Voting Opens For .ORG Website Makeover Contest
Public Interest Registry’s .ORG Website Makeover Contest has moved a step closer to choosing a winner with ten mission-driven organisations selected to advance to the public voting round of the contest.
Voting is open until Friday, 13 December for the general public to vote online to help their favourite organisation win a newly redesigned website from OmniStudio, valued at approximately $35,000.
More details about the chosen finalists can be found in the news release below.
Public Voting Now Open for the .ORG Website Makeover Contest
Ten Finalists Vie for Chance to Win a Fully Redesigned Website
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain, today announced the 10 organisations selected as finalists in the .ORG Website Makeover Contest. Starting today through Friday, December 13, the general public has the opportunity to vote online to help the organisation of their choice win a newly redesigned website from OmniStudio, a Washington, D.C.-based firm specialising in web design and consulting for nonprofit and advocacy groups.
The full list of contest finalists includes:
- Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest: provides sanctuary for chimpanzees that were discarded from the entertainment and biomedical testing industries.
- Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA): aims to advance human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees in the Los Angeles, Calif. area.
- Container Recycling Institute (CRI): aims to make North America a global model for the collection and quality recycling of packaging materials.
- Critical Exposure: organises programs to teach youth to use the power of photography to share their voices and become advocates for school reform and social change.
- Ecology Center: advocates at the local, state and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice and a sustainable future.
- The League of Young Voters Education Fund: engages and educates young people about the power of voting through annual grassroots campaigns.
- National Council of Urban Indian Health: represents the health care interests of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban settings.
- National Network to End Domestic Violence: dedicated to creating social, political and economic environment in which domestic violence no longer exists.
- Renzi Education and Art Center: provides free education and art opportunities for students in grades K-12 in the greater Shreveport-Bossier, La. area.
- Washington Low Income Housing Alliance: seeks to lead the movement that ensures that all Washington state residents thrive in safe, healthy, affordable homes.
Contest finalists were selected for their unparalleled commitment to their respective causes, the positive impact they have had upon their constituents and the value that a new website will bring to helping the organisations further their missions.
“We received dozens of entries from organisations across the country demonstrating incredible passion for helping their respective communities,” said Nancy Gofus, Chief Operating Officer of Public Interest Registry. “Our finalists rose to the top because of their dedication and the potential impact they could make with a refreshed website. I encourage everyone to participate in the voting process over the next three weeks to learn more about these organisations and to help determine the .ORG Website Makeover contest winner.”
Organisation members, supporters and the general public may cast one vote per day in support of the organisation they would like to see win a redesigned website. The voting period closes on Friday, December 13, 2013.
The .ORG Website Makeover Contest is hosted by Public Interest Registry as part of an ongoing effort to empower nonprofit organisations and groups to effectively advance their causes online. OmniStudio has teamed with Public Interest Registry for the contest as a part of its annual ReachOut Project. Now in its fifth year, OmniStudio ReachOut 2014 aims to help charities and nonprofits revitalise their visual branding to better attract donations, volunteer participation and media attention.
To vote for one of these organisations, please visit pir.org/vote.
For more information about Public Interest Registry and OmniStudio, please visit: www.pir.org and www.omnistudio.com. Join the conversation about the contest on Twitter using the hashtag #dotORGmakeover.
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About Public Interest Registry
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 (www.internetsociety.org) in 2002 and is based in Reston, Virginia, USA.
About OmniStudio
Located in Washington DC, OmniStudio has been instrumental in the communications activities of local, national and international institutions. Omni shares the goals and passions of its clients, especially in the areas of education, health care, the environment, and human rights. OmniStudio provides strategy, content, design, and development for online and print media including websites, newsletters, advertising, annual reports, social media, and conference promotion.
Antonia Seymour Appointed as Chief Commercial Officer of Nominet
Nominet UK, the company best known running for the .UK infrastructure, announced today the appointment of Antonia Seymour as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
You can read the press release after the jump:
“Nominet UK, the not-for-profit internet organisation best known running for the .uk infrastructure, has today announced the appointment of Antonia Seymour to the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
Antonia is currently Vice President and Director of Business Development at John Wiley & Sons, a publishing and information services company. She will join Nominet in January 2014.
The CCO role is responsible for managing Nominet’s existing route-to-market, including relationships with channel partners, and will also lead the company’s marketing and communications.
It is an important time for Nominet as the company has recently set out updates on a range of initiatives to build on its strengths as an internationally-respected domain name registry while responding to the challenges of a liberalised domain name market.
Antonia will report to Nominet Chief Executive, Lesley Cowley OBE. She will work closely with the company’s senior leadership team – Chief Operating Officer Eleanor Bradley and Chief Technology Officer Simon McCalla.
Lesley Cowley OBE, Nominet CEO said: “Antonia brings a wealth of business expertise both from the UK and the US. Her commercial leadership will prove vital as we look to evolve and grow our business in an increasingly challenging market. We’re pleased that Antonia will be joining us and we look forward to working with her to achieve our objectives.”
Antonia Seymour said: “I’m delighted to be joining Nominet at such an exciting time. I look forward to working with members, registrars, potential business partners and colleagues to help the business to grow and evolve for the future, while remaining true to its well-recognised public purpose credentials.”
Highest Domain Name Sales of 2013 So far
IG.com was the highest selling domain name in 2013 so far,based on the data from DNJournal .IG.com changed hands for an impressive $4,7 million.
Another two letter .COM domain name is on the top three highest reported domain name sales so far : KK.com,which changed hands for $2,4 million,while the numeric 114.com domain name ,which sold for $2,1 million is on the third place.
