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The End of the Culture War?
The rather startling recent remarks by founder James Dobson to the effect that the conservative keepers of morality have lost the culture war could be read many ways, but I would advise against interpreting them as anything close to abject surrender.
Karen Kougar Scores 40Something DVD
Karen Kougar, who made her debut with The Score Group in the fall of last year, has garnered a starring credit and solo cover of the newly released 40Something DVD, "Cougar Trap."
Boobs, Butts and B-Sides
The Director’s Chair column started out more than three years ago as Gear & Gadgets, and this is its 50th appearance. It seemed like a good time to look back and revisit some of the people who have shared their successes, failures, hopes and dreams with our readers. The aggregate experience of the directors who have been featured in the column exceeds 500 years, tens of thousands of shoots and probably tens of millions of dollars in sales revenue.
XFANZ TV's Look at the Miss XBIZ Contest Continues
Performer Angelina Armani hosts the coverage.
Producers Facing a Stark Choice
Never let it be said that times are so tough nobody can figure out a way to make them tougher. There is a long tradition of mismanagement in porn that, while sustainable when product demand was high and the bar to profitability fairly low, becomes one of the industry’s greatest liabilities during hard times like the present. In all fairness, the same could be said of the automobile industry, which has also tended to reward loyalty over ability, but is this a flattering comparison?
Tool Tips: Portrait Professional
For photographers, designers and others involved with prepping images of models for publication, either online or off, one of the biggest challenges is to enhance the model's beauty while mitigating his or her flaws.
XFANZ TV Looks at the Miss XBIZ Contest
"I was nervous and I don't know why," outgoing Miss XBIZ '08 Nikki Jayne said about her pageant experience last year. "You've got nothing to be nervous about."
O'Connell: Girlfriends' 1-Man Show
Dan O’Connell is one busy guy — and that’s a big understatement. Aside from writing and directing all of the girl-girl movies coming out on Girlfriends Films, the company he owns, O’Connell also helps run the day-to-day operations of his popular production house. Yes, he breaks his back to put out the best girl-girl adult movies in the industry. But he does receive plenty of help from the other 12 employees at Girlfriends Films.
Cutting Edge Content
For adult paysite operators trying to satisfy a shrinking number of consumers willing to pay for porn, one of the most important considerations revolves around the type, quality and quantity of the content they offer.
Recycled Content
Some site owners are finding ways to recycle their existing content in the hope of earning new money from old productions, but in most cases experts see that as a shortsighted business decision.
XBIZ Rocks 2009 Summer Forum
Another stellar XBIZ Summer Forum has come to a close, with an impressive turnout of industry players — both new and established — making it one of the most successful XBIZ shows to date.
Selling Niche Content During a Recession
Niche content has been a part of adult entertainment for decades, and the adult Internet explosion of the 1990s and 2000s has resulted in a wider variety of niche content than ever.
Porn and Pedophilia: Cause and Effect?
Recently, Morality in Media President Robert Peters called into question the efficacy and integrity of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP).
XBIZ Summer Forum ’09 Day 2 Rocks Hard
The second day of the XBIZ Summer Forum was jam-packed with seminars, networking opportunities and plenty of fun in the sun. From the conference rooms to the circle bar to the pool, attendees made the most of this successful forum as plenty of activities were on the menu.
Ashley Fires Wins Miss XBIZ Summer Babe Pageant
Hanging out poolside at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino already is one of the hottest things to do in the summer, but Ashley Fires, who was crowned the winner of the Miss XBIZ Summer Babe contest moments ago, cranked the heat way up as she strutted and fire danced to claim the crown.
XBIZ Summer Forum: Day 1
The energy in Sin City was electric as the XBIZ Summer Forum swung into high gear today, offering a full roster of fun-in-the-sun activities and cool as cold, hard cash learning opportunities.
XBIZ Summer Forum ’09: Calm Before the Storm
Even though the XBIZ Summer Forum 2009 doesn’t officially kick off until tomorrow, it didn’t stop scores of early conference arrivals from enjoying the amenities of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino a day early.
Pondering on Payments
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "Do you think the card associations will put a stop to programs using multiple merchant bank accounts for processing cross sales?"
Obama Reveals Cyberspace Policy
President Obama revealed his administration's view of the Internet as "a strategic national asset" today, including the announcement of the country's first cyber czar.
Puritanical Legislation?
As we struggle back to work after what is now reckoned to be the U.K.'s worst winter in more than a decade, there are signs of a deepening chill elsewhere on the horizon.