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Using OpenSource Databases
As the online adult industry grows across the Internet, by definition, the amount of traffic packets and raw data will also grow. For a small startup, this amount of data is easy to deal with, but as an x-business expands, simply storing endless files on disk just doesn't cut it.
Tony Dimarco Joins Raging Stallion Studios
Raging Stallion Studios announced that writer-director Tony Dimarco has accepted a full-time, high-level position as a staff director at the company's main office.
Could Adam Walsh Act Harm the Adult Biz?
The original laudable purpose of the legislation that would become the Adam Walsh Act was certainly one I doubt any normal person would object to: protecting children from sexual exploitation and violence.
Gina Lynn on the Auction Block
Adult entertainer Gina Lynn is putting herself on the auction block at the Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament, with the highest bidders having Gina along with them for the entire 18 holes.
Report: Travel Sites Blocked More Often Than Porn
A startling report released at Infosec Europe 2008 reveals that travel and social-networking sites are more likely than porn sites to be blocked by companies that regulate their employees' Internet access.
Trina Michaels Takes Bikini Contest to the Xtreme
Trina Michaels will take part of the Miss Extreme Bikini Contest, being held as part of the Xtreme Pro Wrestling 'XPW Cold Day in Hell' event, slated for Saturday, May 24, in Redondo Beach, Calif.
Calderon May Raise Proposed Calif. Porn Tax to 25 Percent
Democratic Assemblyman Charles Calderon yesterday threatened to increase a proposed tax on the adult industry from 8 to 25 percent on the same day that industry representatives traveled to Sacramento to lobby legislators against the bill.
Infonet Chooses 'Green' Data Center
International network and data center services Infonet Nederland has put 42 data center cabinets into use within EvoSwitch's environmentally-friendly data center.
Back to Business
Now that 2008 is humming along, we've gotten back down to business; that is, the "business" of playing with all manner of sexy goodies! And with that, here are our latest discoveries in the world of adult novelties:
Shocker Offers Social Bookmarking
Shocker Enterprises has announced its release of the Shockdigg.com social bookmarking site.
Report: Roaming Workers Are Up to No Good
Web security solutions provider ScanSafe has released a report that reveals that employees are more likely to visit adult and other risqué websites while working away from the office.
Cheap Blowjobs
I am writing this opinion piece in an effort to help motivate male performers in the adult industry to demand higher rates for doing blowjob and handjob scenes.
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 Round-up
This week's Tech Round-up is filled with futuristic flights of fancy for adult webmasters, including new HD cameras, new ways to search the Internet, and that staple of futurism – a flying car.
Mainstream Cues
Legendary screenwriter William Goldman once summed up the essential wisdom of his decades in film production with the simple declaration that, when it comes to what makes a picture successful, "nobody knows anything." The key word here is "knows."
Senator Biden Wants Increased Monitoring of P2P Networks for Illegal Files
Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) is pushing for a renewed effort by federal and local law enforcement to use specialized software that will help help curb illegal file trading on peer-to-peer networks.
Are Plots Needed?
There was a period not too long ago, when I realized that I was getting more turned on by erotic scenes in R-rated mainstream films than I was by watching porn.
Adult Innovations
The online adult entertainment industry has long been perceived to be a leader in technological and marketing innovation, but what exactly are these innovations? To help answer this question, XBIZ World Magazine profiled several significant examples of online adult marketing prowess.
Report: Attackers Adopt Stealth Tactics
Computer security systems provider Symantec has released its 13th Internet Security Threat Report, which analyzed Internet attacks and vulnerabilities such as malicious code, phishing, spam and other security risks over the past six months.
Where's the Traffic?
It's notoriously difficult to get precise statistics about adult websites, mostly because the vast majority of the adult industry is privately held and no one's volunteering much information.