.ORG: Building Communities Online

While the original intention of .ORG, established in 1985, was to represent an "organization," those three letters today stand for a number of ideas beyond just one word. .ORG stands for community, philanthropy, trust, and credibility. While many people think only non-profit groups can register .ORG domains, in face, they are available to anyone.

The Public Interest Registry operates the .ORG gTLD, with more than 8 million registered domains, making it the third most popular domain. .ORG is an instantly recognizable branding tool for anyone building an online presence for a cause, foundation, or community.

United Domains offers .ORG domains for just $9.90 per year, making this multi-faceted domain an affordable investment for your company, community, or (of course!) organization.

Who Uses .ORG?

• We all know search-engine giant, Google at its .COM home, but did you know that Google uses its .ORG domain to promote using its information and technology "to build products and advocate for policies that address global challenges"?
• One of the biggest community collaborations on the Internet, Wikipedia relies on its .ORG to demonstrate its commitment to transparency and service to building communal knowledge online.
• When disaster struck Haiti in January 2010, aid groups built rapid-response websites to push relief supplies and donations where they were needed, and .ORG was the domain that best represented their mission. Similarly, following the major earthquake in northern Japan in 2011, .ORG sites sprang up to help crowdsource information and materials to best help the survivors and rescue workers.