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2013
April 29 New web addresses for NGOs and non-profits
April 20 .ORG Registry : In terms of trust and information, .ORG ranks ahead of .COM , .Info and .NET
April 19 .ORG ranks first in terms of trust and information ahead of .com, .info and .net
April 4 Report: Signed Root Deployment – Framing the Issues (DNSSEC Industry Coalition, 2009)
April 3 dot Brand or dot What? Consumers Unaware of New TLDs, Including .Google, .Microsoft and .Nike
April 1 eNom Readies One and Two-Character .ORG Domain Auction
April 1 eNom's Auction of 39 One and Two Character .ORG Domains Including 1.org
April 1 eNom Offers Premium .ORG Domains Exclusively in Auction
March 27 The web's oldest dark art: Can spam be canned?
March 25 With 3 days to go, TS.org leads 1-2 character .org auction at $2,475
March 22 Objections filed against .com and .org IDN top level domains
March 19 Another first for DiaMatrix with new international ICANN accreditation
March 18 Exclusive .ORG domain names, 1 and 2 characters !
March 18 Will SXSW 2014 be known as the year of the domain?
March 18 Valuable single- and two-character domain names auction begins today
March 15 Special TLD Auction at Godaddy on .ORG Domain Names
March 14 .NGO / .ONG domain names becoming available
March 13 Want to sell your new TLD through Go Daddy? KISS.
March 13 Historic Single- & Two-Character .ORG Auction to Bring Great Names Online
March 12 Lack of New gTLD Education Threatens SMB Adoption: Sedo Study
March 10 Godaddy .ORG One and Two-Character Domain Name Auction Starts 3/18/2013!
March 8 How the Internet Mobilizes People and Movements
March 1 Public Interest Registry veröffentlicht Halbjahresbericht: .ORG-Domain zeigt kontinuierliches Wachstum
March 1 .org 2012 Report: total domains up 4.3%, net gain 416,301 registrations to reach 10.1 million
March 1 .ORG Domain Registrations Increase By 12% In Second Half 2012
February 28 Public Interest Registry divulga relatório que revela o crescimento do domínio .ORG
February 28 Public Interest Registry presenta un informe que revela el crecimiento continuo del dominio .ORG
February 28 Public Interest Registry Releases Report Revealing Continued Growth of the .ORG Domain
February 28 10.1 Million .ORG Domains and Counting
February 27 Afilias Advises ICANN Of 10% .INFO Registry Fee Hike
February 27 Public Interest Registry Targets International Markets for .org Growth
February 25 Oakley goes after counterfeiters and their domain names
February 21 Public Interest Registry s'ouvre aux candidatures spontanées pour les inscriptions aux domaines .NGO et .ONG
February 21 Public Interest Registry nimmt unverbindliche Vorbestellungen für die Registrierung von .NGO- und .ONG-Domains entgegen
February 21 Public Interest Registry s'ouvre aux candidatures spontanées pour les inscriptions aux domaines .NGO et .ONGh
February 21 .Org Project 94 kicks off next month
February 20 Public Interest Registry Accepts Expressions of Interest for .NGO and .ONG Domains
February 19 Public Interest Registry Opens Call For Expressions Of Interest For .NGO And .ONG Domain Registrations
February 19 PIR opens pre-registration for dot-ngo
February 19 Public Interest Registry Opens Call For Expressions Of Interest For .NGO And .ONG Domain Registrations
February 19 PIR asks for expressions of interest for .NGO and .ONG domain registrations coming in 2014
February 19 PIR Opens Pre-Registrations For .NGO and .ONG New TLDs
February 19 PIR Opens Pre-Registrations For .NGO and .ONG New TLDs
February 19 Public Interest Registry Opens Call for Expressions of Interest for .NGO & .ONG Domain Registrations
February 19 PIR starts pre-registration for .ngo domain names
February 19 Go Daddy to Auction 42 Single & Two Character .ORG Domains
February 19 Go Daddy to Auction 42 Single & Two Character .ORG Domains
February 18 Approval To Bid On 1 & 2 Character .Org Domains At Godaddy.com Opens Today
February 17 Community TLD Applicant Group asks from ICANN a clearer definition of Community TLDs in new gTLD Registry Agreement
February 16 ICANN : Composition of the Accountability & Transparency Review Team 2 (ATRT 2)
February 14 Internet Society's President and CEO to Step Down in February 2014
February 11 The domain registry business is really diverse
January 29 .com is still the best choice
January 11 An Alternative to .org? Say Hello to .ngo
January 10 .Org wholesale price to increase to $8.25
2012
December 15 PIR applies for new domain; Certified NGOs might get a .NGO extension from early next year
December 5 Contenus Africains : Kheweul lance le projet « Africain content Initiative »
December 5 The .ngo domain will bring value and opportunities for NGOs
November 29 Most Americans Are Clueless About DDoS Attacks, Survey
November 29 Public Interest Registry Survey : Most Americans Are Uninformed About DDoS Attacks
November 28 Get Ready for .NGO and .ONG Domains to Complement .ORG!
