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XBIZ Poll: Will 4K Ultra HD Format Impact Porn?

Will adult entertainment fans be captivated by the stunning clarity of the format, and are Porn Valley's studios ready to commit to it?

Pink & White Execs to Speak at XBIZ 360 Film Conference

Pink & White Productions founder/director Shine Louise Houston and Marketing Director Jiz Lee announced that they would be speaking at the upcoming XBIZ 360 Adult Film Conference on Jan. 23.

XBIZ 360 Golf Tournament Set for Jan. 22

X2K Consulting and Media Services has announced the information as well as the sign-up sheet for the XBIZ 360 Golf Tournament on Jan. 22 at TPC Valencia Golf Club in Valencia, Calif.

Severe Society Films Grabs 2 XBIZ Award Nominations

Severe Society Films announced that it has received two XBIZ Award nominations for BDSM Release of the Year.

Dev Depot: Typeahead.js, Enhanced Site Search

A staple of “Web 2.0” coding, “typeaheads” are those helpful hints that try to guess what you’re typing, filling in the blanks. They are found on search engines and on every other imaginable form input.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Pipedream CEO Nick Orlandino Honored With XBIZ Industry Pioneer Award

Pipedream Products CEO Nick Orlandino has been named the recipient of XBIZ’s prestigious Industry Pioneer Award. The honor will be presented to Orlandino at the 2014 XBIZ Awards show, presented by Fleshlight, on Jan. 24 at the opulent Century Plaza.

opinion

Kinky Boots: An Enduring Symbol in Fetish Fashion

For well over half a century, kinky boots have been a symbol of BDSM and fetish fashion.

Alex Henderson ·

WhiteLabelDating at XBIZ 360 Mix & Meet

WhiteLabelDating.com announced that it will be attending the XBIZ 360 Mix & Meet at the W Hotel Jan. 22-25.

opinion

Digital Asset Management: Data Protection and Storage

It is a nightmare that will eventually come to pass: your most valuable information, strategic business and financial documents, photo and video content and “master” files, and other data essential to operations is compromised; causing panic for the unprepared.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

XBIZ 360 Pleasure Products, Retail Conference Schedules Announced

XBIZ is pleased to announce the official show schedules for the adult industry’s top trade events series of the year, XBIZ 360.

opinion

SMS Billing: Remains Popular in Some Regions

The mobile/wireless sector continues to grow steadily in the adult entertainment industry, and many people who consume adult content on mobile devices are also paying for it using those devices. Most are choosing carrier/operator billing, although others are opting for billing via SMS (short message service).

Alex Henderson ·

XBIZ 360 Adult Film Conference Official Show Schedule Announced

XBIZ is pleased to announce the official schedule for the 2014 edition of the XBIZ 360 XBIZ 360° Adult Film Conference, presented by live cam powerhouse LiveJasmin.com.

XBIZ 360 Digital Media Conference Official Show Schedule Announced

XBIZ is pleased to announce the official schedule for the 2014 edition of the XBIZ 360 Digital Media, presented by legendary adult web brand CECash.

Dev Depot: Unslider, a jQuery slider that “just slides”

When it comes to maximizing the amount of content that can be squeezed into the minimum amount of screen real estate, using a slider script to shuffle through multiple images makes a lot of sense.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
trends

Prepaid Cards Seeing Steady Growth

Millions of adult-oriented online transactions are occurring all over the world with alternative billing methods, and one sector of alternative billing that continues to grow as 2013 winds down is prepaid or preloaded cards.

Alex Henderson ·

BaDoink Honored With 2 XBIZ Award Nominations

CM Productions’ flagship BaDoink.com and affiliate arm BaDoinkCash.com scored a double nomination for the 2014 annual XBIZ Awards, the company announced.

trends

Micropayments Future May Be With Tokens

In recent months the attention to mobile traffic and the focus on emerging markets among digital marketers in adult entertainment and many more mainstream industries has become palpable. While many have chased $20-30 per month recurring join fees since the web began, forward thinking business owners are offsetting revenue reductions caused by chargebacks or prepaid credit cards by exploring new payment options that turn seemingly small amounts per transaction into an even better ROI in the aggregate, making micro-payments a very big deal.

Stewart Tongue ·
opinion

Billing: Looking a Little Less ‘Alternative’ Every Day

While the estimated decline differs from one company to the next and across different industry sectors, there’s little question that for many online adult entertainment businesses, the last five or six years have been a rough ride.

Q. Boyer ·

Dev Depot: RequireJS, Harmonizing Asset Allocation

Savvy coders are increasingly making use of modular programming techniques — breaking projects into more readily manageable blocks of code that boost their reusability while making maintenance and updates easier. While these are great benefits, being able to manage the dependencies between these modules can become a problematic process.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
opinion

Pleasure Products Ease Into Mainstream Markets

You’ll have to forgive Jimmyjane for name dropping … but if the hallowed pages of GQ and Elle covered your products; if luxury retailers like Fred Segal in Los Angeles and Selfridges in London carried your lines; if you had a partnership with W Hotels worldwide; and if the likes of Kate Moss and Dita Von Teese were among your fans … wouldn’t you?!

Dan Cameron ·