The online worlds of entertainment and leisure have a new contender in the ring for most sought-after domain extension, .FUN! Short and punchy, with a high recall value, the .FUN extension serves as a recognisable and catchy branding tool for businesses and individuals looking to generate enthusiasm for their offerings. 

At ICANN 58, participants gathered for six days in Copenhagen to tackle such issues of importance for the domain name industry as date privacy law, WHOIS reform, and prepare for the next round of new extensions, much of which our legal eagle Luc covered in our March 23rd post. This week, Luc returns with the conclusion to his two-part report. 

ICANN 58, stretched out over the course of 6 days, left little time to explore the beautiful host city of Copenhagen but lots of time to consider issues of importance to the domain name industry. Despite his slight irritation with the windowless rooms in which these meetings were held, our legal eagle Luc reports back 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 you take the following four precautions. 

“NOT SECURE!” Google’s Chrome 56 is now penalising websites with non-secure HTTP connections. Websites requiring users to transmit credit card information and passwords must be using a SHA-2 SSL certificate. If you haven't gotten around to buying (or updating) your certificate, there is simply no reason to put it off any longer. 

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 account management tools, features which make it easier for you to take control of and share account management duties.