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Folsom Fun: Folsom Street Fair

Jack Shamama has been living in San Francisco for 15 years, and he never misses a Folsom Street Fair. He’s eagerly awaiting the 27th installment of the popular leather-lover event, which typically attracts more than 300,000 visitors from around the globe.

Dan Cameron ·
opinion

It Is a Small World, After All

When looking at the worldwide opportunities in any market, the key issues go well beyond simple supply and demand to include many other factors, such as the customer’s ability to pay for your product or service.

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
trends

Are You Eco-Sexy?

For something to be comprehensibly green, there’s a near endless checklist of things to do and sometimes you’re left with a choice between a rock and a hard place. What happens when you find a material that is totally ethically sourced, processed in a compliance with the highest ecostandards, but it means the end product will be ridiculously expensive? XBIZ spoke to a number of toy manufacturers about the greening of novelties, and found out what in which ways they are eco-sexy.

Saskia Vogel ·

Adult Novelty’s ‘Founders’ Named Exclusive Corporate Sponsors of XBIZ Retail Expo

California Exotic Novelties, Doc Johnson, Pipedream Products and Topco Sales, aka the Founders, have signed on as the Exclusive Corporate Sponsors of XBIZ Retail Expo.

opinion

The New Synergy

Magazines aren’t dead. Quite the contrary according to a recent magazine industry ad that’s been running in a number of publications that boldly states that the Internet and social networking — the usual suspects blamed for the decrease in magazine readership – are in fact bolstering online subscriptions to the print editions, especially for the young-adult, 18-to-34 demographic.

Bob Johnson ·
opinion

Bright Future for E.U. online Processing

The more that American webmasters do business in Europe, the more they realize that Europe and the U.S. are two very different environments when it comes to payment methods for adult websites. Continental Europe and the British Isles have long been major producers and consumers of adult online content, but their payment preferences set them apart from American consumers—and the webmasters who are the most knowledgeable of European payment trends will be the ones who do the most business overseas.

Alex Henderson ·

Horizontal Mambo in the Summer of ’61

The very first time I was away from home for the entire summer was when I was 15 and working in the Catskill Mountains as a busboy at Kutsher’s Country Club in Monticello, N.Y. I would be gone from the familiar streets of the Bronx as the tar melted in the gutters and the schoolyard chums cooled themselves off by making water showers from the fire hydrants. The heat and humidity made the city sweat. This is what I’d be missing, but I would be embarking on what would turn out to be an eventful summer. Certainly, the most eventful to date.

Roy Karch ·

Brad Gosse to Conduct Traffic Master Class at XBIZ LA

XBIZ LA has announced that adult industry veteran Brad Gosse will host an advanced traffic building workshop at its upcoming event in Hollywood.

profile

Company Profile: Metro Has a New Look

When Metro opened its doors 40 years ago, there was no Internet. In fact, there was no video. If customers wanted to see models move, they had to purchase Super-8 film, invest in a projector and a collapsible screen, and watch in a darkened room.

John Stuart ·
profile

Director's Chair: David Lord

Born in the Inland Empire, David Lord moved with his family to the San Fernando Valley when he was 12. From then until he was 18, it was life in the Valley but quite unlike like “That 70s Show.” There were, well, issues – broken home, divorced parents, teen angst fueled by playing in rock bands. Today, however, Lord’s father and stepmother are great friends with his mother. “They hang out together,” Lord says, “which I find very cool. I’d say it’s an unusual family, sure, but they’re mine and I love ‘em.” That settles that.

Erik Jay ·

2011 XBIZ Awards Pre-Nomination Period Begins Monday

XBIZ is pleased to announce that pre-nomination submissions for the 2011 XBIZ Awards will begin on Monday, Oct. 18.

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Company Profile: From Italy With Love

The adult affiliate program RIVCash has been a phenomenal success in Europe, owing mainly to its webcam site, RIVcams.com. The Italybased firm, RIV — initials for an Italian phrase meaning “girls for sale” — decided to stretch its muscles and enter the U.S. market last year.

John Stuart ·
profile

Executive Seat: Graham Travis - Making Movies

Elegant Angel is ready to unleash its creativity. And like the sexy superheroes portrayed in its recent movies the powerful force behind the extraordinary plans is General Manager Graham Travis.

Bob Johnson ·

French Adult Industry Connects at XBIZ.net Paris Gathering

Although labor protests and strikes posed an inconvenience to some Paris commuters, several local adult business professionals overcame the obstacle to attend the first-ever XBIZ.net Paris Gathering yesterday.

Larry Flynt to Guest at XBIZ Retail Expo, Mark Franks to Host Q&A

XBIZ is pleased to announce that the inaugural XBIZ Retail Expo & Conference will feature a special keynote session featuring Hustler founder Larry Flynt with Mark Franks of Castle Megastore serving as the session’s Q&A host.

opinion

It’s Time to Cover Your Assets

Coming from the mainstream insurance industry to the adult insurance industry I have found that, as most who are reading this article have found, insurance companies don’t seem to want to write insurance policies covering adult video production, video-on-demand companies, toy manufactures, etc., and there really doesn’t seem to be a good reason other than lack of effort on the agent’s side.

Johnathan G. Woolworth ·

XBIZ.net London Gathering Planned for Nov. 19

The fifth edition of the XBIZ.net London Gathering series of business networking events is planned for Nov. 19.

Jesse Jane to Host 2011 XBIZ Awards, Official Event Site Launches

XBIZ is pleased to announce Digital Playground “it” girl Jesse Jane as host of the 9th annual XBIZ Awards, adding another layer of glam to the highly anticipated star-studded event.

XBIZ Digital Mags Now on iPad, Universal PDF Added

XBIZ, the industry’s leading source for business news and information, is pleased to announce that digital editions of XBIZ publications can now be viewed on Apple’s popular devices, the iPad, iPhone and iTouch.

Zombaio Signs On as 2011 XBIZ LA, XBIZ Awards Sponsor

XBIZ is pleased to announce that Internet payment services provider Zombaio has signed on as Corporate Sponsor of XBIZ LA 2011 and Platinum Sponsor of the highly anticipated XBIZ Awards.