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A Newbie's Guide To Vegas
For many adult webmasters, January means more than the start of a brand new year — it means Vegas, baby! — and another gathering of the faithful at the online adult industry's show of shows: the winter Internext Expo. For those who have attended before, you know what to expect. For those who are heading to this premier business and networking event for the first time, here are a few tips to help you survive:
A Debate Over Barebacking
Mentioning the term "barebacking" at any gay webmaster gathering is sure to spark a heated debate, but despite the controversy the niche continues to thrive within the gay market.
A Pay Per Click Paradigm
As adult webmasters, we're quite accustomed to using the Pay Per Click (PPC) model for buying traffic from search engines, and for selling it to sponsors – but wouldn't it be nice to monetize our content offerings to consumers this way?
A Proliferation Of Patents
Any adult webmaster that has multimedia on their website by now should have heard about Acacia Research and its Digital Media Transmission patents that claim ownership of the audio and video downloading and streaming process from a server. Acacia was the first company to enter into the adult space claiming licensing fees, and XPays Inc.'s newly awarded patent is a sign of change for the industry.
Show Your Juggs And Be A Star
Print giant and online hotspot team up to give someone a chance to be a star
Downfall Of A Legend
The weight is gone. So too is the money. As for the sex, well, let's just say that Al Goldstein's longtime claim at being "America's greatest pussy-eater" hasn't been put to the test nearly as much as it used to.
Cheyenne Makes A Comeback
After a 2 year absence, former Vivid great and Penthouse Pet® CHEYENNE SILVER returns, and she goes all the way in a torrid hardcore boy/girl scene. Admitting she'd been sex-starved for months, she attacked her partner with gusto. You can see all 86 steamy shots only on earlmiller.com where it is the December centerfold.
A Global Business: Part 2
In today's conclusion, we'll examine security and fraud issues, shipping and customs considerations, and concerns over local sensibilities – and how they all affect merchants in today's global marketplace.
A Global Business: Part 1
The Internet came on the scene at the same time that globalization became the world's dominant economic trend. Globalization can be defined as the integration of national economies and the lowering of trade barriers between states. The process has given rise to high level negotiating bodies such as the World Trade Organization and treaties such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.
A Broader View
One of the many things that I concern myself with is the search for innovative ways to increase profits while mitigating expenses. Sometimes this search involves "thinking outside of the box," and looking for ideas in unexpected directions. Such contemplation recently led me to consider the potential impact of world currency exchange rates upon my operation's bottom line.
Sylvia Saint Casts a 'Spell'
Porn legend Sylvia Saint is returning to the adult film industry with an all-new material after a 3-year hiatus in "Sylvia's Spell" from In-X-Cess. Saint is a Penthouse International Pet and 1997 People's Choice Award winner for best newcomer. The Czech native broke into hardcore films in the late 1990s.
Grouper Limits File-Sharers to a Select Few
As Hollywood and record companies continue to worry about copyright infringement over the Internet, a California startup has released a new program designed to let a controlled group of Internet users to form a closed network in which they can share home videos and digital photos with each other.
L.A. Judge Holds Court in a Strip Club
Judge Kevin Ross is under fire for a host of potential ethics issues, including holding court in a strip club over a controversy involving a “Miss Wet on the Net” contest, which included a wet T-shirt competition and a “wet spelling bee” in which contestants were required to spell “titillate.”
Build A Profitable Gay Site
At industry events I am often approached — as are a lot of my colleagues in the gay adult online industry — for advice on how to enter the gay market. The questions come from very savvy and successful webmasters in the straight market who develop illogical mental blocks when confronted with same-sex sales.
A Change In Plans
With market forces and business realities changing almost daily for operators in the online adult industry, having a flexible business plan that you revisit from time to time is vital.
AlyTV Fills a New Seat
AlyTV Fills a New Seat
A New Season Of Hope
It's official: George Bush will remain in office as President of the United States of America for four more years. While the reactions of some in the adult industry are bordering on hysteria over imaginary woes to come, I want to assure you all that "the sky is not falling..."
Video In A Flash
Not many people know it, but Macromedia has developed a sophisticated media delivery platform, that is emerging as a sleeping giant. In fact, Microsoft recently tried to buy them for over $6 billion – and were turned down.
Blue Reef Tours Makes A Splash
Tired of the standard travel package? Spent enough of your vacation time sitting in crowded tour buses going from museum to museum? Blue Reef Tours lets customers tour adult movie sets around the world, in a series of vacation packages that will give you an "up close and personal" experience of the adult industry.
Pool.Com Launches a Free-Market Domain Name Back-End
Web domain name backorderer Pool.com announced a new service today that will allow domain name registrars to buy and sell domain names in a competitive, open-market environment.