By Anand Vora, Vice President of Business Affairs, Public Interest Registry Back in 1994, Joel Kurtzman, the founding editor-in-chief of the business publication Strategy & Business, coined the term “thought leadership,” which was the name of a rubric he created to identify interview subjects who had ideas worth sharing. Since then, thought leadership has taken […]
By Tony Connor, Marketing Operations Manager, Public Interest Registry We hope you’ve heard the great news: Public Interest Registry has launched The .ORG Impact Awards –a new recognition program highlighting all the good things happening on the .ORG domain. The program provides opportunity for individuals and organizations to share their achievements through three different award […]
By Anand Vora, Vice President of Business Affairs, Public Interest Registry As a nonprofit dedicated to upholding the .ORG domain as a trusted domain space, Public Interest Registry (PIR) takes seriously its responsibility to operate for the good of the public interest. PIR strives to take thoughtful and deliberate actions in our work to create the best impact on the internet and our world. That’s why we are particularly proud of the launch of our most recent initiative, which we are calling the Quality Performance Index or QPI. The QPI was created to accurately measure the quality of individual registrar .ORG namespaces. The score calculated from the developed QPI algorithm can be used for a variety of purposes, including determining eligibility for a variety of PIR channel and marketing programs. It was designed to 1) recognize and reward those registrars who are aligned with and committed to the PIR mission
By Anand Vora, Vice President of Business Affairs, Public Interest Registry As a nonprofit dedicated to upholding the .ORG domain as a trusted domain space, Public Interest Registry (PIR) takes seriously its responsibility to operate for the good of the public interest. PIR strives to take thoughtful and deliberate actions in our work to create the best impact on the internet and our world. That’s why we are particularly proud of the launch of our most recent initiative, which we are calling the Quality Performance Index or QPI. The QPI was created to accurately measure the quality of individual registrar .ORG namespaces. The score calculated from the developed QPI algorithm can be used for a variety of purposes, including determining eligibility for a variety of PIR channel and marketing programs. It was designed to 1) recognize and reward those registrars who are aligned with and committed to the PIR mission
A New Public Interest Registry Initiative to Celebrate Stellar .ORG Organizations By Jim LeFevre, Senior Director of Marketing for Public Interest Registry Public Interest Registry is proud to announce a new recognition program highlighting the organizations, clubs, communities, etc. who are doing great things with the .ORG domain online. The .ORG Impact Awards will recognize […]
The .ORG Impact Awards is Now Accepting Nominations from Nonprofits, Corporations, Community Groups and More RESTON, Va., June 4, 2019 — In celebration of organizations using the Internet to empower change around the world, The .ORG Impact Awards, sponsored by Public Interest Registry, launches today to honor .ORG domain name users for their accomplishments. From individuals to large corporations, […]
By Lauren Lao, Marketing Communications Manager, Public Interest Registry As a part of our ongoing Domain Industry blog series, we are excited to introduce a new theme focused on debunking common domain industry myths. Before we get started, make sure you are caught up on our previous two series, part 1 Domain Lingo 101, and […]
Six New Members Will Complete the Nine Member New Council Structure RESTON, Va., May 16, 2019 – Public Interest Registry is pleased to announce the selected members of the Public Interest Registry Advisory Council, a newly formed group that now combines the membership and duties of the formerly separate .ORG and .NGO Advisory Councils. The […]
By Lauren Lao, Marketing Communications Manager, Public Interest Registry The .ORG domain is used by organizations large and small to connect, aid and inspire their communities. One community “subset” that may not realize the multitude of resources available to them on the .ORG domain are families. Families come in all shapes, sizes, locations, and backgrounds […]