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
Domain Name Wire
ICANN board nixes “closed generics” in next new round of TLDs
Applicants will not be able to use generic terms exclusively. ICANN’s Board of Directors has confirmed that it will not allow so-called “closed generics” in the next round of top level domain name expansion. Closed generics are gene...
Discussion
ICANN board nixes “closed generics” in next new round of TLDs
Applicants will not be able to use generic terms exclusively. ICANN’s Board of Directors has confirmed that it will not allow so-called “closed generics” in the next round of top level domain name expansion. Closed generics are gene...
Discussion
January 23, 2024, 4:26 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Tifo.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales led by Tifo.com at $50,000. There were 8 five figure .com sales this week. Mission.io was the high cctld sale at 25,000 Euro, ($27,104). Pay.express was the top other tld sale at 10,000 Euro, ($10,841). 29...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Tifo.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales led by Tifo.com at $50,000. There were 8 five figure .com sales this week. Mission.io was the high cctld sale at 25,000 Euro, ($27,104). Pay.express was the top other tld sale at 10,000 Euro, ($10,841). 29...
Discussion
January 23, 2024, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
What you missed at the ICA meeting in Las Vegas
Internet Commerce Association held its second annual member meeting in Las Vegas last week. Last week, the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) held its annual member meeting in Las Vegas. It was equal parts fun, networking, and business. The event ki...
Discussion
What you missed at the ICA meeting in Las Vegas
Internet Commerce Association held its second annual member meeting in Las Vegas last week. Last week, the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) held its annual member meeting in Las Vegas. It was equal parts fun, networking, and business. The event ki...
Discussion
January 22, 2024, 5:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
My 2023 domain sales results – DNW Podcast #470
It was a good (but inconsistent) year. 2023 is in the books. On today’s show, I share my domain sales results from last year including total sales, breakdown by TLD, median prices, length of domains, acquisition strategy, and more. I also share...
Discussion
My 2023 domain sales results – DNW Podcast #470
It was a good (but inconsistent) year. 2023 is in the books. On today’s show, I share my domain sales results from last year including total sales, breakdown by TLD, median prices, length of domains, acquisition strategy, and more. I also share...
Discussion
January 22, 2024, 4:30 pm
Sully's Blog
Unmasking the Mystery: Discovering the Hidden Owner of a Domain Name
In the vast world of the internet, domain names serve as the address for…
Discussion
Unmasking the Mystery: Discovering the Hidden Owner of a Domain Name
In the vast world of the internet, domain names serve as the address for…
Discussion
January 19, 2024, 12:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Five Guys burger chain hits domain name roadblock in Sweden
Someone owns the domain name it wants for expanding into Sweden. Rapidly expanding burger chain Five Guys has hit a snag in Sweden: the domain name fiveguys.se. As the company continues its international expansion, it has its eyes on the domain name....
Discussion
Five Guys burger chain hits domain name roadblock in Sweden
Someone owns the domain name it wants for expanding into Sweden. Rapidly expanding burger chain Five Guys has hit a snag in Sweden: the domain name fiveguys.se. As the company continues its international expansion, it has its eyes on the domain name....
Discussion
January 18, 2024, 5:24 pm
The Domains
.ai domains performed three times better than projected in 2023
Sabina Ionescu over at DomainWheel.com posted a fact filled article on the rise of .ai. Some of the data was available on the whois.ai website but Sabina presented it in a nicer way. One data point I found interesting was the income generated for Ang...
Discussion
.ai domains performed three times better than projected in 2023
Sabina Ionescu over at DomainWheel.com posted a fact filled article on the rise of .ai. Some of the data was available on the whois.ai website but Sabina presented it in a nicer way. One data point I found interesting was the income generated for Ang...
Discussion
January 17, 2024, 10:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo’s big sales week and end user domain sales
GM’s OnStar, a commercial refrigeration company and a digital printer bought domain names. Sedo is having a great start to the year. On this week’s sales list, the company reported the sales of peace.com for $400,000, eze.com for $200,000...
Discussion
Sedo’s big sales week and end user domain sales
GM’s OnStar, a commercial refrigeration company and a digital printer bought domain names. Sedo is having a great start to the year. On this week’s sales list, the company reported the sales of peace.com for $400,000, eze.com for $200,000...
Discussion
January 17, 2024, 2:49 pm
Sully's Blog
DNS, Domain Hijacking, and Domain Names
Tarun Telang is a prominent figure in the world of network engineering and cybersecurity,…
Discussion
DNS, Domain Hijacking, and Domain Names
Tarun Telang is a prominent figure in the world of network engineering and cybersecurity,…
Discussion
January 17, 2024, 12:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unified Carrier Registration Plan tries reverse domain name hijacking
Group that manages UCR registrations loses case against registration filing service. A UDRP panel has found Unified Carrier Registration Plan to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name UCRRegistration.com in an interesting dispute. U...
Discussion
Unified Carrier Registration Plan tries reverse domain name hijacking
Group that manages UCR registrations loses case against registration filing service. A UDRP panel has found Unified Carrier Registration Plan to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name UCRRegistration.com in an interesting dispute. U...
Discussion
January 16, 2024, 7:35 pm
