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Veteran porn salesman Dean Sussman says that every adult store he's visited for the past 20 years has the same type of customers in them.
U.K. Domain Prices Surging
While the physical real estate market may be suffering in many locations these days, the virtual real estate market in the U.K. is enjoying a double-digit boom in the value of its .co.uk domain names.
Oktoberfest Gathering Slated for Munich
Scheduled to follow immediately after the Webmaster Access Europe show in Amsterdam, the Oktoberfest Gathering promises a party atmosphere where deals can be closed and brainstorming sessions from the previous event completed.
The Solo Girl Scene
For years many models have run their own sites and achieved terrific success, yet many inside and outside the industry still drop their jaws in disbelief when they find out a model is also a savvy — and hard-working — businesswoman.
GOP Targets Al Franken Over Playboy Column
ABC News reported last week that the Minnesota Senate race has taken a decided turn toward the prurient after the state Republican Party released a letter Thursday that called on Franken to apologize for writing a 2000 Playboy Magazine article.
Cable Companies to Add Alternative Delivery Platforms
The AP is reporting that cable operators are not being hit as hard as other telecommunications sectors in the recession that is not a recession, and are planning on expanding their digital delivery products in order to remain a vital player in the home entertainment marketplace for years to come.
Report: Quarter of Online Projects Exceed Budget
According to a recent survey by Ruby on Rails software developer New Bamboo, constantly shifting project requirements and involving too many people in the decision making process are putting many projects over budget and behind schedule.
Online Pirate Faces Prison for Criminal Infringement
In a press release issued this week, The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a jury in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has found Barry Gitarts of New York guilty of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement.
Jon Jon Keeps It Real With 'Keeping It Real P.O.V.'
Jon Jon is more than meets the eye. Not just your average adult male performer, he is also an accomplished director as well.
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 looks at the latest innovations in photography, social networking, news aggregation and collaborative writing.
Money in the Middle
Looking down on the Las Vegas Strip from my suite at The Venetian back in January, a lyric from a half-forgotten Leonard Cohen song played through my head: "The place is dead as heaven on a Saturday night."
Traffic Dude to Present Media Buying Workshop at XBIZ Summer Forum
Attendees at the upcoming XBIZ Summer Forum will be able to learn the ins and outs of purchasing and managing various forms of online advertising, thanks to a special multimedia presentation by the marketing masters from Traffic Dude.
Using PageFlakes
Looking for a simplified personal start page alternative to My Yahoo! or iGoogle? You might consider the Ajax-based PageFlakes.com.
XBIZ Taps Blatt Consults for New Business Initiatives
XBIZ has tapped Blatt Consults, a division of MarketingFirm.com, to explore new business initiatives for the adult entertainment industry’s leading technology focused media company.
Putting the Pieces Together
I’ve always liked jigsaw puzzles. Editing a film is much like working on a jigsaw puzzle, putting small video pieces together so that viewers can see the big picture.
U.S. Senate Authorizes $1 Billion to Fight Child Porn
The Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved an amended version of the Combating Child Exploitation Act, which would authorize more than $1 billion over eight years to fight Internet crimes that victimize children.
High Court Affirms Key Pandering Component of PROTECT Act
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled, 7-2, in favor of 18 U.S.C. §2252A(a)(3)(B), a key provision of the PROTECT Act of 2003 that 'generally prohibits offers to provide and requests to obtain child pornography.'
The Public World of Private
Private Media Group is such a major player in the international DVD market it would be easy to assume the company has been putting out adult videos since the VCR. But it wasn’t until 1992 that the company released its first videos with the Private Video Magazine series. Today it claims to own the “largest archive of high quality adult content in the world,” which now includes nearly 1,200 titles.
Karen Fletcher to Plead Guilty to Obscenity Charges
Putting an end to her nearly three year long fight against federal charges stemming from fictional stories on her "Red Rose" website, Karen Fletcher will plead guilty to six counts of distributing obscenity online.