It seems that most major adult Webmaster gatherings these days offer a seminar on current industry events, and the recent Webmaster Access show in Atlanta was no exception; offering attendees the chance to hear the latest news on the issues affecting online adult...
A lot of “what ifs” are facing the San Fernando Valley porn industry in light of five adult actors who tested positive for HIV in the last month. But the show must go on, and several Las Vegas porn producers believe they know the answer: Move the productions to Sin City.
Hawaii’s Legislature this week will decide the fate of a bill designed to halt the Internet and brick-and-mortar sales of sex tours. Travel agents in Hawaii caught offering, booking or selling a sex tour would face felony charges and up to five years in prison under a bill.
The Google founders are expecting to earn $8 billion on paper with the upcoming initial public offering. By keeping 30 percent of the shares in the company, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin could be worth an estimated $4 billion or more each based on estimates of the value of the IPO.
In a report from the National Research Council, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is due for a major restructuring, or at the very least some intervention from Congress or outside agencies to avoid compromising the integrity of the patent-issuing process.
Alyon Technologies Inc. threatened to seek compensation from the Federal Trade Commission if it doesn’t come to “satisfactory” terms in a case against the online adult billing processor. Alyon claims an FTC press release was “designed to undermine Alyon’s ability to remain in business.”
Within days Google is expected to go public. The pending announcement is connected to the fact that the Mountain View, Calif.-based company will soon be required to disclose publicly more information about its business, under a Securities and Exchange Commission rule.
The online adult industry could capitalize on a new technology that would put wireless Internet access onto trains and automobiles. “The only problem is if the government gets involved because you would have porn surfers in public places,” one network consultant says.
