Public 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
ICANN: Not opposed to private equity-owned registries
· Policy & LawDespite .org decision, ICANN not opposed to private equity companies in the domain name business. Last Thursday, ICANN's Board of Directors decided to nix a deal for Internet Society to sell the .org registry to a private equity company. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ISOC: .Org no longer for sale
· Policy & LawInternet Society says it doesn't plan to sell .org after ICANN rejects Ethos deal. Internet Society (ISOC) has poured cold water on the idea that Ethos Capital might still be able to pull off a purchase of the .org top level domain. In a post on ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Breaking: ICANN rejects .org sale to private equity company
· Policy & LawICANN denies controversial $1.135 billion sale. ICANN's Board of Directors today decided to withhold consent on the sale of the .org registry to private equity company Ethos Capital. The deal would have seen the .org registry transfer from ... Continue Reading11 Comments