November 28 Do you know how to handle a DDoS attack?
November 28 DDoS Attacks are Increasing While the Majority of Americans are Still in the Dark
November 28 When Under DDOS Attack, Some Americans Would Call Their Spouses First
October 23 Quinn named to VSB council
October 22 Inside Public Internet Registry’s Project94 Auctions for Short Name .ORGs
October 15 Public Interest Registry Releases Domain Names
October 15 Godaddy Auctions Single, Two Character .ORG Domains
October 15 Go Daddy and Enom are soliciting offers for the 85 .org domains at Project94.org
October 12 Who Owns Z.org? Maybe You?
October 12 Public Interest Registry Partners with Web Hosting and Domain Registrars eNom & GoDaddy to Auction short .Org Domains
October 12 Poll: How much will 1 and 2 letter .org domains sell for?
October 12 Go Daddy to Auction 42 Single AND Double Character .ORG Domain Names
October 11 Go Daddy Makes Internet History with New Domain Name Auction
October 11 A.org, 7.org and 87 Other Single or Double Letter Domains on Sale
October 11 A.org to to be auctioned by Go Daddy
October 11 The next Internet landgrab
October 11 What Are Single Letter .ORG Domain Names Worth?
October 11 Yes! B.org Is Finally Available
October 10 PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY PARTNERS WITH GO DADDY AND eNOM
October 10 36 one and 58 two character .org domains to be auctioned by the .org registry
October 10 PIR Auctions Short .ORG Domain Names via Go Daddy and eNom
October 10 Domainers not welcome in one-character .org auction
October 10 B.org, M.org, or UR.org sound good? Public Interest Registry releases 94 never-used short domain names
October 10 The next Internet landgrab: dot-orgs
October 10 Godaddy & Enom To Sell 94 One & Two Character .ORG Registry Owned Domain Names
October 10 PIR TAPS GO DADDY TO AUCTION 1 AND 2 CHARACTER .ORG DOMAIN NAMES
October 10 PIR taps Go Daddy to auction 1 and 2 character .org domain names
October 10 Go Daddy to Auction 1 & 2 Letter .Org Domain Names
September 14 Microsoft seizes partial control of Chinese 3322.org botnet
September 13 Microsoft Busts Malware Botnet Tied to Counterfeit Windows
September 13 Microsoft Disrupts ‘Nitol’ Botnet in Piracy Sweep
September 13 Microsoft seizes Chinese dot-org to kill Nitol bot army
August 27 Problems With Defining Jurisdiction on the Internet
August 24 Kabir elected member to.ORG council
August 20 People and Companies in the News: .ORG, Michael Mann, T.R.A.F.F.I.C., Zenscrow and Jerusalem.com
August 8 Demand Media’s White Paper On New gTLD’s
August 3 Who should run a new .charity domain name?
August 2 Charity web domain name should be run by a not-for-profit, NCVO tells consultation
July 15 .Org Domains Cross 10 Million Milestone
July 13 Domain names ending in .org reach 10m
July 12 10,000,000th .ORG Domain Name Registered
July 12 .ORG Seventh TLD To Pass Ten Millionth Registration Milestone
July 11 .ORG Reaches Major Milestone Hitting 10 Million Registrations - Here's the Name That Put Them Over the Top
July 10 .NGO Domain Name in the Works for Global Nonprofit Community
July 6 BigRock Exclusive – Interview with Nancy Gofus, COO, PIR
July 5 Dot .ORG domain registrations cross the 10 Million milestone!
June 25 New TLDs: NGO
June 19 New Domain Names for Global NGO Community
June 19 EuroDNS Promotion Offers .ORG Domain Names at €8.99
June 18 Top-Level Domains - What Do They Mean For The Charity Sector?
