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Eliminating 'Novelty' From the Novelty Biz
There is surprisingly little actual “novelty” in the so-called “novelty business.”
Three Alternate Futures
As the Democratic Party wrestles with its knockdown, drag-out primary contest between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, desperately seeking unity, the adult industry is no doubt wrestling with its own concerns regarding how it will fare under the potential presidency of the three remaining major candidates. The voters’ choice of candidate in November will dramatically impact the way in which the adult industry will fare — potentially for many years to come. Therefore, an objective, informed evaluation of each candidate’s stance on erotic entertainment and First Amendment issues is critically important to determining the potential impacts on the industry.
Behind Every Video is One Guy's Hard-on
Just what is it that porn directors do, anyway? It could be fairly said about some directors that you still wouldn’t know what they do even if you spent a day on their sets. However, for the few good directors who create the bulk of high-quality, high-earning titles that come out of Porn Valley, the fair answer to the question of what they do is “everything.”
'Breaking Into Porn' by Liquid Lust
XBIZ Premiere presents two of porn's most beloved journalists discussing one of the products available in the adult marketplace: "Breaking Into Porn" by Liquid Lust Productions.
Prosecuting the Consumer
In recent decades, obscenity law in many major industrialized Western democracies has focused on creation, manufacturing and distribution rather than simple possession. Prosecutors in the U.S. and the U.K. — which are among the democracies where obscenity prosecution has been common — have been going after adult companies, adult stars and adult stores, but not adult entertainment fans. However, that may change in the U.K. if Parliament passes what is being called the “extreme porn” law, which would make it a felony (punishable by up to three years in prison) to possess what British politicians have been loosely describing as “extreme pornography” or “violent pornography.” And supporters of the proposed legislation have been saying that they hope other Western democracies — including the U.S. — will follow Britain’s example and pass possession- oriented “extreme porn” laws of their own.
XBIZ Summer ’08 Draws Record Attendance
The just concluded XBIZ Summer Forum ’08 drew a record crowd of more than 1200 attendees, shattering the attendance levels of previous shows and setting the stage for a trade show business model that offers reduced costs for attendees, greater visibility for sponsors and an all-around increased level of value for everyone involved.
Custom Videos
With countless DVDs released each year and the increasing number of niches within, one would think that there would be something for everyone. But fetishes are like bellybuttons (and, for some, bellybuttons are the fetish), so it is almost impossible to satisfy the vast market and its quirks through the Porn Valley system as it stands.
Tackling the Tubes
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several industry players "How do you think the industry should deal with the tube site phenomenon?" Here's what they had to say:
The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
XSF ’08: The Cabanas
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino’s lagoon-style pool and cabanas were center stage for some of the online adult industry’s biggest movers and shakers as well as some ambitious newcomers at the XBIZ Summer Forum ’08.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
This week's Tech Watch brings word about the new Apple iPhone, as well as news about some handy new websites that make gaming, web design and social networking easier.
XSF '08: Day Two Seminars and Workshops
Despite a succession of loud fire drills that continued on for so long that the impact went from merely disruptive to outright absurd, the morning seminars during day two of the XBIZ Summer Forum ’08 provided great information for a healthy turnout of attendees.
XSF '08: Sutra Party Delighted the Senses
The entire north side of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino pool turned into a Mediterranean den of sizzling sexuality as XBIZ Summer Forum ’08 attendees poured outside just as the sun went down last night to officially kick off the conference with the XBIZ Sutra party.
Nikki Jayne Crowned Miss XBIZ Summer 2008
Vivid contract performer Nikki Jayne has won the Miss XBIZ Summer 2008 crown, beating out a competitive field of nine other contestants for top honors.
Heidi Mayne in Vegas
Heidi Mayne is set to bring her feature dance show to Las Vegas July 9-11 during the XBIZ Summer Forum.
XSF '08: Day 1 Seminars
The first day of educational offerings at the XBIZ Summer Forum included a marketing seminar that veered into traffic, a workshop on how to write a great press release and an online advertising workshop presented by Traffic Dude.
Content Run Amok
Piracy is one of the most vexing problems facing the adult entertainment industry today. More so even than governmental regulation and conservative outcry, the wholesale theft of copyrighted content threatens the very existence of an entire adult industry sector.
XBIZ Research Launches at XSF '08
XBIZ Research, the latest addition to the adult media company's portfolio of B-2-B offerings, was officially launched today at the XBIZ Summer Forum in Las Vegas.
XSF '08: FSC Piracy Roundtables
The Free Speech Coalition kicked off the first morning of the XBIZ Summer Forum with its roundtable workshop on content piracy.
ASACP Plans Mouse Pad Giveaway at XBIZ Summer Forum
The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) will send representatives to XBIZ Summer ’08 Forum.