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Social Media and Search Engines
When you go in search of something online, where’s the first place you go? Unless you already have a URL in mind, you’re probably going to go to a search engine — and the search engine most commonly used is Google.
Novelty Biz: Spring Arrivals
The spring edition of the International Lingerie Show was held last month at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, bringing together international retail buyers, manufacturers and distributors.
AWE Signs On as Gold Sponsor of XBIZ EU London Conference
XBIZ is pleased to announce that leading live cam company Adult Webmaster Empire has signed on as a Gold Sponsor and room key sponsor of the highly anticipated XBIZ EU 2011 international digital media conference set for Sept. 23-25 in London.
Tags, Text and Traffic from Video
Marketers of online adult entertainment have long used the power of video to drive traffic to their websites; often by giving away sample clips in the form of MGP galleries and tube site submissions. This visual approach essentially relies on a viewer stumbling upon the clip and then enjoying it enough to want more just like it.
Straight to the Source
A look at some of 2011’s top sources of website traffic reveals that oftentimes today’s best sources are the same as yesterday’s — with a few twists along the way.
Size Matters: Leveraging Facebook Fans
There is no denying the popularity and size of Facebook, which dominates the social networking landscape; controlling an audience share that marketers simply can’t ignore. Adult marketers, however, are not particularly welcome — resulting in penalties for the ham-handed and opportunities for the subtle.
XBIZ Named UtherConvention’s Adult Industry Media Sponsor
XBIZ is pleased to announce its participation as Adult Industry Media Sponsor in the premiere virtual convention UtherConvention, slated for Friday and Saturday.
FDA: Fair Fight?
In December, the Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on weight loss, bodybuilding and sexual enhancement supplements that contain potentially dangerous ingredients.
Epoch Signs On as Platinum Sponsor of XBIZ EU 2011
XBIZ is pleased to announce Epoch as Platinum Sponsor of the highly anticipated XBIZ EU 2011 international digital media conference set for Sept. 23-25.
A Look at Glyph PortaGig 62
Could you use a 3TB, production quality portable RAID that literally fits in the palm of your hand? For content producers, video editors and other creative types on the move — as well as anyone with limited space and demanding data storage needs, the answer is a resounding “Yes!”
Surfers Reject Stuff They Think They Don’t Need
Within the entertainment and media industries, online adult or otherwise, you will commonly hear the phrase, “content sells.” While this statement is undoubtedly true, having a marketable product is only the starting point — getting it to the customer is an uphill battle that not only involves identifying and directing those prospects to the point of purchase (sending traffic to your website), but of reassuring and guiding them through the sales process (such as moving surfers from a warning page, through a tour, on to the join page and then successfully into your members area).
Fast Content Is Good Content
It’s been said before and it bears repeating: Having the best website content in the world won’t matter if folks won’t wait to see it. With this in mind, webmasters should focus on ways in which they can boost the perceived speed at which their pages load.
Seeing Stars With Ratings
For webmasters running WordPress-powered websites, soliciting viewer reactions to their content can be as easy as adding a plugin that allows visitors to rate or vote on how much they liked — or disliked — your site’s offerings.
Taking a Look at Content Management Systems
Adult entertainment websites are known primarily for one thing: offering collections of content that may include many thousands of videos, countless still images and more.
Major Attraction
As long as there are members of the opposite sex looking for an effortless way of attracting one another, pheromone-infused product may continue as a mainstay for many manufacturers and distributors.
Video Monitor: Switch Hitters
Cutting costs while maximizing resources and results is a common theme within production circles these days — adult or otherwise. One method for getting by with less involves slashing crew and hardware expenses by relying on fewer shooters — using DSLRs for HD video acquisition and HD video camera “Photo Modes” for flexible and inexpensive “all in one” productions.
Using jQuery to Enhance Your Website Security
One of the most valuable aspects of the jQuery framework is its flexibility, which even extends into the realm of website security, by enabling and enhancing features such as web form validation, user authentication and more.
Next-generation Enhancements
There is no shortage of supplements to treat erectile dysfunctions and a slew of male and female sexual issues. The latest wave of enhancement products appeal to men and women of a new generation; users that are younger, more experimental and more health conscious.
Rants and Ratings
When it comes to profiting from your creative works, “artistry” and “commerce” can easily part ways; causing a situation where what is pleasing to the creator may find little traction amongst paying customers; resulting in another ohso-romantic “starving artist,” struggling to pay his or her bills, all the while hoping that someone will appreciate their enlightened “artistic vision” enough to pay the rent…
U.K. Trade Organization AITA Signs On as XBIZ EU Association Sponsor
XBIZ is pleased to announce U.K.’s Adult Industry Trade Association (AITA) as the official Association Sponsor of the highly anticipated XBIZ EU 2011 international digital media conference.