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Sex.com Saga Continues, Cohen Says He’s Broke

Stephen Cohen, better known to the adult entertainment industry as the man who hijacked Sex.com, told a federal court yesterday that he was flat broke and unable to pay the $65 million judgment to the domain’s original rightful owner, Gary Kremen.

ICANN Hires Sex.com Journalist for Better Accountability

Responding to allegations of its lack of openness and accountability, ICANN has appointed Techworld news editor Kieren McCarthy — a longtime critic of the organization — as its general manger of public participation.

Sex.com Thief Cohen Released from Prison

Stephen Michael Cohen, the man who hijacked Sex.com from Gary Kremen, was released from prison Dec. 5, XBIZ has confirmed. According to court documents, Judge James Ware of U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., granted Cohen’s release.

Sex.com to Distribute Playboy Content

In an effort to ramp up its Internet distribution model, Playboy Entertainment Group signed a deal Tuesday with Boston-based Escom to infuse content on the Sex.com website.

Sex.com Picks ObjectCube to Help Develop Site

Software developer ObjectCube has been tapped by the new owners of Sex.com as a consultant. Boston-based Escom LLC purchased the high-profile domain name for $14 million more than two months ago and now is looking for some changes.

Sex.com Sold to Escom LLC For $14M

The infamous and controversial domain Sex.com has officially been sold to Boston-based Escom LLC for a reported $14 million, XBiz has learned.

Kremen on Sex.com: ‘Wait and See What Happens’

As both mainstream and trade press scramble to cover the arrest of Stephen Cohen today, Sex.com owner Gary Kremen told XBiz he is calm, maintaining a wait-and-see attitude despite his outstanding $65 million judgment against Cohen for the theft of the famed Sex.com web address.

Sex.com Lawsuit Erupts, Kremen ‘Not Involved’

According to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning, a group calling itself Sex.com Incorporated that recently tried to buy the domain Sex.com is suing a Boston-based domain registrar for allegedly bilking them out of $500,000 in a deal to buy the famed web address.

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Our Results From Sex.com

Recently, adult webmaster affiliate program MensNiche.com decided to put Sex.com's pay per click (PPC) traffic to the test, in hopes of helping its affiliates to decide if running campaigns at the popular search engine would help boost sales. Since traffic is the one thing that all websites need in order to thrive, I thought that you'd all be interested in the results of these tests:

Andrew Slack ·

Cohen: 'I Will Prevail in Sex.com Case'

Despite the recent dismissal of an appeal he filed to a $65 million ruling against him, Steve Cohen feels he will ultimately clear his name in the long-running Sex.com case.

2much.net In Traffic Deal With Sex.com

Live video chat software creator 2much.net has announced that it will be offering free, targeted traffic from Sex.com to new clients of their LiveCamNetwork 1.9 system. 2much and Sex.com, both Canadian companies, finalized the deal without disclosing details.

Sex.com, Flynt, BSC Donate Money to San Francisco's Erotic Health Day

Adult industry portal Sex.com and several gentlemen's clubs including Larry Flynt's Hustler Club have thrown their weight behind Erotic Health Day, a fundraising drive to support financially troubled St. James Infirmary.

Sex.Com Founder Makes Donation to Acacia Defense Fund

The owner of one of the largest adult portals on the Internet contributed $10,000 to the Joint Defense Group, a coalition of adult companies working to combat the patent infringement claims that Acacia Technologies Group is leveling against the adult entertainment industry.

GalaxySearch and Sex.com Expand Management

GALAXYSEARCH AND SEX.COM SEARCH ENGINES ANNOUNCE MANAGEMENT EXPANSION

Sex.com Reaches Finish Line

Sex.com owner Gary Kremen reached a final settlement Monday following a prolonged six-year legal battle with registrar VeriSign, formerly Network Solutions Inc.

Sex.com Teams With ARS

The new incentive feature for ARS allows webmasters to use accumulated reward points to purchase traffic from Sex.com at a special rate, as well as target specific traffic depending on the content the webmaster is promoting

Sex.com Comes Out On Top

XBiz caught up with Sex.com's Sales Manager Roxxie Rosen for an update on how the popular adult portal network has been coping since its legal woes have ended, and plans to go gangbusters in the international market.

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A Webmasters Guide to Sex.com

This article will explain how the ppc (pay per click) system works and how to get the best returns from your investment when using the Sex.com ppc search directory to feed targeted traffic to your site or to your sponsor's site, and how to get started for only $25

Dean Wilson ·
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Will Sex.com Cripple the Net?

VeriSign, formerly Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI), claims the Internet is so unstable that an appellate court victory by Sex.Com in its lawsuit against the registrar “would cripple the Internet and jeopardize the national economic benefit for e-commerce,”

Joanna Posner ·
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Sex.com Battles On

Recently, Sex.Com announced pivotal results in the pending Court decision against VeriSign. This is a far-reaching case that could potentially impact all domain name owners, and cause the demise of the world’s largest domain registrar

Joanna Posner ·