Nonprofits and other mission-driven organizations can win up to $50,000 to support their cause. Public Interest Registry, the organization that manages the .org namespace, has opened nominations for the 2026 .ORG Impact Awards. Now in its eighth ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Common helps PIR award $180,000 at .Org Impact Awards ceremony
· UncategorizedCongolese organization takes home top prize of $50,000. Public Interest Registry (PIR) held the awards ceremony for its 2025 .Org Impact Awards last night in Washington, D.C. With actor and musician Common at the helm, the organization that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.ORG Impact Awards draw record number of nominations
· UncategorizedPIR 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
.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
.Org registry sale officially terminated
· Policy & LawPublic Interest Registry notifies ICANN that the deal is dead. Even though all parties had already said this publicly, Public Interest Registry (PIR) made it official today: the transaction for Ethos Capital to acquire Public Interest Registry has been ... Continue Reading10 Comments
The 2 remaining issues on .Org’s sale
· Policy & LawICANN wants more information about ownership and debt. ICANN has asked (pdf) Public Interest Registry (PIR), which manages .org, for more information about its proposed acquisition by Ethos Capital. PIR has responded to one of the requests by ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN says it “does not have authority” over .org transaction
· Policy & LawDomain regulator is unlikely to do anything about the sale of .org by a non-profit to a private equity firm. Anyone holding out hope that ICANN will block the sale of .Org to private equity company Ethos should prepare to be disappointed. The ... Continue Reading22 Comments
ISOC chapter breaks ranks, criticizes deal to sell .Org
· Policy & LawNetherlands chapter calls on others to join it in denouncing sale. Shortly after Internet Society (ISOC) announced a deal to sell Public Interest Registry (which runs .org) to a private equity company, ISOC sent a notice to its local chapters ... Continue Reading13 Comments
A synopsis of new top level domains
· Policy & LawPIR's take is simple but on point. What is the future of new top level domain names? Is there a tipping point when they go mainstream? Is it just a matter of time? Or, perhaps, they will continue to be sideline players in the domain name ... Continue Reading9 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
