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Porn Guardian Presents at XBIZ EU
Anti-piracy firm Porn Guardian made presentations at two conferences last week, XBIZ EU and the European Summit.
XBIZ EU, Porn Profiled by The Economist
The Economist today published an article on the state of the adult industry, focusing on how webmasters, companies and other operators are using innovation to overcome obstacles to make a profit.
Making Fun - Sex Toys Get in on Parodies
Lampooning mainstream isn’t limited to on-screen performances. Adult novelty manufacturers have gotten in on the parody craze as well, with products that poke fun at pop cultural icons.
XBIZ Blog Columnist Kim Airs Announces Home Party Parody Comedy Show
XBIZ blog columnist Kim Airs, an industry veteran with more than 18 years of industry experience, will debut “Kim Airs’ Home Sex Toy Party” at Hollywood’s Elephant Theater on Oct. 7-9.
How Porn’s Most Visible Genre Drives the DVD Market
In mid-2007 a musician and a hairdresser who had been cranking out gonzos for hire put their profits into a parody of a beloved TV series. “Not the Bradys XXX,” released by Hustler Video, was an instant sensation. Not only did it put X-Play and its owners Jeff Mullen (aka Will Ryder) and Scott David on the porn-players map, it crossed over to mainstream media fame, roping in hordes of first-time adult buyers.
2012 XBIZ Award Web/Tech Pre-Nom Period Starts Today
XBIZ is pleased to announce that the Web/Tech pre-nominations for adult entertainment's biggest awards show, the 2012 XBIZ Awards, open industry wide today.
Brute Force Detection
Put up a barrier between you and the bad guys with Brute Force Detection (BFD), published by Rfx Networks (www.rfxn .com/projects/brute-force-detection/). This free software tool helps defend against brute force hacking attacks on dedicated web servers.
XBIZ EU's Day 2 Offers State of Union, Pub Crawl and More
XBIZ EU's second day offered another lineup of speed networking, seminars -- including the State of Union panel and Special Guest Keynote -- as well as the first English Pub Crawl.
Compression Versus Style
One of the least glamorous and most often overlooked factors in website design is code formatting — the layout, structure and syntax of the JavaScript, HTML or other commands that define a website or mobile app.
XBIZ EU's Day 1 Offers Lively Seminars, Debate
XBIZ EU's first day offered attendees standing-room-only crowds that listened to an array of seminars on traffic strategies, cams and dating, billing in Europe and the adult mobile space, as well as a lively debate on .XXX.
2012 XBIZ Award Web/Tech Advance Pre-Noms Open at XBIZ EU
XBIZ is pleased to announce that the Web/Tech pre-nominations for adult entertainment's biggest industry awards show, the 2012 XBIZ Awards, will start at 12 a.m. PST this Friday with a special three-day advance period during this week's XBIZ EU conference in London.
Mobile Billing: Offerings in Europe, the U.S.
Mobile/wireless technology has evolved considerably since the late 1990s, and in 2011, mobile devices aren’t just for making phone calls; they are also used for everything from checking soccer scores to sending e-mail to getting the local weather forecast. Further, mobile devices are often used for viewing erotic entertainment (mobile erotica is especially popular in Europe), and more and more, they are being used to pay for it.
ASACP Reaches Out to European Business Leaders at XBIZ EU
The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection will participate in the upcoming XBIZ EU event, the digital media conference being held Sept 23-25 at the Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Hotel in London.
E-Wallets Provide Versatile Alternative
The almighty credit card continues to be the dominant payment method for e-commerce in the U.S., but when one travels around the world, it becomes quite apparent that man does not live by credit card alone in cyberspace. Indeed, the fact that credit cards are so popular among American consumers doesn’t necessarily mean that they are as popular among consumers in Europe, Asia or Latin America, and American adult webmasters who hope to reach as many non-U.S. markets as possible need to offer as many payment/billing alternatives to credit cards as possible. One area of alternative payments that has grown in popularity in various parts of the world is the pre-paid/pre-loaded sector, which includes e-wallets (also known as digital wallets). With ewallets, one simply adds funds to the e-wallet electronically, and those funds are used to make payments.
Alternatives for Adult Gain Speed
When American webmasters travel to Europe on business, one of the first things they learn is that credit cards aren’t necessarily as revered overseas as they are in the U.S.. Credit cards are a way of life in the U.S., but in many European countries, they take a back seat to alternative payment methods—and one of those methods is direct debiting. Not all of Europe’s noncredit card payments are made with debiting; in Europe, alternative payment methods for online transactions can also include anything from e-wallets to mobile payments. But there are millions of European Internet users who prefer direct debiting whether they are purchasing sex toys, paying their electric bills or joining an adult membership website. The popularity of debiting can vary from one European country to another, but for American webmasters who are hoping to reach European consumers, offering debiting as a payment option makes very good business sense.
Jessica Drake, Kayden Kross to Host 2012 XBIZ Awards
XBIZ is pleased to announce Jessica Drake and Kayden Kross as hosts of adult entertainment's biggest industry awards show, the 10th annual XBIZ Awards, on Jan. 10, 2012, in Hollywood.
XBIZ EU 'State of the Union' Panel to Feature Online Industry Heavyweights
In one of the most anticipated seminars of the European trade show circuit, a distinguished group of online adult industry leaders will discuss the state of the European market at next week's inaugural XBIZ EU international digital media conference in London.
ANME Show Joins Forces With XBIZ Retail Expo
XBIZ is pleased to announce that the 2012 XBIZ Retail Expo will be held Jan. 9-10, immediately following the ANME Show at the same venue, the Marriot Burbank Airport hotel in Burbank, Calif., featuring ANME Founders: Pipedream Products, CalExotics, Nasstoys, Doc Johnson and Topco Sales.
XBIZ EU Pub Crawl to Bring Networking to London Hotspots
The NETbilling-sponsored English Pub Crawl, scheduled for the evening of day two of the 2011 XBIZ EU international digital media conference, will bring together the industry’s movers and shakers for drinks and conversations at multiple local city hotspots.
XBIZ EU Seminar to Dissect Traffic Strategies for Europe
A select group of industry experts will participate in a panel discussion about traffic strategies in the European market sector at the inaugural XBIZ EU international digital media conference in London this month.