Domain Names

Using .ORG Directory to Find Haiti Relief Organizations

For those of you looking to donate to or find information on a particular charity or organization, we urge you to visit our .ORG community website directory and enter "Haiti earthquake" into the search box. more

Neustar Implements DNS Security Extensions in the .US Registry

Neustar, Inc. announced today that it has implemented Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the .US country-code top level domain registry. The technology uses public key cryptography and digital signatures to protect the Domain Name System (DNS) from attacks that hijack and redirect domain name requests. more

Geographical TLDs: Your Place Online

The popularity of geographical TLDs, often referred to as 'cityTLDs' or 'geoTLDs', certainly appears to be gaining momentum. Various countries and territories have announced their intentions to bid for their own TLD when ICANN's application period opens in mid 2010. more

Registry Stakeholder Group Comments on Latest ICANN Policies

During the past week, PIR has actively participated in several of the most important current policy proceedings at ICANN, and has joined in the comments filed by the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG). A brief summary of the issues, the comments, and the URLs for the full text, follows. more

AusRegistry International to Provide Domain Name Registry Services for .nr

AusRegistry International, a leading provider of Domain Name Registry Solutions for Top Level Domains (TLDs), has reached agreement with the Government of Nauru to provide Domain Name Registry Services for the .nr country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). more

.ORG Wins WebAward for Website Redesign and Selected as a Finalist for the NonProfit PR Awards

PIR has been recognized for its marketing communication campaign for the Rollout of DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions), which included promotion, education and awareness of the need for an upgraded Internet infrastructure with the implementation of DNSSEC. more

.ORG Meets the SedoPro Partner Forum

I participated in a discussion panel entitled The DNA of TLDs, where DNA represents the inherent value that the end users can immediately recognize and experience in a TLD, making it more valuable than simply a mere alternative to .com. more

Vertical Integration: A View from the Bottom Up

An interesting thing happened on the way to ICANN's new Affirmation of Commitments. ICANN staff has consistently recommended a reversal of its longstanding policy that prohibits a registry from acting as a registrar in its own top level domain ("TLD"). We see two good reasons why this anti-consumer proposal is unacceptable. more

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Releases Its First Ever Domain Name Report, “The Dashboard”

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry announces today the release of their first bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard." Among other industry data, report reveals registrations for .ORG grew 11%, up to 7.69 million total registrations in the first half of 2009, compared to a year ago. more

Registry/Registrar Vertical Integration: The Registrant Pays the Check

In a joint document, Afilias, NeuStar, and PIR discuss the salient issues facing the ICANN Board regarding a proposal for registry/registrar vertical integration in the newTLD round. The paper identifies some of the risks associated with the ICANN Staff proposal while at the same time proposing a path forward that does not jeopardize any further delay in the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) launch process. more