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XBIZ to Debut Industry ‘Black Book’ at January Events Series
XBIZ is pleased to announce the upcoming Hollywood premiere of XBIZ Index, a high-end industry business directory created for established company owners and executives as well as newcomer entrepreneurs.
Industry Vet, XBIZ Blogger Kim Airs Speaks at Sexuality Conference
XBIZ sex toy blogger and frequent contributor, Kim Airs, presented her program “Practical Knowledge of Adult Toys for Practioners” today at the annual Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality meeting held in San Diego Nov. 14-17.
Dev Depot: Moving Beyond Php With Node.js
According to software engineer Constantine Aaron Cois, the web is changing. “The web used to be about consumption: Viewing web pages, watching videos, looking at pictures of cats. Of course, its still about pictures of cats, but the web has become more about interaction,” Cois stated. “Users around the world want to interact with each other, and they want to do it in real time. Chat, gaming, constant social media updates, collaboration — each of these features requires real time communication between users, clients, and servers across the web.”
TS Mia Isabella, Cliff Jensen Make Hardcore Comeback
TS porn star Mia Isabella and stud Cliff Jensen made their hardcore comebacks last week with a three-part miniseries on www.Mia-Isabella.com that will release later this month.
Dev Depot: Normalize Code With Normalize.css
According to its publisher, Normalize.css is a modern, HTML5-ready alternative to traditional CSS resets. The file makes browsers render all elements more consistently and in line with modern standards by precisely targeting only those specific styles that frequently need normalizing.
To App or App Not?
Today’s digital media audience often has multiple devices at its disposal, with myriad viewing platforms ranging from phones to TVs, to computers, tablets and other devices — an increasing number of which are mobile friendly and ready for life on the road.
Why Top-notch Bandwidth is Worth the Price
The key to attracting, keeping and converting traffic is speed — website speed, that is — and the key to high speed is quality bandwidth. But many online companies make the mistake of choosing budget pricing over bandwidth quality, which is why we’ve compiled four reasons why it’s worth forking out for the good stuff.
XBIZ Exec Awards to Honor Pleasure Products, Retail Professionals at XBIZ 360
XBIZ is pleased to announce the first-ever XBIZ Executive Awards honoring unmatched career success in various fields within the pleasure products and retail sectors.
Study: Why Do So Few People Use Wearable Tech?
A recent study showed that only six percent of people own wearable tech, although many said they found it appealing. Could the cost be deterring consumers?
Dev Depot: Relying on Ractive for Interactivity
Intended to help make the web interactive by default, Ractive.js provides developers with next-generation DOM manipulation capabilities by changing the relationship between HTML and JavaScript.
Audrey Hollander Makes Erotic Fiction Debut
Porn star Audrey Hollander has joined forces with adult industry veteran Kelli Roberts for their collaborative erotic fiction debut, "Jingle My Bells."
Speedy Solutions for Faster Page Loading
Nobody likes a slow loading website. This basic fact leads to customer dissatisfaction that can be expressed through negative social media (or no social media) comments that hinder new visitor acquisition and overall traffic flow.
Dev Depot: Cloud Typography
Cloud.typography from H&FJ is a webfont solution for design professionals that allows all of your communications to speak in the same clear voice.
Tumblr Policy Changes Affect the Platform’s Traffic Potential
For adult marketers using the popular Tumblr.com service to promote their offerings, the site’s recent acquisition by Yahoo! and subsequent policy shifts have proven to be as unsettling as Google’s constant algorithm updates — hampering traffic flow and causing uncertainty over the platform’s future viability for porn promoters.
A Look at Common Sources of Traffic Leaks
When looking at the number of people visiting your website, it’s important to realize that not all of them are making it through your website and taking the desired actions — simply because they are leaking out of your site’s seams.
Counting on Age Verification
If you run an adult website, you likely have heard by now that U.K. regulatory body ATVOD (Authority for Television On Demand) is pursuing websites without proper age verification systems in place (including non-U.K. based adult websites), leveling heavy fines and seeking to block payment to these sites by pushing for new banking laws.
XBIZ Poll: 70% Say Cameron's Porn Opt-in Plan Will Fail
British Prime Minister David Cameron's porn opt-in system is likely to fail, according to the majority of adult entertainment professionals who casted votes on XBIZ.net, the industry's leading social network.
LELO CEO Miroslav Slavic to Keynote XBIZ 360 Pleasure Products
XBIZ is pleased to announce LELO CEO Miroslav Slavic as the visionary keynote speaker for the highly anticipated XBIZ 360 Pleasure Products Conference slated for Jan. 22, as part of the XBIZ 360 seven-part event series that will examine and uncover the future of the multi-billion-dollar adult industry.
Sharpshooter: Director Mason Opens Up About New OpenLife Venture
The creative force spearheading the launch of the OpenLife Entertainment production department is as mysterious as she is notorious.
Beginning of Online Porn’s End?
There has been much discussion about the U.K.’s new opt-in program for porn that will require households to choose to receive adult content (with porn blocked by default), rather than let families that wish to block this material choose to do so. The addition of ISP level porn filtering of public Wi-Fi hotspots will also do as much damage to the traffic and revenue flow of adult websites targeting a British audience as will household opt-ins — providing a discriminatory one-two punch against pornographers.