreases by as much as $10.78. Hey, don’t say the U.S. government never did anything for you. They just gave domain name owners a $10.78 price reduction over the term of the next .com contract by eliminatin...
Discussion
U.S. goverment just gave .com domain owners a $10.78 tax break
Cost of holding domain for six years decreases by as much as $10.78. Hey, don’t say the U.S. government never did anything for you. They just gave domain name owners a $10.78 price reduction over the term of the next .com contract by eliminatin...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 11:35 am
The Domains
Mike Mann Just Saved Over $800,000 With Verisign’s No Rate Increase .Com Contract
Mike Mann owns around 330,000 domain names. Based on Verisign’s contract renewal to operate the .Com registry over the next six years, without being able to raise their prices 7% in 4 out of 6 years, according to our calculation Mike Mann...
Discussion
Mike Mann Just Saved Over $800,000 With Verisign’s No Rate Increase .Com Contract
Mike Mann owns around 330,000 domain names. Based on Verisign’s contract renewal to operate the .Com registry over the next six years, without being able to raise their prices 7% in 4 out of 6 years, according to our calculation Mike Mann...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 10:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Verisign shares drop 15% on contract change
Verisign stock nosedives on news of new contract without price increases. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are down 15% in early trading after the company announced that its contract to run .com had been renewed without price increases. Verisign&rsq...
Discussion
Verisign shares drop 15% on contract change
Verisign stock nosedives on news of new contract without price increases. Shares of Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are down 15% in early trading after the company announced that its contract to run .com had been renewed without price increases. Verisign&rsq...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 9:56 am
The Domains
Verisign: If New gTLD’s Are Successful We Might Be Able To Lift All Price Caps On .Com’s
Coming out of the Verisign ( NASDAQ : VRSN ) conference call this morning announcing that the contract to operate the .com contract had been renewed for six years, without any price increases, is that all price caps on .Com’s could be lifted as...
Discussion
Verisign: If New gTLD’s Are Successful We Might Be Able To Lift All Price Caps On .Com’s
Coming out of the Verisign ( NASDAQ : VRSN ) conference call this morning announcing that the contract to operate the .com contract had been renewed for six years, without any price increases, is that all price caps on .Com’s could be lifted as...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 9:36 am
The Domains
Verisign: .Com Contract Renewed For 6 Years With NO Automatic Price Increases
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the renewal of Verisign’s agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to operate the .com registry (the “2012 ....
Discussion
Verisign: .Com Contract Renewed For 6 Years With NO Automatic Price Increases
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the renewal of Verisign’s agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to operate the .com registry (the “2012 ....
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 8:12 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: November 30 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: November 30, 2012.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Francois Carrillo Launches Option Service..., Will .website Domains Give .ws..., Domain Wars: South America Vs...., Go Daddy to Auction .info..., Atta...
Discussion
Domain Name News: November 30 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: November 30, 2012.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Francois Carrillo Launches Option Service..., Will .website Domains Give .ws..., Domain Wars: South America Vs...., Go Daddy to Auction .info..., Atta...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 3:05 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 29th
Happy Friday. Just a reminder to all of you that win names at Godaddy, you CAN use renewal promo codes at your auction purchase. For instance if you use this code GD50bbpd5 you will save almost $7 on the renewal fee that they charge you when you buy ...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 29th
Happy Friday. Just a reminder to all of you that win names at Godaddy, you CAN use renewal promo codes at your auction purchase. For instance if you use this code GD50bbpd5 you will save almost $7 on the renewal fee that they charge you when you buy ...
Discussion
November 30, 2012, 12:59 am
Domain Shane
I’m Always Amazed How Many Companies Don’t Use Their Domain’s Email
I am utterly amazed at the number of business cards I get with JohnsCarShop.com and the email is JohnsCarShop@comcast.net. From the amount of times I’ve seen this you would think that setting up a custom email is harder than repairing the...
Discussion
I’m Always Amazed How Many Companies Don’t Use Their Domain’s Email
I am utterly amazed at the number of business cards I get with JohnsCarShop.com and the email is JohnsCarShop@comcast.net. From the amount of times I’ve seen this you would think that setting up a custom email is harder than repairing the...
Discussion
November 29, 2012, 10:24 pm
The Domains
Did A Federal Appeals Court Just Block The $5.2 Million Dollar Bankruptcy Auction Of 153,000 Domain Names?
Last week DomainNameWire.com, reported that the domain name portfolio owned by Jeff Baron had been sold for $5.2 Million dollars in a bankruptcy auction. The portfolio consisted of 153,000 domain names. According to a Facebook post under the account ...
Discussion
Did A Federal Appeals Court Just Block The $5.2 Million Dollar Bankruptcy Auction Of 153,000 Domain Names?
Last week DomainNameWire.com, reported that the domain name portfolio owned by Jeff Baron had been sold for $5.2 Million dollars in a bankruptcy auction. The portfolio consisted of 153,000 domain names. According to a Facebook post under the account ...
Discussion
November 29, 2012, 7:56 pm
