BEIJING, Sept. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Public Interest Registry, the non-profit corporation that operates the .ORG top-level domain is making available new single character .ORG domain names. The new .ORG domain names are dedicated to programs that empower non-commercial organizations to have an effective online presence and enhance the security of Internet. These new .ORG domain names will be the ideal choice for those who value the trust and brand value of .ORG .
.ORG is atop-level domain with more than 10.5 million domain names registered worldwide. The current single character .ORG domain names includes: 0.ORG, 1.ORG, 2.ORG, 3.ORG, 4.ORG, 5.ORG, 6.ORG, 8.ORG, 9.ORG, A.ORG, B.ORG, D.ORG, F.ORG, H.ORG, J.ORG, K.ORG, L.ORG, M.ORG, N.ORG, O.ORG, P.ORG, Q.ORG, R.ORG, S.ORG, T.ORG, and Z.ORG, which are brief, easy to remember and unique.
"Demand for single-character .org domain names is growing and are being used by entities as varied as The David Beckham UNICEF fund (7.org), online charity portal g.org, and the YMCA of the USA (y.org), each of whom found the domains unique and compelling."
Registrants can contact Public Interest Registry via www.project94.org with a short summary of how the domain will be used along with a financial offer. The program requires registrants to fit certain purchaser qualifications, and candidates must be devoted to providing a trusted platform for the expression of ideas, knowledge and causes which promote the public good.
Subject to above mentioned criteria and without limiting the possibilities, the following are examples of acceptable organizations:
Whether you are an individual with an idea to share, a small club organizing and motivating your members, or a large company conducting educational campaigns, these single character .ORG domain names will provide instant recognition. A single character can make your website significantly more distinctive.
"It's rare to have such an opportunity to register the brief domain name in just one character. As a rare resource, the brand value and market potential of the single character domain names are tremendous, and they became more valuable on the basis of the trust and reliability of .ORG. We truly hope more and more organizations can achieve their core missions online with the helps from these single character domain names," said Brian Cute, Chief Executive Officer of Public Interest Registry.
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Public Interest Registry is a nonprofit corporation that operates the .org top-level domain — the world's third largest "generic" top-level domain with more than 10 million domain names registered worldwide. As an advocate for collaboration, safety and security on the Internet, Public Interest Registry's mission is to empower the global noncommercial community to use the Internet more effectively, and to take a leadership position among Internet stakeholders on policy and other issues relating to the domain naming system. Public Interest Registry was founded by the Internet Society (internetsociety.org) in 2002 and is based in Reston, Virginia, USA.
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