PIR receives over 600 nominations for this year's awards. Public Interest Registry (PIR) received a record number of nominations for this year's .ORG Impact Awards, the organization announced this week. 633 organizations applied for the awards, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The problem with selling .org domains to Chinese entities
· Domain SalesHave a .org domain targeted to the Chinese market? Read on. Do you own .org domains intended for Chinese buyers, such as Pinyin domains? If so, you should be aware of restrictions and trends that make aftermarket sales unlikely. The chart below ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2020 in Review: .Org sale
· UncategorizedA top story this year was the sale of .org falling through. This is the third in a series of posts about the domain name industry in 2020. Read the others here. One of my predictions for 2020 was that Ethos Capital's deal to acquire Public ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2020 .Org Impact Awards announced
· UncategorizedPublic Interest Registry announces winners of 2020 awards. Public Interest Registry has announced the winners of the 2020 .Org Impact Awards. In previous years, the awards were presented at an awards ceremony. They were announced online over ten ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Org registry names finalists for Impact Awards
· UncategorizedKiva, a local chapter of The Salvation Army, and Rainforest Alliance are among this year's finalists. Public Interest Registry has named the finalists for this year's .Org Impact Awards. The winners will be announced over a ten-day period beginning ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Org launches new registrant rights/appeal mechanism
· Policy & Law.Org registrants now get multiple appeals if their domains are suspended. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for .org domain names, has unveiled a new appeals process for .org registrants who believe the registry unfairly suspended their ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fadi Chehadé is now co-CEO of Ethos Capital
· Policy & LawFormer ICANN CEO is now a co-CEO of the private equity firm that tried to buy .org. Former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé is currently listed as the co-CEO of Ethos Capital on the firm's website. Ethos Capital tried to buy Public Interest Registry, the ... Continue Reading12 Comments
PIR calls for nominations for .Org Impact Awards
· Uncategorized10 organizations that use .org domains will take home a total of $85,000. Public Interest Registry, the registry that manages .org domains, has opened nominations for its 2020 .Org Impact Awards. This year's awards are a bit different from last ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Org generated $95 million revenue last year
· UncategorizedPublic Interest Registry reveals financials in its annual report. The .org top level domain generated close to $95 million in revenue last year, Public Interest Registry (PIR) disclosed. Public Interest Registry released its 2019 annual report (pdf) ... Continue Reading1 Comment
May’s hottest domain name stories
· UncategorizedNew TLDs, Frank Schilling and .org among popular stories last month. Here's a look back at what caught the most attention on Domain Name Wire last month. 1. More and more companies are using new TLDs - There's more use than before, but numbers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment