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A New Hope for Tolerance
The adult entertainment industry has great reason to celebrate this holiday season and the reason why can be summed up in three words: President Barack Obama.
Hybrid Web Design: One Size Fits All
For web designers trying to create virtual properties that are all things to all people, an area of increasing challenge is to serve the needs of users that access these properties by using all manners of devices; from traditional home and laptop computers to TV set-top boxes and other so-called “Internet appliances” — iPhones, PSPs and other mobile devices.
The Sheer Madness of Andre
An Internet Adult Film Database “personal bio” page lists about a dozen personal attributes such as birthday, ethnicity and hair color. On Andre Madness’ page, they all read: “No data.” And there’s no picture.
Lighting for Amateurs: LED's Lead the Way
There is a not-so-new technology gaining increasing acceptance in the field of video lighting that can improve both the model's comfort level and the videographer's ease of production: LED's.
Future of Sex Arrives
The future promised us flying cars, jet packs and videophones. We’re waiting for those futuristic items, but Charlotte, N.C.-based AEBN, the VOD giant, has created an intimate and oft-requested bit of future fetish: the Real Touch, the first mass-marketed teledildonic device. Real Touch does not actually offer coitus with a PC, but it comes enticingly close. Remote control of devices is nothing new to the wired community.
Kentucky Domain Seizure Case Heard in Appeals Court
The Kentucky Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last Friday on democratic Governor Steve Beshear's effort to seize scores of domain names.
Taylor Made for Porn
Since 1993, New Sensations — situated in a nondescript, modern two-story building in Porn Valley, Calif. — has set out to change the adult industry for the better. Along with its sister entity, Digital Sin, New Sensations has produced some of the hottest gonzo lines on the market, covering such in-demand niches as newbies (“Naughty College School Girls,” “Fresh Outta High School”), MILFs (“Cheating Housewives Tales”), squirting (“She Squirts”), girl/girl (“Lesbian Provocateur”), two-on-one (“Double Play”), POV (“School Girl POV”) and interactive (the “My Plaything” series, currently highlighted by the release of the three-DVD “My Plaything Ashlynn Brooke”), to name but a few genres.
Web Hosting 101: Getting Started
Hosting has undergone major evolutionary changes since the dawn of the adult Internet. Some of these changes have happened in a response to industry growth; others due to changes within the Internet and peoples’ expectations of web content as a whole; and others due directly to the creative needs of web developers.
The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
This week's tech watch offers reports on President Bush's final words on tech, as well as looks at a slew of new toys for webmasters and tech fans everywhere.
CommerceGate Nominated for 2009 XBIZ Award
“We look forward to the award ceremony, as we do every year,” CommerceGate CEO Bjorn Skarlen said. “Being nominated is an honor."
Audio for Amateurs: Wireless Wonders
Easily overlooked by many amateur adult producers, quality audio content can be nearly as compelling as its visual component.
How to Optimize Your Mobile Website
Having problems trying to implement a mobile version of your site? In this article you will find the guidelines for mobile standards, along with tools and plug-ins available to make your website mobile friendly.
Porn Animé and High-Tech Graphics
As with many areas of computer science, such as wireless communications, intelligent bots, and CMS tools, the adult industry is also pushing ahead of the curve in animation and graphics.
The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
This week's Tech Watch includes tips on how to get the most out of an iPhone, along with sneak peeks at exciting new startups around the Internet.
Metered Internet Usage and Net Neutrality
Internet Service Providers may want to charge more money for more Internet use, but it's doubtful that the public will go for it.
Banned Gossip Site Raises Free Speech Concerns
In a move with First Amendment implications, Tennessee State University (TSU) has cut access to scholastic gossip website JuicyCampus from its Nashville campus network.
XBIZ Awards 2009 Official Nominees Announced
Aside from the nominated awards, a number of Lifetime and Outstanding Achievement awards will be handed out or announced at the awards ceremony.
XBIZ Launches Newswire for Mainstream Journalists
XBIZ has officially announced the launch of XBIZ Newswire, a service that provides journalists with adult entertainment industry news that is selectively chosen for mainstream appeal.