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An Industrial Revolution

The greatest challenge faced by adult content producers is the development of a business model that profitably functions in a market where perfectly pirated copies of content are becoming ever more readily available.

Gregory A. Piccionelli ·

XBIZ Accepting Nominations for ’09 Miss XBIZ Summer Pageant

The pageant will consist of three parts — bikini, talent and Q&A — and the winner will be chosen both by a panel of industry judges and a measure of crowd applause.

trends

Restoring Consumer Confidence in Adult

A rash of alleged credit card fraud has been carried out in recent months by what would seem to be a small, insidious number of criminals posing as part of the adult industry.

Stewart Tongue ·
profile

Hotbod Ty Colt's Star Rises

Sexy, muscle-bound studs are blessedly common in gay adult, but even so, 21-year-old hotbod Ty Colt represents a particularly fine example of the type. The newly minted Falcon Studios exclusive makes his erotic film debut in the forthcoming “Asylum” — in fact, Falcon chose to trumpet Colt’s appearance by giving the young buck prime placement on the DVD insert. His cocky grin and ridged abs are impossible to miss.

JC Adams ·

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.

The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

Apple dominates this week's tech watch, with news about the new iPod Shuffle, as well as a roundup of all the latest developments with the iPhone.

opinion

2009's Biggest Opportunity

Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "What do you see as the biggest opportunity for the industry in 2009?"

XBIZ World Magazine ·

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.

The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

This week's tech watch brings word that the iPhone black market continues to expand, along with other news from around the world of emerging technology.

opinion

Planning for a Profitable Paysite

As the obvious costs of entry continue to fall and the conversion ratios for many affiliates continue to drop, an increasing number of well-qualified webmasters are now looking at the prospect of becoming paysite owners for the first time as well.

Stewart Tongue ·

XFANZ TV on the Red Carpet at the XBIZ Awards Concludes

Photographer Holly Randall told Presley that she's working on her own website, HollyRandall.com.

XFANZ TV on the Red Carpet at the XBIZ Awards Continues

The segment available for viewing features Female Performer of the Year nominee and presenter Jenny Hendrix, veteran performers Nina Hartley and Brittany O'Connell, James Bartholet, Jada Fire and Shyla Stylez

opinion

Porn, the Indicator Industry

The obvious has once again bludgeoned me, to wit, the bulimic cycle applies to financial health as well. It also is a natural process, this pendulum swing between acute surfeit and scarcity, so one would be forgiven for thinking we should have a handle on the problem by now, but sadly and weirdly, we do not.

Tom Hymes ·

Porn Poker Tour Rocks XBIZ Conference

The Porn Poker Tour entertained a huge turnout during the 2009 XBIZ Conference.

XFANZ TV on the Red Carpet at the XBIZ Awards

The segment available for viewing now at XFANZ.com features Eva Angelina, Jenna Haze and Sasha Grey responding to questions from hostess Teagan Presley.

S.F. Chronicle Cites XBIZ Research Study in Article

The San Francisco Chronicle mentioned XBIZ in a story posted on its website today, citing an XBIZ Research study as a source for the economy's impact on the adult industry.

opinion

'2257 and TGPs

Recently, the long-anticipated revisions to the 18 U.S.C. §2257 federal record-keeping statute, commonly known as "2257," were published to the Federal Register.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

MaxPayments Announces XBIZ Conference Success

MaxPayments has announced that its appearance at the XBIZ State of the Industry Conference was a success.

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.

The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

The ebook market is starting to heat up in the wake of the success of Amazon's Kindle. That and our weekly iPhone update await in this week's tech watch.