ICANN 58 stretched out over 6 days, leaving little time to explore beautiful host city Copenhagen but lots of time to consider issues of importance to the domain industry. Despite his slight irritation with the windowless rooms in which meetings were held, our legal eagle Luc reports back. ICANN news from the front lines.

It's crucial that you keep your domain name registration up-to-date. Forgetting to renew your domain can be a mistake, one which costs you in time, money, and even your reputation. To prevent the damaging effects that come from not renewing your domain, we recommend taking these domain renewal precautions.

We recently shared with you the launch of our new activity log, providing you with even greater ability to track and monitor actions taken on your account. The activity log works well with our other domain name management tools, a host of features which make it easier for you to take control of and share account management duties.

We want your user experience to be as efficient and secure as possible. So we’re very happy to announce our latest feature designed to help you better manage your domain names. With our new activity log, you can access a chronological record of all actions taken on your account to see who is accessing it and why.

As previously reported, Donuts was offering for a limited time DPML Plus, an upgrade of its existing Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) service. December 31st was the purchase deadline for DPML Plus but the registry has just announced it is extending availability of the Plus service! Very good news for online brand protection!

SMEs must work harder to stand out among the Internet giants, to announce to customers their unique ability to provide simpler and more personalised alternatives. Finding a domain name which speaks to your small business's relevance and specialisation is one way to establish the strong presence you need to thrive.