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, […]
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, […]
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
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, […]
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 […]
Last week, many of us at Public Interest Registry attended ICANN63, an annual meeting hosted by ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which convenes members of the global online community from far and wide to discuss issues that are essential to the future of the internet. While at ICANN, Public Interest Registry […]
This is a guest blog co-authored by Michael Tunks, IWF Policy and Public Affairs Manager, and Jenny Thornton, IWF International Development Manager At the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), we are in the unique and privileged position of being able to have a direct impact on the lives of children and young people all over the […]
If you’re a homeowner you know that regular maintenance and the occasional renovation will keep your house in better shape and save you time and money in the long run. Turns out the same rules apply to domain owners! If you own a website, there are certain steps you should take to prevent operational malfunctions and ensure your site remains safe and secure for users. Public Interest Registry’s guide to keeping your domain “house” in good working order will help website owners take stock of their domain to make sure their site is not vulnerable to intruders or glitches. So whether your site is self-managed or managed by a hosting service, Public Interest Registry’s domain check-up guidelines below will help keep your domain in tip-top shape. [pdf-embedder url=”//pir.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Domain-Check-Up-Infographic-FINAL.pdf” title=”Domain Check Up Infographic FINAL”]