June 18 New charity domain name in the pipeline
June 16 Dot dash
June 14 Internet Society Announces Reappointment of Maarten Botterman to PIR Board of Directors
June 13 Google, Amazon Lead Rush for New Web Domain Suffixes in Bids to ICANN
June 13 Reliance Industries applies for .indians generic top-level domain
June 13 ICANN set to reveal gTLD applications
June 13 Coming soon: New online addresses
June 12 Claims to New Online Addresses to Be Revealed June 13
June 12 ICANN batching process almost done, new gTLDs to be revealed tomorrow
June 11 Proposed “.ngo” Domain for Non-Profit Organizations
June 1 Will Your .org Become a .ngo?
May 31 Public Interest Registry Files Applications To Create and Manage .NGO and .ONG Domains
May 31 New .ngo and .ong domains could be coming soon
May 31 Ushering in the Dot-NGO Boom: Protecting the Online Interests of Non-Governmental Organizations
May 31 Internet Non-Profit Applies for New Domains: Meet .ngo and .ong
May 31 Public Interest Registry Files Applications To Create and Manage .NGO and .ONG Domains
May 31 .ngo and .ong TLDs proposed
May 31 .BANK, .GLOBAL COULD BE COMING TO YOUR BROWSER
May 31 New .ngo and .ong Web Domains Proposed for Nonprofits
May 31 PIR Operator of .Org, Applies For Four New gTLD’s IDN of .Org and For .Ngo & .Ong
May 31 Public Interest Registry Aims To Broaden International Reach With Creation Of Cyrillic, Chinese And Devanagari Web Addresses
May 31 Non profits might soon use domain extensions .ngo and .ong
May 31 Internet Non-Profit Applies for New Domains: Meet .ngo and .ong
April 26 How New Domain Names Will Change the Internet
April 17 Why did an MPAA executive join the Internet Society?
April 16 PIR, BigRock join forces to unleash internet super-brand '.ORG' in India
April 16 BigRock promotes .org domain
April 11 Charities hope .NGO domain will end scams
April 2 Why Children are Inspiring Social Movements
March 22 Campaign for dotNGO Heats Up
March 6 Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable
February 22 The Online Trust Alliance and Members Demonstrate Innovation and Leadership at RSA 
February 19 Reasons to Choose a .Org Domain Name
February 16 The .ORG Registry Grows 10 Percent
February 15 NGO domain names
February 15 When .COM doesn't Cut It
February 15 .ORG Continues High Rate of Growth - 2011 Marked the 3rd Straight Year of 9-10% Gains
February 15 Public Interest Registry calls for new domain for not-for-profits
February 9 The Battle for a Global Not for Profit DotNGO Domain Name
February 8 Is “.NGO” in Your Future?
February 7 Q&A: .ORG Expanding Global Presence, Awareness with New COO
January 23 Nancy Gofus,named Chief Operating Officer of .ORG
January 23 Circle ID: Nancy Gofus as COO
January 23 People On The Move: Washington Business Journal-Nancy Gofus
January 23 .ORG, the Public Interest Registry, Names New COO
January 18 Next battle over Net ramps up worldwide
January 12 SOPA's main target, The Pirate Bay, immune to its effects
January 10 Icann to expand domain despite web of protest
January 8 Stage set for expansion of domain names
January 5 .NGO Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) to be opened soon
January 2 Save the .NGO Domain for Nonprofits
2011

December 29 Arizona Bar Rules Lawyers Can Use .Org’s
December 27 .Org Domein is de Financier Van Het Internetbestuur
December 15 .ONG/.NGO Une initiative PIR
December 15 Un .ONG pour fédérer les Organisation Non-Gouvernementales
December 8 Online Property Protection and the Public Interest
December 5 EXCLUSIVE DOMAIN FOR NONPROFITS: .NGO
December 1 Coming in January: .NGO, .ECO, .EARTH
November 28 IMPORTANT: Help make sure .NGO remains in nonprofit hands
November 14 ORG donates $50,000 to Victory Junction  
November 11 Go Daddy Reunites with Victory Junction for Possible $100,000 Weekend
November 11 Public Internet Registry and Web Host Go Daddy to Donate $100,000
October 31 Public Interest Registry announces new hiring
October 7 Masters of your domain: Web address stampede could benefit D.C. tech firms
October 6 What New Top-Level Web Domains Will Succeeed?
