One week left to have your say on unrestricted registry prices for legacy TLDs. Last month, ICANN dropped a bomb on the domain name industry with a proposal to lift all price restrictions on .org and .info domain names. It later proposed the same ... Continue Reading22 Comments
The problem with price hikes on legacy TLDs
· Policy & LawIt should not be a goal to align legacy TLD policies with new TLD policies. ICANN dropped a bombshell yesterday: it's planning to remove all price controls on .org and .info domain names. The organization justified this move by saying: This change ... Continue Reading18 Comments
ICANN proposes lifting price controls on .Org, .Info domains
· UncategorizedYou might have to pay a lot more for your .org and .info domains in the future. Domain name overseer ICANN has proposed new contracts for the .Org and .Info registries that would eliminate price caps on the domain names. Under the terms of the new ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Public Interest Registry (.Org) hires three new execs
· ServicesSong-Marshall, Abley and Vora join PIR executive team. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit that runs the .org top level domain name, has hired three domain name industry veterans to join its executive team. It is still searching for a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Jon Nevett named new CEO of PIR (.Org)
· UncategorizedDonuts co-founder will lead the .org registry. Jon Nevett has been named the new CEO of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit that runs the .org top level domain name. Nevett will take over for Jay Daley, who was the interim CEO after ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Public Interest Registry (.Org) tax return provides insight into registrar marketing deals
· ServicesLatest tax return doesn't reflect new Afilias contract. Public Interest Registry (PIR), which manages the .org top level domain, has filed its 2017 tax return (large PDF). It provides fresh insight into the non-profit's finances for 2017. It doesn't ... Continue Reading2 Comments
The Registry/Registrar Sales Channel with Jay Daley – DNW Podcast #202
· Podcasts.Org operator is changing how it works with registrars. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the group that operates the .org top level domain name, recently announced changes to how it’s approaching marketing through the domain name registrar channel. On ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR (.org) makes changes to its sales practices
· ServicesNo more volume discounts, focus on quality over quantity. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit registry that runs the .org top level domain name, is making changes to how it markets its domains. Jay Daley, Interim President and CEO of PIR, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Org non-profit is looking for new members of Board of Directors
· ServicesWant to be on the board of a non-profit domain name registry? Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit that runs the .org top level domain name and a few related new TLDs, is looking for new members for its Board of Directors. Nominations, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Org sticks with Afilias for backend
· ServicesAfilias maintains contract to run technical services for the .org top level domain name. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the company that operates the .org top level domain name, has decided to keep Afilias as its technical backend registry operator ... Continue Reading3 Comments