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Using CSS Media Queries
In the world of web development today, one size does not fit all. Indeed, numerous mobile access devices, non-standard platforms, Mac and Windows based computers, projectors, televisions and more, are all used to access our online wares.
XBIZ TV: AMKingdom Serves Up 'Revenge of the Petites' Premiere
AMKingdom held the premiere for its first scripted feature “Revenge of the Petites” Tuesday night at the Regent Theater in Westwood, Calif.
Building Better Join Pages
We recently asked XBIZ.net members to share some of their favorite tips for building better join pages intended to increase sales. Here’s what they had to say.
New Technology Holds Opportunities for the Adult Biz
Forward-looking marketers have long studied the latest product releases announced at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas as a means of unlocking new opportunities and identifying emerging trends. The following highlights from this year’s CES could have some applicability to adult markets — it’s up to you to make them work:
FastTCP Is Poised to Revolutionize Web Hosting
Announced at the XBIZ LA Digital Media Conference, FastTCP (www.fasttcp.com) is a MojoHost-backed rework of the TCP stack designed to deliver “The Internet, Faster.”
Challenging The Copyrightability Of Porn
Adult entertainment companies have become increasingly aggressive about defending their intellectual property rights, with high-profile cases being filed against illegal tube sites, file lockers, and torrenters. With the advent of porn companies enforcing their rights, a chorus has risen against the industry — calling its efforts too “heavy handed,” or (laughably) “censorship.” The industry’s efforts are neither — and the voices against its efforts are largely a chorus of those who benefit the most from the theft industry (and rest assured, content theft is an “industry” in itself) and traditional anti-porn groups.
Online Branding And Customer-Fan Interaction
I recently had an interesting email conversation with a guy who was trying to ask me out. For those of us with a large online presence, we’re lucky enough to meet all sorts of amazing (and some not-so-amazing) people. For the most part, people are polite, well-mannered (if not always so great with their grammar), and don’t treat me like the socially accepted manner in which they think porn talent should be treated.
Top Dogs - XBIZ Award Winners Start 2012 With a Smile
It was almost a cosmic coincidence, one that Adam Killian has to laugh about in retrospect. In early January, he flew to San Francisco to shoot his first scene with COLT Studio — a military-themed duo with Spencer Reed, a longtime friend whose home he visited prior to the shoot.
XBIZ Promotes Sara Sazzman to Associate Publisher, Retail
XBIZ is pleased to announce the promotion of Sara Sazzman to the position of Associate Publisher, Retail.
Tutorials for Traffic Building
When discussing “Tutorials for Traffic Building,” it is easy to assume that we mean “Here is a guide on ‘How to Build Traffic,’” but in this case, the tutorial is one that you produce, targeting your audience with the intention of increasing site “stickiness” and building visitor volume.
Tips for Turning Social Media into Website Visitors
Social media marketing can make or break a website today, as an increasing number of Internet users are eschewing searching and surfing — relying instead upon the recommendations of their peers.
Automating Randomized Descriptions Using Excel
Have you ever considered the search value of properly crafted unique descriptions, but hated having to write them?
XBIZ TV: Katsuni Talks Directing, Lingerie, Accolades
XBIZ TV on Friday debuted an exclusive new video interview with award-winning performer Katsuni.
Mirrorless Camera Technology an Intriguing Option
Mirrorless cameras combine the automation of compact point and shoot cameras with the interchangeable lenses and larger imaging sensors of DSLRs. Today’s mirrorless cameras offer several intriguing options for shooters on a budget and those seeking a smaller form factor for informal or up close and personal photography and digital video capture (such as adult content production), without taking too big of a hit on cost, size, image quality or advanced features.
WIA Profile: Julie Stewart
Each month, industry news media organization XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of the industry's most influential female executives.
Streamlining the Adult Paysite Sales Cycle
Web surfers can be a distracted, lazy lot that can seemingly prefer to ration clicks — often not delving deeply into a site, rather preferring to skim along the surface instead. This makes speed of access a vital concern, not only at the server/software level, but at the process level, where many obstacles present themselves between visitors and signups.
Taking a Look at Go Trusted Secure Tunnel
Fixed-location and mobile Internet users have a reliable and inexpensive virtual private network (VPN) option for securing their Internet surfing, via the GoTrusted Secure Tunnel (www.gotrusted.com).
Revenue Theories on Dating Sites
A wide variety of adult dating websites can be found on the Internet, ranging from gay dating sites to BDSM dating sites to dating sites with a MILF/cougar focus. But if there is one thing that all the many different types of adult dating sites have in common, it is a desire to make money. How they go about making money, however, can vary considerably from one company to the next. Some adult dating sites don’t have any paid memberships at all; they make their money from an entirely advertising-based revenue model. Others, meanwhile, offer members the option of either free memberships or paid memberships with platinum features (members can’t access the platinum features unless they pay for them). When dating sites offer the option of paid memberships, they need to think about the ways in which customers are going to be billed — and that can differ quite a bit, depending on where the customers live.
Nuts and Bolts of Dating Sites — Getting Traffic
From Wikipedia to YouTube, mainstream websites have been a valuable promotional resource for many adult entertainment companies. Comprehensive biographical info on an abundance of adult companies can be found on Wikipedia; adult entrepreneurs often post nonexplicit promotional clips on YouTube. And when it comes to adult dating sites, mainstream search engines like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing can be important ways to build traffic and attract customers.
Dating Mobile - Cracking the Market
Cracking the ever-expanding online dating and personals market is tough. And even experienced webmasters need to stay ahead of the curve in a market segment that although relatively new, is already offering some unique challenges on a global scale. mThere’s nothing more valuable than solid, no-nonsense advice from those who have “been there, done that” and are now onto the next steps.