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The Picticon Offers a New Look
Edge Interactive Publishing has announced the release of a "new look" for its venerable website, the Picticon.
Branding a Star
Every girl in this business has a story of how she wound up here. Their journeys into the world of XXX film range from getting in through a friend, to looking for an easy way to make a quick buck, to spreading their legs to get back at a boyfriend or some other strange reason.
XBIZ to Conduct Adult Entertainment Market Research Program
XBIZ today announced the launch of XBIZ Research, a survey-driven study program that will ascertain and address through expert analysis market trends that are of inherent interest to the adult entertainment industry.
Does Size Matter?
Some seem to think the skin biz is now on the cusp of a new stage in its evolution from small independent websites to massive networks of megasites, much the same way that mom-and-pop-type brick-and-mortar video rental businesses gave way to publicly traded corporations 20 years ago.
Australian Bishops Urge Government to Ban Internet Porn
Australian Bishops have issued a new call to action titled "Internet Safety: A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Australia," a missive that takes special aim at Internet pornography, calling it "...one of the most evil uses of the Internet."
dotMobi Requests Proposals for find.mobi
Mobile solutions company dotMobi, the organization behind the .mobi Internet domain name for mobile phones and the dev.mobi developer forum, has announced that it is accepting proposals for find.mobi, a mobile search tool for consumers.
Rodney Moore
Rodney Moore has a lot of firsts on his résumé. He was among the early pioneers of both POV and gonzo. His eponymous website was part of the first wave of cybersexuality and has been serving it up nonstop since 1997. In Internet time, that's the Stone Age.
Overcoming Obstacles
It's no secret that the online adult entertainment industry has been characterized by change throughout its relatively short and stellar history. And while oftentimes difficult to adapt to, evolving with these changes and the challenges they present can be rewarding on levels other than the purely financial.
The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
XBIZ Summer Forum ’08 Announces Seminar, Workshop Schedule
XBIZ has announced the seminar and workshop lineup for XBIZ Summer ’08 Forum, which takes place this summer at the refurbished Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, July 9-11.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
This week's tech watch includes a sneak preview of the upcoming second-generation Apple iPhone and a look at Adobe's new Flash-development initiative, Open Screen Project.
MIM Demands FBI Target Legal Adult Entertainment
The enemies of free expression are at it again, with Morality in Media President Robert Peters criticizing FBI Director Robert Mueller for "refusing to investigate obscenity crimes that do not depict the most extreme hardcore pornography."
Latinas: Exotic or Authentic?
In recent months the number of newly-launched independent sites and large network offerings aimed at monetizing the Latina content niche, or micro-niches within it, have been growing with sizzling speed and varied amounts of success.
TGP.com for Sale on eBay
Online adult industry veteran Sam Sugar is selling off the TGP.com domain name using the mainstream auction website eBay.
HellHouse Offers 'Girls of Wolfpac 2'
Underground band Wolfpac is raising the bar in the HellHouse Media release of 'The Girls of Wolfpac 2.'
Cybersocket Sponsors XBIZ Summer Forum Events
Cybersocket has announced that it will sponsor three events at the XBIZ Summer Forum this July in Las Vegas.
Webmaster Score Offers Free Review Site Tracker
WebmasterScore.com has announced the release of its Review Site Tracker – a free webmaster resource tool that allows paysite program owners to log in and track reviews of their own paysites on 35+ adult review sites.
Easy RSS Feeds
The increasingly popular RSS feed is something that may seem complex at first glance, but once you have its nuances down, can easily be implemented in a matter of minutes.
Report: Massive JavaScript Injection Attack Underway
Computer security specialists Websense Security Labs have released details concerning a massive, malicious JavaScript injection attack that has compromised thousands of domains this month alone.
Porn Filtering Debate Heats Up
A meeting held to determine the fate of porn and content filtering in Sacramento's public libraries has ended in a 7-7 deadlock. The issue is unlikely to be revisited.