September 29 Shorter .Org Domain Names May Be On The Way
September 27 Notes from day one of the Munich new gTLDs conference
September 15 PIR Survey Says .Org Trusted, But Let’s Look at the Numbers
September 15 Is the Corporate Website a Digital Dinosaur?
August 22 Register The .org With Your .com
August 8 The owner of the domain. Org wants to get right to the domain. Ngo
August 8 [Domain Monster] PIR to apply for new .NGO Domain
August 3 From .ORG to .NGO, the extension for Non-Government Organizations
August 3 [GEV] .NGO Domain Name Coming Soon
August 3 [Domain News] PIR To Apply For .NGO TLD
August 3 [Pulse 2] Public Interest Registry Applies for .NGO Domains for Non-Gov Orgs
August 3 Is .NGO the First Defensive TLD Registration Announcement?
August 2 With New Domain Names on Market, .ORG Guns for .NGO
August 1 [DomainIncite] PIR Sets Its Sights On .NGO
June 23 [Adage] Why Your .com Should Be a .org, Too
June 23 “Doing Good”; “Why Your .Com Should Be a .Org, Too”
April 14 .ORG Registry Waives Renewal Fees For Japanese Registrants Affected By Recent Disaster
April 14 .ME Becomes 2nd Registry To Waive Renewal Fees For Domain Holders In Japan
April 13 Japanese .ORG Websites Get Renewal Fees Waived After Disaster
April 12 Free Renewal of .ORGs Domains for Japan Due to Earthquake
April 12 Domain Registrars Waiver Renewal Fee for Japan Victims
April 11 .ORG Waives Renewal Fees for Japanese Registrants Affected by the Recent Disaster
April 11 .Org Registry Wavies Renewal Fees For Japanese Domain Name Holders
April 11 Japanese .ORG Websites Get Renewal Fees Waived After Disaster
April 11 Japanese Quake Victims Get Free .ORG Renewals
March 28 eNom Gets Into The Business of Content As King
March 23 GoDaddy: We're ready to secure .com names with DNSSEC
March 23 International - New gTLDs and rights protection: the final push for balance
March 22 DNSSEC Deployment Reaching Critical Mass
March 18 PIR Takes Extra Steps to Secure its .ORG Enterprise
March 4 PIR Says .ORG Domain at 9 Million Registrations
March 3 .ORG Passes 9 Million Domain Registrations
February 22 A Tribute to the STI (a Circle ID Feature)
February 21 Russian .ORG Release a Hit
February 15 .Org Grows Over 10% To Over 8.8 Million Registrations
January 31 Washintonpost Appointments and Promotions - Brian Cute
January 20 Brian Cute As CEO At The Public Interest Registry
January 18 .NXT Panelist - Lance Wolak
January 17 .ORG Names Brian Cute as Chief Executive Officer
January 17 The Public Interest Registry Names New CEO
January 17 Welcoming Brian Cute As The Next CEO of PIR
January 17 The Public Interest Registry Names New CEO
January 14 Brian Cute Named CEO of PIR
January 14 The .ORG Registry, PIR, Names Brian Cute CEO
January 14 Brian Cute named CEO of .org domain
January 14 Brian Cute named CEO of .org
January 13 ICANN transparency vital to the web, says .org chief
January 7 Domain names, IP addresses set for big changes in 2011
   
2010

December 7 WikiLeaks armors itself to survive cyberattacks
December 3 Public Interest Registry in Reston hired Don Blumenthal
December 2 Former FTC official to join Public Interest Register
November 19 What’s in a Name? 5 Reasons to Use Domain Names to Extend Your Brand
November 12 Dan Kaminsky Releases Phreebird for Easy DNSSEC
November 9 Expanded Top-Level Domains Could Spur Internet Real Estate Boom
November 2 CW: New domain names near milestone
November 2 New Domain Names Near Milestone
October 21 DNS – .ORG's New 'Practice Safe DNS' Campaign
October 21 Practice Safe DNS
October 19 Comcast Begins DNS Security Rollout
October 12 Radical Change Coming to Net Addresses
October 12 FAQ: Radical change coming to Net addresses
October 1 .Biz Prices to Increase Along with .Org
September 28 .ORG Kicks-Off the "Why I Chose" Campaign to Educate Marketers About Value of Domain Names
September 24 PIR Becomes The First gTLD Registry to Offer an Automated Registrar Accreditation System (ARAS)
September 15 One In Five Domains Use a Privacy Service
September 8 .Org Prices to Increase in April
August 29 Domain Name News - August 29, 2010
August 26 Alexa Raad Resigns as .ORG’s President & CEO
August 26 Org Registry (PIR) CEO Resigns
August 26 .ORG Registry CEO/President Alexa Raad Resigns
August 26 .ORG Loses CEO
August 26 Alexa Raad Has Resigned as President and CEO
August 26 Search Is On For New .ORG CEO
August 25 Alexa Raad Resigns As President And CEO of .ORG
August 25 Alexa Raad Resigns As President And CEO of .ORG
August 25 PIR Announced Today That Alexa Raad Has Resigned As President And CEO
August 23 .ORG Surpasses 8.5 Million Domains
August 23 Registry operator Afilias embraces DNS security
August 19 ‘Staggering growth’ marks milestone year for .org domain
August 17 There Are Now 8.5 Million .ORG Domains, And Growth Is Accelerating
August 11 Akamai Adds Support For DNSSEC To Its Enhanced DNS Service
August 3 DNSSEC Overview for Resellers
July 30 ICANN announces DNSSEC deployment to root Internet servers
July 30 Internet 'key holders' are insurance against cyber attack
July 28 DNSSEC is Here. Now What?
