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Marketing Alt-Porn
As the adult Internet becomes increasingly competitive, some adult webmasters will inevitably broaden their focus in the hope of attracting new customers. That could mean adding gay websites after having specialized in heterosexual erotica; it could mean branching out into BDSM/fetish websites...... More »
The Sound and Fury
The debate pitting social responsibility against commercial viability vis-à-vis sexually explicit content seems never louder than when someone tosses a mention of so-called "extreme" content into the middle of it. While it's not exactly a hot-button issue in the adult-entertainment industry, the...... More »
Tube Life
This time it was Twistys turn to publicize their position with regard to Tube sites. Shap did the dirty work and expressed his company's stance very articulately on GFY. Still, as expected, he was immediately set upon by the mob as if he'd just announced the opening of a child porn brokerage....... More »
Combating Piracy
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "Which do you think will be most effective in combating content piracy — taking legal action against pirates, a technological solution, or some combination of both?"
Here's what they had to say:
Who steals content in the first...... More »
Does Size Matter?
The adult industry made the all important transition from public porno movie theaters to in-the-home entertainment during the "Big '80s" as advancements in technology ranging from the VCR to the Internet propelled the industry to new heights in every financial category. Some seem to think the skin...... More »
Overcoming Obstacles
It's no secret that the online adult entertainment industry has been characterized by change throughout its relatively short and stellar history. And while oftentimes difficult to adapt to, evolving with these changes and the challenges they present can be rewarding on levels other than the purely...... More »
Latinas: Exotic or Authentic?
In recent months the number of newly-launched independent sites and large network offerings aimed at monetizing the Latina content niche, or micro-niches within it, have been growing with sizzling speed and varied amounts of success.
As Hollywood Latina actresses like Salma Hayek and Penelope...... More »
SiteGrinder 2: Name Layers, Get A Site
It's a dilemma faced by many users: Whether you are a photographer, amateur adult site operator, accomplished designer lacking in HTML knowledge or someone who despite your non-webmaster roots wants to put your work on the web — how do you do it?
While a variety of issues from hosting to FTP...... More »
Using OpenSource Databases
As the online adult industry grows across the Internet, by definition, the amount of traffic packets and raw data will also grow. For a small startup, this amount of data is easy to deal with, but as an x-business expands, simply storing endless files on disk just doesn't cut it. You need software...... More »
Could Adam Walsh Act Harm the Adult Biz?
In 2006 Congress passed HR 4472, a bill that came to be known as the Adam Walsh Act, which is the short title of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. The law was named after the son of John Walsh, the creator and producer of the "America's Most Wanted" television series, who was...... More »
OPINIONS & VIEWS
The XBIZ Events
For someone who rarely goes out at night, the first week of February was quite the party week for me. Two nights in a row I was invited to events put on by XBIZ.
Though XBIZ hosted both events, they... More »
Combating Piracy
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "Which do you think will be most effective in combating content piracy — taking legal action against pirates, a technological solution, or... More »
Branding a Star
I don't think many girls grow up dreaming of the day that having sex on camera would earn them a lucrative living. Every girl in this business has a story of how she wound up here. Their journeys into... More »
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