PIR Registry raises .ORG domain prices once again
Taking advantage of its contract with ICANN, the .ORG Registry, PIR, is rising prices once again. On August 1st, wholesale prices will be increased by 10% and the cost will be passed onto the consumers, naturally, by their respective Registrars. PIR is not the only domain Registry to raise prices per their ICANN agreement; Verisign, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PIR Facebook ad: Do people really trust dot .ORG domains?
A new online campaign by PIR – the domain Registry behind the dot .ORG domain extension – appears to be focusing on “trust“. Stating, “With .org domains, organizations instill trust and credibility – sometimes even inspiration“, the Facebook campaign presents a photo of mountain climbers that are apparently “inspired” to climb the highest peaks. Great […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PIR: Domainers split over proper pronunciation of ‘ORG’
PIR, the .org domain Registry, has revealed that in a recent poll among domainers, a serious operating issue became evident. While there is no doubt that the overall success of .org domains over the years is paramount, particularly since .org domain registrations exceed 10 million, few domainers actually know how ‘ORG’ is pronounced. “A lot […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PIR confirms 10 millionth .ORG domain has been registered
Public Interest Registry – the managers of dot .ORG domain names – has confirmed the post we made a few days ago, announcing the 10 millionth registration of .ORG domains! Domain number 10,000,000 was JADForum.org – registered at GoDaddy on June 24, 2012. In a press release, PIR states: Public Interest Registry Hits 10 Million […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot .ORG domain registrations cross the 10 Million milestone!
The PIR Registry, managers of .ORG domains, should be jubilant. According to Hosterstats, there were 9,999,090 registered .ORG domains on July 1st, 2012. With a month-to-month growth of over 30,000 .ORG domains, the 10 millionth .ORG domain has already been registered! Originally used by organizations and non-profit corporations, .ORG domains are nowadays used by companies […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainers rush for last minute .ORG savings
Thousands of domainers are rushing for a last minute shopping spree, as the price of .ORG domains goes up on July 1st. There were reported instances of crashed servers due to large traffic, at GoDaddy, Name.com, eNom and Fabulous.com. “It’s incredible what a small pending price increase can do to consumer initiative,” said Linda Orgullo […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PIR is down for maintenance
PIR – the .ORG Registry – is currently down, but not for long: Currently .ORG registry is performing a scheduled maintenance. The maintenance window is Feb 11, 10 am – 2 pm EST (Feb 11, 3 pm – 7 pm UTC). During this time, registrations, renewals, transfers and WHOIS lookups will not be available. DNS […]
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