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from DN Journal,
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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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Latest
Domain Name Report From the Public Interest
Registry Shows .ORG Growth Continued in 2014
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Public
Interest Registry,
the non-profit operator of
the .org domain, released
their latest bi-annual domain name
report covering the second half
of 2014 today. With the
final numbers from last year now
tabulated, the PIR report, known as
“The
Dashboard,”
showed
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another
year of growth for the popular
extension. Despite competition from
hundreds of new gTLDs .org
was able to add 136,089
registrations in 2014 to close the
year with just over 10.5 million
on the books, a 1.3% increase
over the previous year.
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.Org's
fastest growth came from the Asia-Pacific
market. For the region as a
whole the number of .org
registrations jumped 16% year
over year to 1.37 million.
China and Japan
each account for nearly 3% of
global .org registrations. |
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PIR
CEO Brian Cute said,
"Last year, we saw more
and more organizations across
the globe turn to the .org
domain to communicate their
missions, ideas and
initiatives in support of the
public interest. While
the U.S. has historically had
the highest registration
numbers, we’re seeing an
incredible increase in .org
registrations from international
markets, and as a result,
they now make up nearly half
of all .org websites. Clearly,
no matter where a business,
organization or individual is
located, .org will continue
its legacy to bring people
together around the world and
serve as a reliable online
venue.”
PIR
was also able to report a very
healthy renewal rate for
.org domains with that number
coming in at nearly 75%.
A PIR press release on the
latest data noted, "While
.org continues to be used by
organizations in nearly every
field, information and management
were identified as the top
two industries supported
by the domain, representing
more than 35% of .org
websites. All of the data in
the latest release is
available in infographic form here
(.pdf file). |
Brian
Cute
CEO, Public Interest Registry |
Public
Interest Registry also announced
they are launching OnGood,
a new suite of online services
exclusively to serve the needs of
noncommercial, non-governmental
organizations (NGO) and
non-profit communities across the
globe. With OnGood, NGOs and
nonprofits will have an exclusive community
website with a searchable
directory, and the .ngo and .ong
domain bundle to help improve
visibility, raise funds and connect
with other organizations. OnGood
will be generally available for
registration on May 6, 2015.
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(Posted
March 31, 2015)
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