July 28 Internet gets massive security upgrade
July 28 ICANN Announces DNSSEC Internet Security Upgrade
July 28 Internet Infrastructure Reaches Long-Awaited Security Milestone
July 26 A Good Fit: New .Org Domain Created for MITRE 25 Years Ago
July 24 After signing the root, a burst of DNSSEC activity
July 20 Root Zone Signed for DNSSEC
July 12 Crisis Communications.org
July 9 DNSSEC for .org domains
July 8 .ORG launches education campaigns around domain names
July 5 Every company should have .ORG
June 29 NamesBeyond Introduces DNSSEC Signed Domain Name Capability
June 24 Security Improved for .org URLs
June 24 ICANN Day 3: Good news all around
June 24 Security of non-profit web addresses to be strengthened
June 24 (Reuters via Balkans) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 24 (Reuters via InSing Singapore) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 24 (Reuters via Yahoo! India) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 24 (Reuters via InSing Singapore) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 24 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 24 (Reuters via IBN) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 24 (Reuters via FlashNews) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 Internet Society Embraces Domain Name Security Technology
June 23 DNSSEC für .org-Domains
June 23 DNSSEC Becomes a Reality Today at ICANN Brussels
June 23 (Heise) DNSSEC für .org-Domains
June 23 .Org Signed for DNSSEC
June 23 (PC World) Dot-org Domains Can Now Be Protected by DNSSEC
June 23 .ORG Gets New Security Protection
June 23 .ORG and .EU Deploy DNNSEC for Greater Web User Security
June 23 DNSSEC for .org domains
June 23 Public Interest Registry begins moving DNSSEC into live domains
June 23 Dot-org domains can now be protected by DNSSEC
June 23 .Org the First TLD Added to the DNSSEC
June 23 .ORG Gets New Security Protection
June 23 (Reuters) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 (Reuters via UK) Internet Authorities Adopt New .org Security
June 23 (Reuters via US Daily) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 (Reuters via WebProWorld) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 (Reuters via MSNBC) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 (Reuters via Website Gear) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 (Reuters via Portfolio) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 (Reuters via SNN) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 (Reuters via Turkey) Internet authorities adopt new .org security
June 23 (Reuters via Manorama - India) Internet authorities adopt new .Org security
May 28 Deploying DNSSEC: Lessons from Domain Registrar Implementation
May 5 Alexa Raad on Domain Master Radio
May 4 Trust Net - DNSSEC Adoption Is Gaining Steam (SC Mag)
April 15 BBB Guide to Understanding top-level Internet Domain Names
March 29 Ferien.org sold around $20,000. What does it mean?
March 22 Launch a Dot ORG site to communicate quickly in times of crisis
March 15 Non-Profits to Get Added Cyber Protection
March 12 NPR Updated Quotes for Alexa Raad
March 12 The .ORG domain set to sign off on largest DNSSEC implementation to date
March 12 DNSSEC Moving Ahead at .Org and ICANN
March 12
DNSSEC to become standard on .ORG domains by end of June
March 11
Tighter security coming for .ORG names
March 9
.Org Eyes Leadership Role in IDN Top Level Domain Names
January 15
Alexa Raad appeared on Executive Leaders Radio on December 17, 2009.