Here are the top 30 domain name sales of 2013 so far:
1.IG.com$4,700,000
2.KK.com$2,400,000
3.114.com$2,100,000
4.eBet.com$1,350,000
5.Hot.com$850,000
6.MathGames.com$725,000
7.ReverseMortgages.com$600,000
8.tieFinances.com$500,000
8.tieHousing.com$500,000
10.Brand.com$500,000
11.Shout.com$450,000
12.Teen.xxx$400,000
13.Body.com$380,000
14.Booker.com$375,000
15.Ride.com$325,000
16. tieDJI.com$300,000
16. tieYinhang.com$300,000
16. tieMojo.com$300,000
19.Moms.com$252,000
20.Trek.com$245,000
21.Apuestas.com$221,100
22.tieKosher.com$200,000
22.tieSexStories.com$200,000
22.tieAsianPorn.com$200,000
25.DataCenters.com$190,000
26.Waitress.com$168,000
27.Estate.com$165,000
28.BoatsForSale.com$162,500
29.tieIntranet.com$160,000
29.tieMobile.xxx$160,000
Sedo To Hold Generic German Cnobi Domains Auction
Sedo will be holding the “Generic German Cnobi Domains” auction from November 28,2013 to December 5,2013.The auction features 200 domain names ,all at a reserve price of 1-99 EUR.
The auction features .net, .biz , .info and .com german domain names.
Some interesting domain names included in the auction are :
Zeppeline.org
ZimmerPreis.com
SuezKanal.com
SpezialTarif.com
SommerVilla.com
Nussoel.com
Kofferlader.com
AnalogKamera.com
Winterreisen.biz
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here .
Architelos Launches NameSentry Lite for Domain Abuse Monitoring and Compliance Reporting
[news release] Architelos, Inc. the premier provider of automated domain name abuse detection and mitigation services, announced today the availability of NameSentrysm Lite. NameSentry Lite is designed for new generic Top Level Domain (gTLDs) operators who expect limited security threats such as phishing, malware, pharming and spam (collectively known as “domain abuse”), but who still require monitoring and notification of such abuses for compliance purposes.
NameSentry Lite is the entry-level version of the NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service and is based on NameSentry’s patent-pending technology. NameSentry Lite provides monthly reports summarizing the domains and URLs that were detected as security threats in a given gTLD. The report includes such info as: the domain (and URLs if relevant), detection date, type of abuse, data sources, each domain’s sponsoring registrar, and incident resolution status in some cases. These reports can be used to support contractual compliance with abuse monitoring and notification requirements as set out in ICANN’s Registry Agreement.
NameSentry Lite is ideal for new gTLDs who expect little or no abuse, but still have to manage compliance reporting. Examples include brand gTLDs, “vertically integrated” gTLDs, or even gTLDs balancing abuse monitoring and compliance cost with other launch and operational expenses. Additional product information, FAQs and pricing info are available at www.architelos.com/namesentry.
Over 100 new gTLDs have already signed their Registry Agreement with ICANN. As more sign and prepare for launch, they will have to put in place resources to implement their domain abuse mitigation policies and commitments. One of the earliest gTLDs to launch, Dot Kiwi has already implemented NameSentry and is using it to differentiate Dot Kiwi as a safe and responsible gTLD as part of Dot Kiwi’s overall marketing campaign. “We are excited to be the first gTLD registry to launch with NameSentry’s protective services bundled with Dot Kiwi. We take the issue of abuse detection and mitigation very seriously and considered our options carefully. We found NameSentry to be the best solution for Dot Kiwi and one that would be fitting for the degree of importance we place on registrant and consumer protection. The operational ease and excellence for us means we can deliver on the high standards we set ourselves,” said Tim Johnson, CEO of Dot Kiwi.
Announces Promotional Monthly Subscription Rates in Effect till Jan 31, 2014
The extended NameSentry product suite allows new gTLDs a way to avoid the up-front cost and commitment of building and staffing an in-house manual system for domain abuse mitigation and compliance reporting, in favor of a low-cost and automated subscription based service, with flexible terms. To provide even greater flexibility, Architelos is offering a promotional monthly subscription rate for both NameSentry Lite and NameSentry Portal, in effect till Jan 31, 2014. New gTLDs as well as existing TLDs can now subscribe to any of the NameSentry options with a no-commitment and low-cost monthly plan. “As new gTLDs prepare for launch, we recognize that abuse mitigation and compliance will be an important and costly consideration,” said Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos. “Our promotional offer of a month-to-month subscription rate is designed to alleviate the cost burden and allow them to focus on other aspects of launch planning.”
About Architelos, Inc.
Architelos, Inc. provides SaaS-based TLD managed services solutions, and strategic consulting for clients in the domain name (DNS) industry. NameSentry℠, a patent-pending abuse detection and mitigation service, is the second SaaS based service launched by the company, after Business Case Builder in 2011. Architelos is unique in having over 30 years of experience in building, launching, and managing multi-million name gTLDs. Clients include new gTLDs, as well as existing generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) and Country Code (ccTLD) registries. Architelos has locations in Leesburg (VA), Los Angeles, (CA), Toronto (Canada) and Dublin (Ireland), as well as data centers in Toronto and Los Angeles. For more info follow Architelos on Twitter and Facebook or LinkedIn.
This Architelos news release was sourced from:
architelos.com/architelos-launches-namesentry-lite-domain-abuse-monitoring-compliance-reporting/
