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Boosting Traffic via Billing Options

With quality adult website traffic being increasingly difficult to come by, webmasters today seek alternative sources and ways of maximizing existing opportunities to generate new visitors to their sites — sources such as their billing companies.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
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Stay Ahead of the Competitive Pack

A vital component of the initial business planning process, acquiring intelligence about your competitor’s infrastructure, forecasts and revenue streams, is an important step in the continuous battle to stay ahead of — or at least remain part of — the pack.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

XBIZ LA 2012 Official Event Website Now Live

XBIZ is pleased to announce preliminary details surrounding “the event of the year,” the 2012 XBIZ LA digital media conference, are now available on the newly launched event website, XBIZLA.com.

Video: Lawley and Duke Debate .XXX at XBIZ EU Conference

ICM Registry CEO Stuart Lawley and FSC’s Executive Director Diane Duke faced off during a lively .XXX debate at XBIZ EU.

Summer Showdown

The summer edition of the ANME Show came to a close with exhibitors and buyers buzzing and making deals through the event’s final hours.

Ariana Rodriguez ·
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Online Tools Track Performance

They say that two heads are better than one — and when it comes to competing in today’s media markets, the power of collaborative thought cannot be overemphasized — although the logistics of working with an often geographically dispersed brain trust is something that requires automation to optimize. Likewise, even when working alone, keeping track of your thoughts and plans can become a full-time occupation.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

London Times Focuses on XBIZ EU

Despite a strong turnout of enthusiastic adult professionals at the XBIZ EU conference in London last week, one of Great Britain’s major mainstream newspapers focused instead on the woes of the sex business in a special feature article.

XBIZ EU a Resounding Success, Draws Top Industry Execs

The inaugural XBIZ EU international digital media conference this past weekend was a resounding success, with many top industry execs praising organizers for large turnouts to its seminars and events.

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Making Dollars and Sense

Adult webmasters, website operators and entrepreneurs have long been notorious for their fervent innovation — and eager adoption of the innovations of others. Automation is our friend and extends deeply into the tools and technologies that drive our wares.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

Porn Guardian Presents at XBIZ EU

Anti-piracy firm Porn Guardian made presentations at two conferences last week, XBIZ EU and the European Summit.

XBIZ EU, Porn Profiled by The Economist

The Economist today published an article on the state of the adult industry, focusing on how webmasters, companies and other operators are using innovation to overcome obstacles to make a profit.

Making Fun - Sex Toys Get in on Parodies

Lampooning mainstream isn’t limited to on-screen performances. Adult novelty manufacturers have gotten in on the parody craze as well, with products that poke fun at pop cultural icons.

Ariana Rodriguez ·

XBIZ Blog Columnist Kim Airs Announces Home Party Parody Comedy Show

XBIZ blog columnist Kim Airs, an industry veteran with more than 18 years of industry experience, will debut “Kim Airs’ Home Sex Toy Party” at Hollywood’s Elephant Theater on Oct. 7-9.

How Porn’s Most Visible Genre Drives the DVD Market

In mid-2007 a musician and a hairdresser who had been cranking out gonzos for hire put their profits into a parody of a beloved TV series. “Not the Bradys XXX,” released by Hustler Video, was an instant sensation. Not only did it put X-Play and its owners Jeff Mullen (aka Will Ryder) and Scott David on the porn-players map, it crossed over to mainstream media fame, roping in hordes of first-time adult buyers.

Jared Rutter ·

2012 XBIZ Award Web/Tech Pre-Nom Period Starts Today

XBIZ is pleased to announce that the Web/Tech pre-nominations for adult entertainment's biggest awards show, the 2012 XBIZ Awards, open industry wide today.

Brute Force Detection

Put up a barrier between you and the bad guys with Brute Force Detection (BFD), published by Rfx Networks (www.rfxn .com/projects/brute-force-detection/). This free software tool helps defend against brute force hacking attacks on dedicated web servers.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

XBIZ EU's Day 2 Offers State of Union, Pub Crawl and More

XBIZ EU's second day offered another lineup of speed networking, seminars -- including the State of Union panel and Special Guest Keynote -- as well as the first English Pub Crawl.

opinion

Compression Versus Style

One of the least glamorous and most often overlooked factors in website design is code formatting — the layout, structure and syntax of the JavaScript, HTML or other commands that define a website or mobile app.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·

XBIZ EU's Day 1 Offers Lively Seminars, Debate

XBIZ EU's first day offered attendees standing-room-only crowds that listened to an array of seminars on traffic strategies, cams and dating, billing in Europe and the adult mobile space, as well as a lively debate on .XXX.

2012 XBIZ Award Web/Tech Advance Pre-Noms Open at XBIZ EU

XBIZ is pleased to announce that the Web/Tech pre-nominations for adult entertainment's biggest industry awards show, the 2012 XBIZ Awards, will start at 12 a.m. PST this Friday with a special three-day advance period during this week's XBIZ EU conference in London.