More awards and an in-person awards ceremony are on tap this year. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that runs .org, has put out a call for nominations for this year's .ORG Impact Awards. It's the fifth year that PIR will honor ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Org in 2021: $103M revenue, $62M to ISOC, $16M to Identity Digital
· UncategorizedLet's take a look at PIR's tax return. It's been a couple of years since I last looked at Public Interest Registry's (PIR) tax return. PIR's golden goose is the .org domain name registry, and its primary benefactor is Internet Society (ISOC). ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR announces winners of 4th Annual .ORG Impact Awards
· UncategorizedFood Rescue Hero is named .ORG of the year. Public Interest Registry, the registry behind .org, today announced the winners of its annual .ORG impact awards. A record 947 organizations and individuals from 68 countries submitted entries this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR (.org) calls for nominations for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards
· Uncategorized.Org registry to donate $105,000 to organizations using .org domains. Public Interest Registry, the registry that operates .org and other charitable domain names, has announced the return of the .ORG Impact Awards for a fourth year. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR acquires 4 charitable top level domains, announces RSP contract bidding
· UncategorizedNon-profit expands its TLD portfolio and announces bidding for backend registry services. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that manages .org, has acquired four top level domain names in two transactions. First, the non-profit ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR announces winners of 2021 .Org Impact Awards
· UncategorizedPIR crowns annual winners and donates cash to worthy causes. Public Interest Registry, the organization behind the .org top level domain, announced the winners of its third annual .Org Impact Awards today. A record of 633 organizations and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR (.org) names Rick Wilhelm new CTO
· ServicesWilhelm comes from Verisign, where he was VP of platform management. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that operates the .org namespace, has named Rick Wilhelm its new Chief Technology Officer. He replaces Joe Abley, who joined the company ... 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
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
.Org offers domain quality program to other registries
· Policy & LawSystem rewards registrars for the quality of their registrations, not just the quantity. Many registries measure their success by the total domains in their namespace. They provide incentives for registrars to sell more of their domains by either ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
