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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.
As Sweet as Moire (*) Candy
This might seem like an odd time to enter the DVD competition with high-end product, but everyone knows that true artists don’t do things just because the market says it’s a good time. And with Moiré(*)Candy, there are two artists at work, so anything is possible.
Frederick Lane Releases 'The Court and the Cross'
Author, long-time adult industry analyst and free speech advocate Frederick Lane has released his fourth book, "The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court."
Daring to be Great
Some companies just make it look easy. Daring Media Group entered the market in October 2006, and the Barcelona-based company was purchased almost immediately by European adult retailing giant Beate Uhse.
The XBIZ Events
For someone who rarely goes out at night, the first week of February was quite the party week for me. Two nights in a row I was invited to events put on by XBIZ.