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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
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.ORG
Reaches Major Milestone Hitting 10 Million
Registrations - Here's the Name That Put Them
Over the Top
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.ORG
has soared to new heights having
reached more than 10 million registrations.
The official announcement came today from the Public
Interest Registry (PIR)
– the not-for-profit operator of the popular
.ORG extension. PIR said the 10 millionth .ORG
name registered was JADFORUM.ORG,
registered on June 24, 2012 with Go
Daddy. The domain was
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registered
by the Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin Forum
(JAD), an organization dedicated to advancing
the sustainable and regional development of the
Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin watershed shared
by Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian
Authority.
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.ORG,
one of the original domain extensions founded in
1985, has maintained consistent growth
between 9-10% annually for the past three
years. The extension's number of domains under
management has soared by more than 156%
since 2005 leaving it firmly ensconced as the
world’s third largest “generic” or
non-country specific top-level domain (behind
only .com and .net).
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PIR
CEO Brian Cute |
While
.ORG has long been associated with the
not-for-profit community it has always
been and remains completely open
to individuals, companies and
organizations – from non-profits
conducting fundraising campaigns and
rallying supporters to corporations
promoting social responsibility
programs. .ORGs are currently registered
in 175 countries and the
extension is offered by more than 400
registrars around the world.
Brian
Cute, the CEO of Public Interest
Registry, noted “For more than 25
years, .ORG has enabled registrants
to engage and empower their communities
both online and off. Reaching 10 million
domain registrations is a significant
achievement and highlights PIR’s
commitment to providing a trusted
place online for organizations,
companies, and individuals to tell their
stories and mobilize their communities.
As we celebrate this milestone, we look
forward to continued growth and to
giving more causes around the world a
trusted, online venue with .ORG.” |
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(Posted July
11, 2012)
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