Working with the .org TLD is a refreshing departure from .com-mercialism
I'm registering a .org domain name this weekend - I have a project cooking in my brain, and I need to get some foundational web apps down before I start talking about it more.
So now I'm learning about the Public Internet Registry (PIR) - the organization that manages the .org TLD, and plays a role in facilitating Internet access and use around the world. The home page ties in with hurricane relief and the Red Cross, but a little poking around on the site leads to some other interesting public-interest sites and content. Nice to see the image of Internet as biggest-public-library is alive and well.
The domain ordering process is trivial, of course, especially as I have an existing domain and account with 1and1. The cost? $6 per year, and additional self-inflicted pressure to launch work on my little project. Still, I feel like doing something in this domain will put some pressure on the content and purpose, I'll have to put my commercial attitudes to the side <g>.
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