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Erotic Magazine Spurned by Tesco for Sexy Features, Officials Say
“Scarlet,” the independent erotic magazine for women edited by sex expert Sarah Hedley, has had its advances spurned by supermarket giant Tesco, which reportedly decided the magazine is too sexy for its shelves.
Experts Say Most Spyware Generates From Porn Sites
Claiming that porn downloaded from the workplace contributes to more than half of all spyware, some security firms are saying the onus will soon be on company owners to better monitor employee behavior and keep their networks clean.
Police Say Deaths of American Adult Workers Were Accidental
Police have ruled the deaths of male adult performers Steve Wright and Mark Kraynak to be accidental. Both men were missing for 10 days in August before their bodies were discovered in a rock quarry.
Web Use Making People Ruder, Studies Say
The distance provided by online communication methods such as email, instant messaging and message boards is making people feel it’s okay to be downright nasty, according to several studies.
FSC Deposition Deemed a Success, Lawyers Say
Four of the lawyers representing the FSC in its lawsuit against the federal government concluded a four-hour deposition today of Howard Schmidt, a technology expert and government witness.
Adult Videos Still Dwarf Online Sales, Stats Say
It’s no secret that adult entertainment is a profitable business. What may be surprising is how far the Internet segment of the industry still lags behind DVD sales, according to statistics compiled by the site TopTen Reviews.
At Best, Half of Searchers Read Sponsored Ads, Researchers Say
A new study on the eye movements of Google searchers reveals that 100 percent of surfers look at the top three results and that only 50 percent of viewers look at the No. 1 sponsored result.
Adult Content Interest May Be Evolutionary Product, Researchers Say
The urge to look at adult content may have biological explanations that extend to human’s primate relatives and evolutionary development, according to a new study by Duke University researchers.
Bell Companies Stifle Broadband Growth, Critics Say
Large regional telecommunication companies are attempting to stop small cities and town from creating their own broadband networks, according to the mayor of rural Lafayette, and using the aid of the FCC to do it.
Net Use Draws From Other Activities, Researchers Say
Researchers with the Stanford Institute for the Quantitative Study of Society plan to publish a new study on their website Monday, indicating that people displace time usually reserved for other activities with Internet usage.
Industry Insiders Say Adult Market Consolidating
Amid bouts of raucous laughter and good-natured insider ribbing, six of the top players in the adult Internet community gathered in the Marquee Ballroom at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Santa Monica to discuss the state of the adult industry and the direction that it’s heading in.
Ashcroft to Resign Before January, Aides Say
Sources close to Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that Ashcroft is expected to resign from his post before President George W. Bush’s inauguration in January. Ashcroft, 62, entered office pledging to use federal obscenity laws to aggressively combat the adult industry.
Google Desktop Search May Contain Security Risks, Experts Say
The release of Google’s new Desktop Search function met with a wave of questions this week regarding security risks posed by the ultra-powerful indexing tool. According to experts, there may be inherent security risks when the program is installed on shared computers.
Knowing When to Say "When"
Come on, let's be honest with each other. No matter how much we try, there's just this one sponsor whom we've been feeding traffic for months who couldn't convert its way out of a wet paper bag. We've pushed and tried, changed things around, tried different sources of traffic, and nothing helps.
IBill Lays Off About 50 Employees, Sources Say
Widespread Internet rumblings were confirmed today, indicating that the beleagured payment processor has indeed let go employees from multiple departments and that the firings were caused by iBill's recent financial troubles with its former credit card processor First Data.
The Days of Free Content Are Gone, Researchers Say
The days of free content on the web are over, says the Online Publishers Association. As the Internet enters its maturation point, researchers say that web users will have to get more accustomed to paying for content.
Smartphone Sector Exploding, Analysts Say
The smartphone mobile craze is about to balloon, said market research firm In-Stat/MDR in a recent report, pointing to the smartphone as the next cash cow for content and software providers. After several years of slow adoption rates, shipments of smartphones are expected to rise by almost 50 percent over the next five years.
Internet Fueling Sex Addiction, Say Doctors
With an estimated half-million New Yorkers allegedly suffering from the "disease" of sexual addiction, Dr. Sharon O'Hara of the National Council on Sex Addiction and Compulsivity has issued some grim warnings about the pitfalls of surfing the web.
Never Say Die
From time to time, every Webmaster experiences some sort of burnout, and it's not a pretty sight. But once the madness takes its toll, how does one recover from it? The secret is