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
What to expect at NamesCon 2020 – DNW Podcast #261
Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community’s big conference in January. I spent last week in Montreal at the ICANN meeting. While there, I sat down with NamesCon CEO Soeren von Varchmin to talk about January’s conferen...
Discussion
What to expect at NamesCon 2020 – DNW Podcast #261
Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community’s big conference in January. I spent last week in Montreal at the ICANN meeting. While there, I sat down with NamesCon CEO Soeren von Varchmin to talk about January’s conferen...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
NHL.com isn’t the only three letter domain the hockey league owns
It owns a three-letter .com for its French audience, too. Last week in Montreal, I went to the Canadiens vs. Bruins game with other people attending the ICANN meeting. Something caught my eye during the second period (see picture). While most people ...
Discussion
NHL.com isn’t the only three letter domain the hockey league owns
It owns a three-letter .com for its French audience, too. Last week in Montreal, I went to the Canadiens vs. Bruins game with other people attending the ICANN meeting. Something caught my eye during the second period (see picture). While most people ...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 2:59 pm
The Domains
Must have features for your ecommerce website
When looking at launching an ecommerce website, there are many factors to contemplate. Melanie Moore over at ImpactBND.com wrote a thorough article that outlines all the details and tools needed to get started. Melanie also shared an infographic from...
Discussion
Must have features for your ecommerce website
When looking at launching an ecommerce website, there are many factors to contemplate. Melanie Moore over at ImpactBND.com wrote a thorough article that outlines all the details and tools needed to get started. Melanie also shared an infographic from...
Discussion
November 11, 2019, 4:51 am
The Domains
A look at six figure sales over the last 3 years
So far in 2019 we have had 50 reported sales of six figures or more, the highest of course being voice.com for $30,000,000. If we remove the outlier sale of voice.com the other 49 sales have generated $18.3 million. 45 out of 50 have been .com sales....
Discussion
A look at six figure sales over the last 3 years
So far in 2019 we have had 50 reported sales of six figures or more, the highest of course being voice.com for $30,000,000. If we remove the outlier sale of voice.com the other 49 sales have generated $18.3 million. 45 out of 50 have been .com sales....
Discussion
November 9, 2019, 8:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to go to NamesCon for cheap
Here are ways to save money on your trip to Austin. NamesCon is not an expensive conference to attend. However, two things give people pause before booking their travel. First, NamesCon set the bar so low on prices in the past by going to The Tropica...
Discussion
How to go to NamesCon for cheap
Here are ways to save money on your trip to Austin. NamesCon is not an expensive conference to attend. However, two things give people pause before booking their travel. First, NamesCon set the bar so low on prices in the past by going to The Tropica...
Discussion
November 9, 2019, 4:04 pm
The Domains
The HD bot and GoDaddy Auctions
It’s no secret to anyone active in the expired auction scene that Huge Domains and their bot are a big deal on GoDaddy auctions. A thread titled, HUGE DOMAINS SNIPING GODADDY CLOSEOUTS got things going on Namepros. The thread has 21,000 views a...
Discussion
The HD bot and GoDaddy Auctions
It’s no secret to anyone active in the expired auction scene that Huge Domains and their bot are a big deal on GoDaddy auctions. A thread titled, HUGE DOMAINS SNIPING GODADDY CLOSEOUTS got things going on Namepros. The thread has 21,000 views a...
Discussion
November 8, 2019, 9:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
HBO wins TrueDetective.com domain name in cybersquatting fight
HBO gets domain name for popular series. It didn’t take gritty police work to solve a case over the domain name TrueDetective.com. HBO has won a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name for its popular True Detective show. The company filed ...
Discussion
HBO wins TrueDetective.com domain name in cybersquatting fight
HBO gets domain name for popular series. It didn’t take gritty police work to solve a case over the domain name TrueDetective.com. HBO has won a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name for its popular True Detective show. The company filed ...
Discussion
November 8, 2019, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company tries to hijack SixthStreet.com domain name
Finance company filed reverse domain name hijacking case to get SixthStreet.com. When I first saw that the domain name SixthStreet.com was in a cybersquatting dispute, I wondered if it was a couple of bar owners on the famed Sixth Street in Austin th...
Discussion
Company tries to hijack SixthStreet.com domain name
Finance company filed reverse domain name hijacking case to get SixthStreet.com. When I first saw that the domain name SixthStreet.com was in a cybersquatting dispute, I wondered if it was a couple of bar owners on the famed Sixth Street in Austin th...
Discussion
November 8, 2019, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
A Chinese perspective on the $550,000 upgrade from 5i5j.com to ij.com
Here’s why this upgrade makes sense, but still isn’t perfect. A few days ago, domain broker James Booth announced on Twitter the sale of ij.com for $550,000. Another great name sold! https://t.co/kKyF8bhi7v gone to https://t.co/Fm3c9s3k6X...
Discussion
A Chinese perspective on the $550,000 upgrade from 5i5j.com to ij.com
Here’s why this upgrade makes sense, but still isn’t perfect. A few days ago, domain broker James Booth announced on Twitter the sale of ij.com for $550,000. Another great name sold! https://t.co/kKyF8bhi7v gone to https://t.co/Fm3c9s3k6X...
Discussion
November 8, 2019, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN loves how they do it down in Puerto Rico
Group schedules a 2020 meeting for San Juan. ICANN has selected San Juan, Puerto Rico, for its first meeting of 2022. The meeting will take place March 5-10, 2022. The non-profit domain industry overseer held a meeting in San Juan last year. It origi...
Discussion
ICANN loves how they do it down in Puerto Rico
Group schedules a 2020 meeting for San Juan. ICANN has selected San Juan, Puerto Rico, for its first meeting of 2022. The meeting will take place March 5-10, 2022. The non-profit domain industry overseer held a meeting in San Juan last year. It origi...
Discussion
November 7, 2019, 9:15 pm
