{"id":2719,"date":"2012-07-19T14:46:58","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.domainandtrademark.com\/?p=2719"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:03:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:03:41","slug":"major-milestone-for-org-domain-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/major-milestone-for-org-domain-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Major milestone for .org domain names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of .org <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-name-management.html\">domain names<\/a> has passed the 10 million mark.<\/p>\n<p>Public Interest Registry (PIR), the operator of the generic top-level domain, revealed that jadforum.org was the milestone registration.<\/p>\n<p>The .org <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-name-management.html\">domain<\/a> suffix&#8211;which was originally introduced in 1985&#8211;has proved popular with non-government organizations around the world.<\/p>\n<p>But with the impending launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/newgtlds.html\">generic top-level domain names<\/a>, organizations will soon gain access to a far wider range of options when registering a web address.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Cute, chief executive of PIR, said achieving 10 million .org domain names represents &#8220;a significant achievement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that the top level domain provides &#8220;a trusted place&#8221; online for groups and individuals &#8220;to tell their stories and mobilize their communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Along with .com, .edu, .gov, .mil and .net, the domain suffix is one of the six original top-level domain names.<\/p>\n<p>It is currently the world&#8217;s third most-popular domain name registry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of .org domain names has passed the 10 million mark. 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