This is a couple weeks old but hasn’t caught a lot of press yet…
Public Interest Registry (PIR), the .ORG registry, announced that more than 4,000,000 .org domain names are registered worldwide.
The .org domain was created in 1984 and is the 5th most registered domain including country code domains. By comparison, there are 45.4 million .com domains registered and 6.6 million .net domains registered according to Whois Source. There are more .org domains registered than .info and .biz combined.
The original purpose of .org domains was for non-profit use, but anyone can register the domains now. .Orgs can be part of a good marketing strategy for companies. I know a software company that has purchased a number of .org domains related to technology standards. The company creates forums and offers news resources on the .orgs with a link to the company’s .com site. This gives the company added credibility.
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