According to a Press Release, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) has teamed up with Godaddy to sponsor a NASCAR car owned by JR Motorsports and driven by Jamie McMurray. "In conjunction with GoDaddy.com, .ORG advertisements will run on McMurray's No. 7 car during the following NASCAR races:" -- Sunday, September 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET in Atlanta, Ga. -- Sunday, October 2 at 2:00 p.m. ET in … [Read more...]
.Org Released bi-Annual Domain Name Report: Registrations Up Over 10% To Over 9 Million
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard, According to the report,.ORG registrations grew by 10.1% compared to a year ago, and 4% in the first six months of 2011. There are now over 9 million .Org registrations In 2005 there were only 3.9 million registrations. Other key findings from the "Dashboard" reveal the … [Read more...]
.Org Registry Wavies Renewal Fees For Japanese Domain Name Holders
In light of the recent disasters that have devastated Japan, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced a plan to waive renewal fees for Japanese domain name holders who are unable to renew their .ORG domain names. Together with PIR, more than 15 participating Registrars have committed to automatically renew for one year at no cost the .ORG domain names that would unintentionally … [Read more...]
.Org Passes 9 Million Mark
The Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced today that .ORG has now surpassed over 9 million domain name registrations. .Org registrations grew at 10.3% in 2010. “Hitting the 9 million registration mark is a testament to both .ORG’s reputation and its impact within the Internet community,” said Brian Cute, CEO of .ORG, The Public Interest Registry. “.ORG remains a community-driven platform … [Read more...]
.Org Grows Over 10% To Over 8.8 Million Registrations
.ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard," detailing the growth of the world's third largest generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD). According to the report, the .ORG domain grew by 10.3% in 2010. ORG has over 8.8 million domains under management, which is a net gain of 824,559 .ORG registrations in 2010. Other … [Read more...]
.Org Grows By 7.6% in 1st 6 Months of 2010 To 8.5 Million Domain Names
The .Org registry released its bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard," today and reported a higher growth rate for .Org domain names for the first six months of 2010, than .com or .net. The .ORG domain grew by 7.6%, more than doubling last year's first half gain of 3.2%. This increase in registrations has brought .ORG's total domains under management to 8.5 million. The … [Read more...]