We have been having some good news within the industry over the past few days.

Toys.com was recently sold for $5.1 million, and I believe the transaction was completed over the weekend. This sale is covered globally in the mainstream press such as ABC News and the BBC. The Toys.com sale is like our own little stimulus package. It sent a strong signal that despite a deepening recession, domain names are still valuable and tradable assets. This sale should help to turn some well-needed spotlight on the domain industry. Every domainer should cease the moment and take advantage of this extra publicity.

There are also reports that Sedo is reporting a $1.25 million in domain sales within the last week. Recession, what recession?

Domainers are going where no man have gone before.

Mark Fulton of DotSauce.com has launched @DNMarket on Twitter, where verified sellers can tweet domains for sale.

Rick Latona is taking ccTLDs to a whole nother level by launching the ccTLDs.com domain forum. You really have to admire the mindset that Rick has when it comes to promoting domaining.

The TRAFFIC ccTLD conferences coming up later this year seem to have an impressive list of speakers. I do hope that a lot of these Registry Representatives will announce the removal of the many barriers surrounding ccTLDs, such as residency requirements. This would truly unleash the full potential of ccTLDs.

For me, Amsterdam is less than an hour away from London City Airport. So, unless I have clashing schedules, I am hoping to make it to the ccTLD conference.

The domain industry is proving to be a viable and sustainable industry. There may be casualties as a result of the economic downturn, but the domain industry will be alive and kicking for the foreseeable future.