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Writing for the Blue Screen

How do we recognize good screenwriting in a business that, as sales show, has no need to value it?

Gram Ponante ·
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Freddy and Eddy: Our Debut Review

So strong is our devotion to this cauldron o' perversion you're now perusing that we felt the honor alone was worth our banging out a few words on toys, lubes and whatnot every 30 days.

Freddy and Eddy ·
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2257 Software Packages

Software for those who prefer not to start their digital record-keeping systems from scratch.

Jet Lynn ·

Deadline for XBIZ Awards Nominations is Monday, December 31

The deadline for submitting nominations for the XBIZ Awards is this Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. The 6th annual awards ceremony will take place Thursday, February 7, at The Highlands in Hollywood, California.

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on news, local laws and battles involving today's adult retailers.

International Group Pressures ISPs on Piracy Issues

European lawmakers and Internet service providers are under pressure from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) over piracy issues associated with illegal P2P downloads.

Gaming Settlement Could Serve as Warning to Adult

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, three of the biggest companies on the Internet, have agreed to settle a civil case over allegations that the search giants accepted ads for online gambling websites.

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FBI Halts 2257 Inspections of Secondaries

Special Agent Chuck Joyner, head of the FBI's 2257 inspection effort, clarifies the FBI's inspection policies.

Q Boyer ·

E3 Returns to LA Convention Center

The Entertainment Software Association, a trade group supporting the video game industry, has announced the return of its annual E3 Media and Business Summit to the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Recent Tests Advance 4G Technology

A recent series of trials by Nokia Siemens Networks is paving the way for the fourth generation of mobile broadband devices.

In the U.K., Taxi Drivers May Give Out Condoms

Public health experts are recommending that taxi drivers and club owners provide free condoms to patrons in an effort to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

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Electric Genitals

An astute observer of all things technical and sexual, Violet Blue describes perfectly the weird dichotomy that exists between man and machine.

Joanne Cachapero ·

Cops Put an End To 'Pee on the Rocks'

In what some observers see as the beginning of a campaign to clean up the area, a popular adult club in Osaka's Minami entertainment district has been targeted by police.

Australia to Implement Net Censorship Law in January

Australia is set to implement new rules that will impose stringent regulations on online and mobile companies that provide sexually oriented content.

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Using Mainstream to Promote Adult

Adult webmasters use other adult websites as a promotional tool, but some webmasters are using mainstream websites to promote adult sites.

Alex Henderson ·

XBIZ Hollywood ’08 Rooms Sold Out; New Block Added To Meet Overwhelming Demand

Organizers of the XBIZ Hollywood ’08 Industry Conference have announced that all of the rooms set aside for the February trade event have been booked, and that an additional limited block of rooms has been added.

The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up

The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.

XBIZ Announces Hollywood Conference '08 Special Events

XBIZ Hollywood '08 Industry Conference organizers have announced the series of special events scheduled for the annual trade event, held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Feb. 6-8.

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Regs Putting the Squeeze on Industry

In June 2005, the adult entertainment industry seemed thrown into a near-panic when the U.S. updated 18 U.S.C. §2257

Jett Lynn ·

New Porn-Finding Tool SurfRecon Releases

SurfRecon has announced the public beta release of its new SurfRecon LE (Law Enforcement Edition) rapid-image-analysis forensic tool.