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A Blockbuster for the Ages
Just how does one follow up the most successful feature in modern adult entertainment history? Make it bigger better, of course.
Kentucky Court Stops Domain Seizures
Kentucky's Court of Appeals has granted a motion to stay the state's transfer and seizure of 141 Internet domain names.
Making Quality Softcore Viable
Fuck softcore! How many times have I heard that exclamation from X-rated video performers, videographers and still photographers? How many times have I shouted it from behind the monitor myself? I’ve long ago lost count.
The State of Merchant Banking
Rest assured: Now more than ever, we believe there are excellent choices for merchants to obtain quality merchant account and payment processing solutions. One fact that can describe these times is that the payment industry is more regulated than ever, which may seem problematic to some, but in truth, creates more stability.
The Art of the Upsell
My lovely wife, Dawn, and I recently returned from a cruise to Alaska, where we spent a week sailing the Inside Passage from Vancouver, B.C., to Icy Strait Point and the Hubbard Glacier; Skagway, Juneau and beyond.
Commerce Gate Expands into U.S. Market
The ability to process transactions lies at the core of many online adult entertainment operations; as such, the companies that provide transaction services serve as a vital ingredient in a merchant’s profit chain — demanding that these companies provide stable, trustworthy and ever-evolving processing services across all the world’s markets.
Video Secrets Signs On as Corporate Sponsor for 2009 XBIZ Conference
The XBIZ State of the Industry Conference has gained a new corporate sponsor: leading video chat network Video Secrets.
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 of some great new applications for the iPhone, as well as important news for tech-savvy professionals everywhere.
IPSP vs. Merchant Account
Internet billing has undergone a transformation over the past few years, with new stratagems emerging to give merchants a choice in how they want to collect.
PussyCash Takes Spotlight at XBIZ 2009 Industry Conference
PussyCash has signed on as a premium sponsor of the XBIZ ’09 State of the Industry Conference, slated for Feb. 10-12 in Woodland Hills, Calif., having nabbed the highest-level sponsorship available at the show.
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 includes more grim signs that the Web 2.0 bubble has burst, while other pundits speculate about the Internet's role in electing Barack Obama.
Election 2008: An Online Adult Industry Perspective
Less than 24 hours after Sen. John McCain's concession speech, the online adult entertainment industry is reacting to America's choice of Barack Obama as its new president elect.
Reducing Chargebacks
While entirely eliminating chargebacks is not possible, reducing and managing your chargeback rate is possible, and boils down to adhering to business practices that are good for your company's overall health.
After the Sale
Without a sale no company can earn revenue; but for many adult affiliate programs, the actual sale is only the starting point of a more complicated and lucrative monetization process.
Defining the Body Politic
The call is out to rouse the adult entertainment industry from its presumed slumber in an effort to encourage (and influence) active participation in the upcoming election.
The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
Intro: 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 good news for the open-source community, a slew of new toys for iPhone fans, and a look at an electric car.
The Election, the Supreme Court and Adult
Whether the next American president will be Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama, there is a very strong possibility that he will be nominating at least one — if not two — justices for the U.S. Supreme Court.