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‘Pepper’ Points to Porn's Robotic Future

Rapid advances in robotics are pointing to a future where robots are replacing humans as a source of companionship, and perhaps ultimately, serving as a source of sexual satisfaction.

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Does Audience Sexual Orientation Change How Money Is Made Online?

One of the most interesting aspects of modern American culture is the interplay between LGBT rights and gay adult industry marketing. In years past, just “being gay” was an edgy concept and the hidden subculture of gay sex online was in many ways its own unique niche lure.

Stewart Tongue ·

Cam Mania: What Does It Take to Succeed as a Cam Performer?

When the first webcam sites launched, the novelty of being able to see someone getting naked in real time was enough on its own to drive sales, even at very high per-minute price points for cam site operators.

Stewart Tongue ·
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Q&A With CherryPimps Owner Jack Avalanche

Owner Jack Avalanche wears his sleeves rolled up managing his boutique program, CherryPimps.com. He’s the kind of entrepreneur with the hands-on approach who’s persevered and prospered by keeping it simple — “keep shooting quality content, listen to your members, and give them what they want,” he says.

Rhett Pardon ·

Web Depot: A Simple Paypal Shopping Cart For Wordpress

For merchants seeking a simple solution for offering products and services through a WordPress-powered website using PayPal as the processor of choice, the aptly named “WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart Plugin”, does what its name implies — offering a basic and easy to use cart along with a standard PayPal purchase button.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

XBIZ Retreat Miami Thrives With Product Diversity, Curated Format

Last week, XBIZ Retreat brought together an assortment of established and up-and-coming vendors offering products ranging from vibrators and masturbators to lingerie and DVDs, along with international retailers and distributors for the latest edition of the exclusive B2B event.

XBIZ Miami 2015 Sets New Standard of Success

The 2015 XBIZ Miami event has successfully concluded, following three days of fun in the sun, educational and networking sessions targeting an elite audience of adult industry insiders.

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The Intimacy of Today’s Technology

“Intimacy” is an interesting subject, with many facets. Type the word into Google and you will learn that it is a noun defining close familiarity or friendship, with synonyms such as affinity, affection and warmth. The term also expresses “a private cozy atmosphere” or “an intimate act, especially sexual intercourse,” with further synonyms of intercourse, lovemaking and sex. Beyond sex, other intimate acts can include getting a haircut, a massage, a medical procedure and more.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

XBIZ Miami 2015 Guest Speakers Announced

XBIZ Miami, the adult entertainment industry’s top summer event, has announced this year’s slate of educational sessions and expert panelists.

Grand Slam Media Hitting South Beach for XBIZ Miami

Grand Slam Media is southward bound and has its sights set on South Beach where they are sponsors of next week’s XBIZ Miami conference.

Web Depot: Responsively Push Links Past Your Page With Pushy

According to developer Christopher Yee, Pushy is a responsive off-canvas navigation menu that uses CSS transforms and transitions. These menus are a staple of mobile device compatible navigational systems and popular on other platforms as well.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
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Exec Seat: Q&A With LFP's Jean-Sebastien Poirier Fournier

When Jean-Sebastien Poirier Fournier (aka Stinger) joined LFP Internet Group last year, he brought a wealth of experience, expertise and contacts to ramp up the company’s dynamic online business.

Rhett Pardon ·

ASACP Ready for XBIZ Miami, Continues its Industry Outreach

The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has announced its return to the annual XBIZ Miami event, scheduled for June 1-4 at Miami’s SLS South Beach Hotel.

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Regulation Breeds Innovation in High Risk Processing

The high-risk processing space is one of the most tightly regulated and rapidly changing parts of the adult industry online and one of the more complicated components of any successful adult venture.

Stewart Tongue ·

XBIZ Miami’s Redbury Room Block Ends on Tuesday

XBIZ Miami organizers today said that reservations for the new room block at The Redbury, the next-door sister property of the SLS Hotel, will end on Tuesday.

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Selecting the Right Billing Company

When adult online first began, there was a dearth of processing solutions available and early pioneers of digital porn scrambled to find ways to help willing consumers to become paying customers.

Stewart Tongue ·

Web Depot: Notism.io Extends Collaboration To Content Development

Calling itself “a better way to share and collaborate on design and video work,” Notism.io offers specific features for content creators and video producers not commonly found on other collaborative solutions.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

OrbitalPay Team Prepares for XBIZ Miami

Orbital Pay announced it has its sights set on XBIZ Miami as it plans to send its team of processing experts for four days of business networking and deal-making June 1-4.

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Q&A With TrafficHaus CEO Mark Bauman

If you don’t know Mark Bauman, you know of him. Bauman’s one of the cornerstones of the online adult space who has spent time mastering the techniques and initiatives used by paysites and tube sites to generate traffic-building ad revenue.

Rhett Pardon ·

Report: Mobile Operators to Block Online Ads

A new ad-blocking initiative is underway by a cadre of international mobile carriers, which could dramatically reshape tomorrow’s advertising landscape.