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The China Syndrome
Although websites, video-on-demand and DVDs represent a huge piece of the revenue pie, there are many other niches in the adult industry. One that predates adult films by several thousand years is the toy and novelty business.
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 fun news about new online gaming innovations, as well as links to handy gadgets and plugins for every webmaster.
Competition, Branding and Trademarks
Once upon a time, not too long ago, the adult entertainment industry consisted of a few dozen brave producers and wholesale distributors who dared to create and sell explicit motion pictures and magazines in defiance of a government determined to stamp out commercial pornography.
XBIZ ‘State of the Industry’ Conference ’09 Set for Feb. 10-12 in Woodland Hills
XBIZ Conference ’09 today announced dates for its upcoming premier industry trade event, which will take place Feb 10-12, at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills.
10 Ways to Increase Traffic
Rather than solely relying on your affiliate webmasters to keep your site humming with activity, you should consider investing in various types of marketing.
An Erosion of the Law
Several events in the online adult industry have taken place recently that are eroding away the legal underpinnings of our businesses.
Online Marketing Tips
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "What is your favorite online marketing, sales and/or advertising technique?"
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 several fun new gadgets, as well as the latest gizmos for the iPhone and other news.
Elevator Buttons
In its simplest terms, being a webmaster presents only one challenge: Attract as many people as you can to your website and help them find their way from your landing page to the moment they become a paying customer.
Creative Marketing in a Challenging Marketplace
The webmasters who are the most creative in their marketing efforts are the ones who ultimately stand the greatest chance of prospering.
How Xtube Ruined Me for Playboy
My first modem was a US Robotics V.90 56K. I was thirteen-years-old. The year was 1998. Connecting to the Internet required listening to a minute-long sequence of noises jarring enough to make the cavities in your teeth quiver; but from there on in you had access to the Internet. Between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., access to the web was mine and mine alone, and for the precocious ninth-grader with nothing but time on his hands (sans the usual daily homework) there was only one viable solution on how to spend that time: surfing the web for Internet pornography.
Commentary: How Xtube Ruined Me for Playboy
My first modem was a US Robotics V.90 56K. I was thirteen-years-old. The year was 1998. Connecting to the Internet required listening to a minute-long sequence of noises jarring enough to make the cavities in your teeth quiver; but from there on in you had access to the Internet.
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 a bandwidth cap on web surfing, as well as a security breach with Apple's iPhone.
Virtual Reality in Adult
In the 1980s, author William Gibson came out with the best-selling Sci-Fi thriller Neuromancer. The novel painted a future where people plugged their senses into a world-wide network and had experiences almost as real as this world.
Insuring Businesses in the Internet Age
In a business world that is becoming more dependent upon the Internet each day, companies must be aware of the risk involved in e-commerce and communication: the possibility of damage and loss due to computer virus.
NETbilling Celebrates a Decade of Success
In 1997, Mitch Farber and his wife Sarah decided to take a shot at the Internet boom by starting their own adult sites. Right away, they hit a bump, and had to make a decision that would change their lives forever.
Kenya Cracks Down on Porn
Kenya has announced its intention to crack down heavily on the sale, hire, distribution or exhibition of pornographic materials, all of which are illegal in the East African country.