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Stoya Named Host of 2016 XBIZ Awards

XBIZ is pleased to announce adult film star Stoya as the host of the adult industry's biggest night, the 2016 XBIZ Awards.

UKAP to Hold Discussion at XBIZ London

XBIZ London is pleased to announce that the UK Adult Producers trade group will hold a panel session at the annual international digital media trade show that will focus on the ever-changing business landscape in the U.K. and beyond.

Web Depot: Buffer Boosts Social Media Success

According to its publisher, Buffer for Business (www.buffer.com) is “the best way to drive traffic, increase fan engagement and save time on social media.”

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Video: Will Porn Come to Homemade Holography?

A growing collection of YouTube videos is illustrating the ease with which smartphones can be used to display 3D “holograms,” driving a consumer craze that is sure to attract adult marketers.

Web Depot: SecretToolbox Keeps Your Sex Life Secret

A Windows-based desktop application, SecretToolbox (www.secrettoolbox.com) is not a toolbar, but a comprehensive software system for secure file protection, management and viewing, which includes a robust toolset that goes far beyond the limited efficacy of simple encryption.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Curating the Visual Internet

The explosion of photographs available online in recent years is causing a rethinking of how this information is discovered and presented, leading to the emergence of “The Visual Internet.”

XBIZ London Special Room Rate Ends Friday

XBIZ’s special nightly room rate of £209 for its host hotel — the Hilton DoubleTree Tower of London hotel — is ending on Friday at 5 p.m. (BST — London).

Web Depot: Design Wordpress Themes In Photoshop

Bringing the power of SiteGrinder 3 to WordPress, the SG3xpress Photoshop to WordPress plugin, targets designers creating WordPress themes using Photoshop, with SiteGrinder’s layer naming system and layercomps designating parts of a Photoshop design that have special roles to play in WordPress — such as pages — making theme development easy and fast.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Chief Keef’s Hologram Appearance Gets Censored

With the adult entertainment applications of virtual reality rapidly unfolding in new and untested ways, the quashing of rapper Chief Keef’s virtual concert in Chicago last weekend poses a troublesome precedent that is worthy of monitoring by digital media industry stakeholders.

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Playing Truth or Dare With Traffic Sources

For adult website admins and owners, traffic is a constant preoccupation, with a lot of resources spent on acquiring visitors to a website, and then analyzing the metrics of that traffic flow. Sometimes it is a simple analysis that focuses mainly on the quantity and not the quality of this traffic, i.e., asking, “How many visitors does my site get?” rather than “How much money is each visitor making (or costing) me?”

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Web Depot: Become a Coding Titan With Titon Toolkit

Power users will appreciate Titon Toolkit, an extensible front-end HTML, CSS, and JavaScript user interface component library for building responsive, mobile-first sites.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

1st Annual Webmaster Football Match Set for XBIZ London

The inaugural XBIZ Webmaster Football Match is set to debut at XBIZ London 2015, the U.K.’s top digital media event of the year.

Web Depot: Boost Perceived Page Speeds

Everyone wants a fast loading website, especially mobile users and others with slower connections — with “lazy loading” a way to make a site seem faster.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

VR Porn is Here, But Are We Ready?

Ready or not, Virtual Reality is now steamrolling its way into the adult entertainment industry, creating new opportunities for producers and products for fans.

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Book of Landon: All-Time Great Eyes End of Remarkable Career

His is a unique story in the gay porn world — one that at first glance seems too tempting to actually be true. Well-raised Mormon son grows up in the suburbs of Salt Lake City and spends an inquisitive childhood frolicking in the fields exploring his love of nature.

Dan Cameron ·

Web Depot: Scroll Up With a Snappy Tune

Sometimes it’s the little details that matter most, especially when there are enough to improve a site’s user experience. One such bit of fluff is Elevator.js by Tim Holman, which the author characterizes as “very serious stuff.”

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

WIA to Host ‘High Tea’ Mixer at XBIZ London

Women In Adult (WIA) has announced a special women-only gathering to coincide with XBIZ London 2015, the U.K.’s top digital media conference of the year.

opinion

The Live Adult Webcam Sector Is Thriving

Having undergone nearly two decades of erotic evolution, today’s highly professional live adult webcam industry is big business — and a far cry from its humble beginnings as an exhibitionist’s personal project, and the haven of amateur adult website operators.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Web Depot: Sanitize Your CSS For Better Style

According to its author, sanitize.css renders elements consistently across browsers by styling with today’s best practices.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Web Depot: Boost Google Traffic By Detoxifying Site Links

With Google’s ongoing algorithm updates decimating the traffic volumes of numerous adult websites, it’s no wonder that site owners are seeking a way to fight back. Enter LinkDetox.com, a link audit and link risk management solution that helps get rid of unwanted and toxic links — assisting client sites with Google Penguin and manual penalty recovery.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·