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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
Jackson. |
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People
and Companies in the News: .ORG, Michael Mann,
T.R.A.F.F.I.C., Zenscrow and Jerusalem.com
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Public
Interest Registry (PIR),
the
administrator of the .ORG TLD, issued
their latest semiannual domain name report, The
Dashboard (.pdf file), this
week. .ORG has been growing at a rapid clip for
years now and that growth continued in the first
six months of 2012 with registrations climbing
7.7% from the same period last year.
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Other
.ORG highlights from the first half of 2012
included:
• .ORG domain registrations surpassed the
9.9 million mark (and went on to pass 10 million
on July 11).
• Domains under management rose by 305,948
over the six month period ending June 30.
• PIR applied for six new top-level domains, .NGO,
.ONG, and four internationalized domains that translate into “organization,” “org” or
“structured organization” for the Chinese, Russian, and Indian market.
.ORG
is the world’s third largest global TLD, behind
only .COM and .NET. Since
2006, .ORG has exploded from 3.9 million
registrations to the 9.9 million live at
the end of June 2012 – an increase of 154%
over the past six years.
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Michael
Mann |
Speaking of
growth, three companies owned by
domain investing and development pioneer
Michael Mann (who was the subject
of DN Journal Cover
stories in September
2003 and September
2007) have made Inc.
Magazine's 2012 list of
America's 500 fastest growing
companies that is due on newsstands
soon.
In
a post on his Facebook
page, Mann (who founded
BuyDomains.com and later sold the
company to NameMedia) said Phone.com
(#262), DomainMarket.com
(#292) and SEO.com
(#491) will all appear on the same
Inc. 500 list. Getting one company
on the list is a huge achievement for
any company, but landing three on it at
the same time is truly extraordinary.
"Hopefully
I'm setting a record and will get lots
of press highlighting our charitable
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Mann
said in reference to Grassroots.org,
a non-profit charitable organization he
founded to serve as "a catalyst for
positive social change by leveraging
modern technologies and best business
practices." Grassroots.org provides
nonprofit organizations with free
valuable technologies and resources to
increase their efficiency and
productivity.
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If
you find yourself interested in
buying any of the domains that
will be up for sale in the 2012
T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
conference's live domain
auction in October, a new
partnership between the
show's organizers and Zenscrow.com
could make it a lot easier for
you. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Co-Founder
Rick Schwartz announced
on his blog that Zenscrow will
offer financing for live
auction buyers. |
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In
an earlier
announcement,
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. and Escrow.com
reported a new strategic
partnership that makes
Escrow.com the exclusive escrow
service provider for
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auctions.
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One
other note today, in our
March 2012 Cover
Story about Igal
Lichtman's TrafficMedia,
I told you about the
impressive virtual
reality tour
of Jerusalem that
the company introduced
on its Jerusalem.com
website. They have now
taken that technology mobile
with a new iPad
app
that allows you to
visit the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre
- the site of Jesus’
crucifixion, burial and
resurrection and for
many followers the most
important Christian
pilgrimage destination
in the world.
Lichtman
said such mobile
offerings are a powerful
way to promote domains
and websites through
apps. He said the new
iPad app will be sold
for $19.99 (or more)
after this month, but
through August it can be
downloaded for 99
cents.
The
iTunes
page
describes the new app as
a 3D Interactive
learning experience,
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Igal
Lichtman, Jerusalem.com |
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excerpts
saying, "Traced to
the last detail,
incredibly exact and
with reliable content
verified by leading
religious authorities,
counselors and
experts...Rising above
politics, conflicts and
geographical boundaries,
Jerusalem.com is a truly
spiritual learning
experience for the whole
family unlike anything
seen before." |
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(Posted August
17, 2012)
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