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The End of the Beginning?

When we win big victories, they seem to inspire dreadful overreaction by an assortment of enemies.

Tom Hymes ·

XBIZ Hollywood Golf, Poker Tourneys Are Slated

XBIZ has finalized arrangements for a pair of extracurricular events at the XBIZ Hollywood ’08 Industry Conference, the golf and poker tournaments.

Yappo.com Nominated for Two XBIZ Awards

Video-on-demand service Yappo, less than a year old, has been nominated for two XBIZ Awards, VOD Company of the Year and Emerging Web Company of the Year.

Traffic Dude Nominated for XBIZ Award

The team at Traffic Dude is thrilled to announce their XBIZ Award nomination in the category of Emerging Web Company of the Year.

NichePartners Receives XBIZ Nomination

NichePartners.com is proud to announce that it has received a nomination for "Affiliate Program of the Year" from XBIZ. Launched in 1999, NichePartners.com has grown to five paysites, featuring mainly Canadian talent.

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Real Vision

When you're watching a movie, especially a great movie, you're looking through another set of eyes without even realizing it. Here's a look at what three veteran adult directors see through their lenses.

Joanne Cachapero ·

Another Website Poisoning Attack

Hackers have succeeded in poisoning thousands of small e-commerce operations, planting a malicious code that in turn infects visitors to the host website.

Winter Internext 2008 Wrap

Winter Internext 2008 dodged a bullet and more. In taking somewhat drastic steps to address a two-year decline in attendance and reputation, it has succeeded in offering up a viable vision of itself for at least the near future.

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Satisfying Gay VOD Consumers

XBIZ delved into the consumer's realm, going right to the source for answers. A few well-placed posts on a variety of gay message boards yielded a plentitude of responses.

Jeremy Spencer ·

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

A weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect adult retailers.

Spartacus nominated for XBIZ Novelty Company of the Year

Peers and colleagues of Spartacus Enterprises have nominated Spartacus for the XBIZ Novelty Company of the Year.

HellHouse Media Receives XBIZ Award Nomination

HellHouse Media is proud to announce its nomination as Emerging Studio of the Year at the 2008 XBIZ Awards."Since the nominees for this award were chosen by fans and our colleagues in the industry, just being nominated really is an honor," company founder and CEO Ty Gonty said. "Of course, we do want to win too."

Silvercash Nominated for Affiliate Program of the Year at 2008 XBIZ Awards

Silvercash is proud to announce its nomination for Affiliate Program of the Year for the 2008 XBIZ Awards. Silvercash has won this prestigious award three years in a row and is hoping to continue the legacy.

Sexual Normality in the News

"Different strokes for different folks," or so the saying goes. Increasingly, people are turning to everyone from the media to the medical profession, seeking validation of just how different their own strokes are.

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The End of 2257?

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the second highest courts in the land, has struck down the law known to the industry as the 2257 regulations.

Gregory A. Piccionelli ·

XBIZ Hollywood Conference Adds Room Block at Magic Castle Hotel

XBIZ has announced that a new block of rooms has been added at the celebrated Magic Castle Hotel in Hollywood, Calif., to accommodate the increased number of industry members who will be attending the XBIZ Hollywood ’08 Industry Conference.

XBIZ Publisher Tom Hymes on G4 TV

XBIZ Publisher Tom Hymes was recently featured on G4 TV's coverage of the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.

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Finding an Adult Host

You are ready to build the sexiest, wildest site in the history of the human race, a site that will make you thousands of dollars in revenue. What's your next step?

James Edwards ·

XBIZ Awards Nominates LiveCamNetwork for 2008

LiveCamNetwork.com has earned another nomination for Live Video Chat of the Year from the XBIZ Awards. This is the second XBIZ Awards nomination for the site and founder Mark Prince is hoping the second time will be lucky.

MySpace Cutting Links to Adult Sites

Social networking giant MySpace has entered into an agreement with 49 states that includes the elimination of all links to adult websites.