Florida
Another Webmaster Arrest Made in Florida
The Escambia County Sheriff’s office has made a third arrest in connection with the Ray Guhn case.
Webmaster Ray Guhn Arrested in Florida
Webmaster Clinton Raymond McCowen, aka Ray Guhn, was arrested on Friday along with his partner Kevin Patrick Stevens, and charged with racketeering, engaging in prostitution and the manufacture and sale of obscene material.
X-Worx Offering Production Services in Texas, Florida and Europe
Last year, adult studio and distributor X-Worx started producing a portion of its titles in Texas, Florida and Europe. Now the company is contracting out its production services in those regions to other producers who would like to add fresh faces and scenery to their products.
Nude Club Wins Alcohol Case in Florida
The city failed to prove that serving alcohol in strip clubs increases crime and violence, U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has ruled, striking down two Daytona Beach ordinances as unconstitutional.
Florida May License Strippers
Contractors, taxi drivers and real estate agents all have them. Why not strippers? That’s the argument posed by Scott Bergthold, the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based attorney who recently made headlines by helping the city of Scottsdale, Ariz., craft strict strip club legislation.
Hurricane Wilma Hits Florida Adult Companies
In the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma’s treacherous tear through Cuba, Mexico and then Florida, many adult companies located in the Sunshine State found themselves and their companies left with statewide devastation, no power, water, and most importantly, no broadband service.
Florida County Requires Sex Business Employees to Carry Licenses
The person cutting your hair has a license. The person cutting you open has a license. But does the person cutting you a deal on Jenna Jameson’s latest bondage-filled sex fest have to have a license?
Free Gay Porn Has Florida TV Viewer Stumped
Ruben Cureses isn’t much of a TV person. When he watches, he does so on an old set with a splayed rabbit-ears antenna, usually tuned to PBS. But instead of his TV picking up BBC leftovers on the local PBS affiliate, it’s picking up hardcore man-on-man action.
Adam & Eve Store Can Stay in Florida
Adam & Eve’s store in Nassau County, the subject of community debate since before its opening in February, can stay in the unincorporated area of O’Neil despite recent county regulations.
PSK Franchises in Florida
Porn Star Karaoke, the KSEXRadio by-product that has been a weekly outing for the adult industry since 2003, is opening a franchise on Miami’s South Beach next week.
Adam & Eve Faces Battle in Florida County
Adam & Eve, the nation’s largest adult-products mail-order company, faces public opposition — and the threat of legal action — as it plans to open a store in Nassau County, Fla. But attorney Lawrence G. Walters warned county commissioners to expect a costly lawsuit if they try to deter the business.
Fetish Con at Florida in September
Fetish Con is holding its annual convention for members of the fetish and bondage community at Tampa from Sept. 23-6. This is the fourth trade show organized by Vesta of BondageDivas.com and Genesis Lynn of MaidensinMayhem.com, who started holding fetish-oriented conventions in 2001 in Queens, N.Y.
Florida Court Rejects Challenge to Child Porn Law
A Florida appellate court has ruled that emails that lure children into illegal sexual activity are not protected by the First Amendment. Attorney Lawrence G. Walters told XBiz that he thinks that Florida’s child porn Internet law is overly broad.
Google's "Florida" Update: 2
In the first installment of this series, we looked at some of the common theories surrounding the reasoning behind Google’s Florida update. Today, we’ll look at some alternate views
Google's "Florida" Update: 1
On November 16th 2003, Google commenced an update (the Florida update) which had a catastrophic effect for a very large number of websites and, in the process, turned search engine optimization on its head
InterNext Expo: Summer 2002: Hollywood, Florida
I decided to report on this InterNext Expo with a format more akin to a 'personal journal' rather than the more typical, clinical and generic 'event coverage' that is usually found. After all, there are only so many ways that you can say "We met a lot of nice people, went to cool parties, and did a lot of new business."