Domain Lingo 101: Let’s Get Technical

Changing Hearts, Minds, and Communities: Four Ways .ORGs Further the Fight Against Racism

Domain Lingo 101: Who’s Who in the Industry?

By Lauren Lao, Manager of Marketing Communications In the second installment of the Domain Lingo 101 blog series we will cover the key players in the domain marketplace and the larger internet governance community. From domain registrars to web hosting services, we’ll provide clarity and context behind the people and organizations that make the industry […]

Technology of the Internet Watch Foundation Identifies Child Sex Abuse Imagery

This is a guest blog authored by Sarah Smith, IWF Technical Officer “Stay out front or fall behind,” the saying goes, and at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), being ahead is what we aim to do. As offenders abuse legitimate internet platforms to help them share images of the horrific crime of child sexual abuse, […]

Jonathon Nevett Named CEO of Public Interest Registry

Seasoned Industry Leader Selected to Guide the Future of the Organization and Drive the Growth of .ORG RESTON, Va., December 5, 2018 – Public Interest Registry (PIR), the nonprofit operator of the .org domain, today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously selected Jonathon Nevett as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 17, […]

.ORG A to Z: Showcasing the Diversity of the .ORG Domain

By Tony Connor, Director of Marketing, Public Interest Registry The .org domain is known as a trusted home for noncommercial, mission-based organizations, but what many internet users don’t realize is that .org registrants transcend the nonprofit world and include organizations of all types, shapes and sizes. Today, .org is a communal kaleidoscope tapped by individuals, affinity groups, and business types – non-profit and for-profit alike – to connect like-minded people around a common set of goals, beliefs, advocacy, education initiatives and more. The .org domain is used globally by a variety of organizations with unique goals ranging from local community clubs uniting people with shared passions, to individuals and families using the .org domain to trace historical records and genealogy. Check out the below list, which includes diverse entities across the world on the .org domain that are pursuing their passions and accomplishing incredible things. Next time you’re thinking of

Domain Lingo 101: Let’s Start With The Basics

ICANN63 – A Recap from the Public Interest Registry Team

By Lauren Lao, Marketing Communications Manager, Public Interest Registry If you follow along on Public Interest Registry social channels, you’ve likely seen many mentions of ICANN and ICANN63. The acronym stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – known more widely as ICANN (www.icann.org). The organization is a nonprofit advocating for global policy, […]

A .Org’s Guide to the Holiday Giving Season

Digital Marketing Opportunities Your Organization Shouldn’t Overlook By: Jim LeFevre, Senior Director of Marketing, Public Interest Registry From education to advocacy to healthcare, there are many different organizations with roots in philanthropy that call the .org domain home. As we near the “holiday giving season” many of these mission-based .org registrants are entering arguably the […]