http://www.xbiz.com/xml/articles/opinion.xml XBIZ - Adult Entertainment Industry News & Business Information 60 en-us Copyright 1996-2013 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBiz is a registered trademark of Adnet Media Group, Inc. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:42:38 -0700 editors@xbiz.com (Adnet Media) http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162781?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162781?ln=opinions Tube sites have a lot of paysite owners unraveling at the seams. Others are eager to jump on the bandwagon as tubes start giving back some of the traffic they control. The controversy surrounding tubes and what to do about them has paralyzed a number of adult entertainment businesses. Sat, 18 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162716?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162716?ln=opinions Although topical enhancement is the new “hot topic” in the pleasure products world, the sex jazzers have been a mainstay in the industry for nearly three decades. Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162710?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162710?ln=opinions With relatively few exceptions, most adult entertainment companies that have a significant number of years under their belt are generating less revenue these days than they did in years past. As a result, many have scaled back their operations, some have simply disappeared, and others have divested themselves of assets, selling off pieces of their operation, or the whole enchilada, to other entities. Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162714?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162714?ln=opinions Sexual enhancement supplements have become one of the strongest sectors of the pleasure products market. Pills, usually made from a blend of herbal ingredients, are proliferating. There are pills for bigger erections (Reload, SexVoltz), pills that boost stamina and endurance (AmErect, XploZion, Phuk, ProLifta), pills for sweetening secretions (Sweeten69), pills just for men (Reload), pills exclusively for women (Velextra). Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162709?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162709?ln=opinions On March 14, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an important ruling for companies that operate websites that allow users to upload content for display, as well as for content producers whose material is uploaded to such sites without their permission. Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162366?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162366?ln=opinions One thing that all online marketers, regardless of market sector, have in common is an ongoing need for ways to attract and profit from visitors to their offers. For some website operators, it is simply a matter of buying and reselling traffic, in hopes of earning a profit — an unfortunately elusive process for many that travel down that particular path. Sat, 4 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162167?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162167?ln=opinions A walk around the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) or a perusal of the tech news since reveals an increasing number of TVs are Internet ready; and that although the services targeting these devices may be expanding rapidly, viewers are using these TVs the way they always have; frustrating the efforts of manufacturers and content marketers. Thu, 2 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162147?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162147?ln=opinions That every action causes an equal and opposite reaction is not just a law of physics; I think it’s true in society as well. Moral conservatives can be expected to vent their frustration and rage at an advancing legal sexual agenda and the social changes that come with it — and they are likely to do so where they have the most influence —at the local and state level. When federal obscenity prosecution grinds to a halt — as it seems to have done — one can expect pressure for obscenity prosecutions directed at local district attorneys. In some cases, they will be welcomed by the local prosecutors who think that this might put them on the map as conservative leaders —and advance their political careers. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162136?ln=opinions http://www.xbiz.com/articles/162136?ln=opinions Fetish attire has come a long way since the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In those days, fetish attire was much more underground than it is now. But with BDSM depictions showing up in everything from beer commercials to sitcoms to telenovelas these days, fetish fashions are much more ubiquitous than they were 30, 40 or 50 years ago — and with that ubiquity has come considerable diversification. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0700