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Does the Summer Slowdown Still Exist?
Wanna know how summers used to be in the jizz biz, back in the good ‘ol VHS and DVD days? Well, I’ll tell you.
Company Profile: Euro Leader
When American adult webmasters do business in Europe, they are reminded of the fact that ecommerce is as much of a way of life overseas as it is in North America.
XBIZ.net Embraces, Connects U.K. With 4th Gathering
Close to 50 adult professionals from the U.K. convened yesterday in casual fashion at a London location known only amongst members of XBIZ.net’s qualified social network for another successful installment of the grass roots London Gathering networking event.
Executive Seat: Michael Lucas – Activist, CEO
Stories of warrior monks who personify strength and bravery with an intellect as sharp as the swords they yield are the stuff of larger-than-life leaders.
Trend Watch: Open Source, Licensing
Open source” — the phrase conjures up image of gratis software, propped up in popularity by the unwashed masses, who while possessing mad technical skills, lack the budget to buy a premium proprietary solution and thus labor over what is freely available.
WIA Profile: Angela Mustone
Each month, industry news media organization XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of the industry's most influential female executives.
XBIZ Launches Website for Upcoming Retail Expo
XBIZ has announced the launch of XBIZRetailExpo.com, the official event website for the 2011 XBIZ Retail Expo and Conference - a groundbreaking new trade event developed specifically for the adult retail marketplace.
Bare Necessities
Dennis Paradise has a bold prediction: By the end of the year, he expects to see big box retailers like grocery and drug stores selling sex toys. That’s right, the shelves at Target and Walmart may soon be getting a little more risqué, thanks in part to the bottom line — but also due to a more comfortable consumer. If the prediction holds true, the adult industry can thank a fastgrowing segment for helping to ease the transition: Companies specializing in personal care items with a sexy twist have helped society grow increasingly more secure with its sexuality.
Trouble With .XXX
In a reversal of position, ICANN has decided to authorize ICM Registry to offer and oversee a new “.XXX” TLD regime. Whatever you may think of ICANN’s decision, for now it’s a reality to be dealt with. So the question becomes whether you, as an owner or operator of adult websites, should participate in this, eh hum, brave new world.
XBIZ.net Santa Barbara Gathering Gets Rave Reviews
California’s first XBIZ.net industry networking event got “big props" for bringing together distinguished members of the adult business community.
Have a Seat, Get Comfy
XBIZ delves deeper into the whole milieu of sofas, swings and super-electric surrogates to say — or ask, rather — exactly what ARE some of these products all about? Which ones are most popular? What folks actually buy this freaky furniture and twisted technology? And, eventually, where and how might one purchase these truly erotic pieces of fornicatingly far-out yet, nonetheless, fully functional, objet d’art?
Wi-Fi - Security First
One of the benefits of modern mobile technology is the ability of many devices to connect to the Internet — wherever and whenever wireless signals are available. From laptops to Smartphones and other devices, users are surfing the web, checking emails, sending and receiving instant messages, monitoring their online bank accounts and more — all while on the road and away from their home or office.
High Jinks, High Profits
From childhood people learn they can rely on jokes and various types of shenanigans to put a smile on their faces. On the retail front, gag items ranging from G-rated classic rubber chickens, snapping gum and squirting products to poop and T-shirts with offensive images or slogans, have long been commonplace fixtures at gift shops — sometimes even constituting their own specialty store.
Using Open Source Databases
As the Internet matures, so will the amount of traffic packets and raw data will also grow. For a small startup, this amount of data is easy to deal with, but as a business expands simply storing endless files on disk just doesn’t cut it. You need software that organizes and protects data — a relational database.
XBIZ.net Santa Barbara Networking Event Set for This Saturday
XBIZ is pleased to announce that California’s first XBIZ.net industry networking event will be hosted by Adult Link Market this Saturday, Aug. 28 at Blush Restaurant in Santa Barbara.
Novel Trends
There is no doubt that trends pushed onto society by media affect their habits as consumers. The adult novelty industry’s top providers recently sat down with XBIZ to reflect on shifting consumer fads.
Converting Pirates Into Paying Surfers
Talk to anyone in the digital content business and you will learn that rampant piracy has taken a dramatic toll on revenue streams. This is due in part to consumers seeking a discounted or free alternative to what they often characterize as “overpriced” material — even to the point of actually breaking the law to obtain it.
Before It Was Legal — Man, Did We Have Fun!
When we were outlaws, each of us was working as visual pleasure providers, shooting the images, being part of the debauchery either on or off camera and making the content before it was known as content. Back then, some 45 years ago — before it was legal — each of us faced going to jail. Sometimes even to prison. Anybody remember that? Well, I do. Man, those were the days. Ducking and dodging the law was part of the business, the nature of the job, a risk of the trade. It was just a part of the game.
XBIZ LA 2011 Official Event Website Now Live
XBIZLA.com, the official website of the industry’s leading digital media trade event XBIZ LA, is now live serving up initial details surrounding the highly anticipated event set for Feb. 7-9 at Hollywood’s luxurious Sofitel Hotel.
Company Profile: Cam Man
If there is one word that could never be used to describe Dan Hogue, it is “complacent.” The Melbourne, Fla.-based founder/CEO of CamWorld.com (formerly PrivateCamZ.com/ CamZ.com) and the affiliate program DateCamCash, has been active in adult Internet since 1998 — and one of the most important things he has learned during 12 years online is the importance of forging ahead.