Blogs

Bike & Build: Leveraging the Web’s Power for Good

Thuy LeDinh - Mon, Sep 14th, 2009

Today we were excited to hear from Brendan Newman, Bike & Build’s Program Director and an alumnus of the cycling program that raises money for affordable housing. Bike & Build, along with 4 other .ORG community members, was a finalist for the 2009 .ORG Ambassador Award we presented this year at the NTC hosted by NTEN. For more information on Bike & Build, check out their World Voice case study on our website at GlobalWorldVoices.org.

Registry/Registrar Vertical Integration: The Registrant Pays the Check

Alexa Raad - Thu, Sep 10th, 2009

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 gTLD launch process.

An Authenticated Internet

Lauren Price - Tue, Sep 8th, 2009

Discussions around DNSSEC are so often focused on the root, the attacks, what DNSSEC does and doesn’t do and so on – and these are all valid and important points. But there is far less attention focused on the opportunities that will surface from an authenticated internet.

The .ORG Community - Continuing to Lead the Way

Crystal Peterson - Thu, Aug 20th, 2009

NPR’s recently launched iPhone app is being hailed as the most robust news app currently out there, beating out the others, such as AP Mobile, particularly because of its ability to link the user to over 1000 live NPR stations (even allowing you to search for your closest regional affiliate by GPS!) and offering the ability to listen to live streams, anywhere, anytime.

Introducing Director of Global Sales, John Ruggiero, to the .ORG Team

Alexa Raad - Tue, Aug 18th, 2009

It is my pleasure to introduce John J Ruggiero to the .ORG team. John has joined us as our new Director of Global Sales. John comes with over 22 years of sales leadership experience most recently as the Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Register.com’s Rconnection Division. In addition to his experience with the domain name industry, John has also worked with Level3 and Cable and Wireless holding senior sales/management roles.

Comments on ICANN’s IRT Final Report

David Maher - Tue, Jul 14th, 2009

Several months ago, at the end of the ICANN Mexico City conference, the ICANN Board announced the establishment of an "Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) comprised of an internationally diverse group of people to develop and propose solutions to the over-arching issue of trademark protection [in connection with the proposals for new generic Top-Level Domains]." This issue is one of four “overarching issues” that must be resolved before the application process for new gTLDs is put in place.

DoSomething with .ORG at the Webbys!

Thuy LeDinh - Wed, Jul 8th, 2009

This month, we are excited to hear from George Weiner, CTO of DoSomething.org, on their achievement of being a People's Voice Winner during the 2009 Webby Awards in the Youth category. At DoSomething, they use the power of online to get teens to do good stuff offline. The .ORG Team was proud to honor this extraordinary .ORG during the Gala celebration along with other .ORG winners in June.

Teen Angels – Educating Young Internet Users to be Safe Online

Adam Palmer - Mon, Jul 6th, 2009

The Internet is a great tool for communication, education and entertainment. However, like any open community, the Internet can be targeted by criminals who intend harm to users. Some of the worst online criminals prey on children. They use the Internet because they know the Internet is fun and that kids enjoy being online.

Advocating for Domain Name Registry-Registrar Separation

Alexa Raad - Sun, Jun 21st, 2009

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry has, since its inception, advocated for policies designed to reflect the public interest, namely of fair and open competition that benefits not only .ORG, but all Internet users. ICANN is now faced with a critically important decision on whether to remove the trusted and proven safeguards that prevent registrars from owning and operating registries.

Getting nonprofits online with Grassroots.org

Thuy LeDinh - Thu, Jun 11th, 2009

We present another ‘Guest Blogger’ in our series from experts in a variety of different fields to share their insights on who .ORGs are and how .ORGs are using the domain to advance their missions and passions. This week, we’re talking to Grassroots.org, which is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides free web and business development services to charitable organizations in the US and Canada. We are excited for them to share their insights into online identity and building a credible presence on the Internet.