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Obscenity Laws Around the World
In an increasingly global economy, many American adult entertainment companies will no doubt intensify their international marketing efforts — and the more they know about obscenity laws around the world, the better off they will be.
Sinner for Life
Every now and again a performer explodes onto the scene fully formed, his star aura gleaming, and sets jaded, seen-it-all industryites on their ear. Ricky Sinz is such a creature. In just about two years, he has become one of gay adult's top draws with a mantel-piece straining under the weight of his trophies - all this with less than 20 films to his credit. In fact, Raging Stallion Studios not only named him their Man of the Year for 2009, but it signed him to a lifetime-exclusive contract as well.
XBIZ.net Releases Version 1.5, Bid-Based Advertising Launching
On the heels of its highly successful May launch, leading news media network XBIZ has unveiled version 1.5 of the industry’s No. 1-visited social network marketplace, XBIZ.net.
3 M's of Materials, Marketing and Masturbation
For our Hot Issue, XBIZ explored three themes that have been lighting a fire under the toy biz this year: materials that are as “green” for the earth as they are for the body; marketing direct-to-consumer without traditional advertising; and masturbation trends inspiring even the most vanilla to explore the extreme.
Twitter Burns Up Social Networking Scene
When Angelina Armani tweets “good morning” to her fans, she gets 300 responses. Almost instantly.
Grasping Copyright Law
Nearly everyone in this business has a stake in protecting and enforcing their own copyrights and in avoiding the costly litigation that can result from infringing another party's copyrights.
Porn Parodies Explode
The parody has been around almost as long as porn, but somewhere along the way it became a mockery of itself — lazy, unfunny and mostly reduced to titles playing on Hollywood without the scripts to match.
Redefining Offshore Banking
Offshore banking has become a hotly debated topic since the Obama Administration called for an end to many traditional tax breaks.
Brave New Frontier
Conventional wisdom says that free content on tube sites takes money out of producers’ pockets — so is live content the answer?
The Comeback Trail: Brittany O'Connell
Redheaded Brittany O’Connell was an active video performer from 1992-1999, appearing in some 250 videos before she got back into on-camera performing in 2008, but she points out “absence” is in the eye of the beholder.
The Comeback Crew
Formerly retired adult performers are returning to the blue screen in surprising numbers, including major stars like former Vivid contract performers Raylene and Dyanna Lauren and popular non-contract performers like Avy Scott and Jenna Presley. We talked to three of them about where they have been and why they’re back.
Perceptions and Policy
I spend a lot of time working on the public's perception of the adult industry and those that work within it — a public that includes policy analysts and lawmakers. Here's an example.
Hot, Fresh and New!
In the ever-changing world of adult entertainment there are always a few principles that remain fixed. One of the constants you can always hang your hat on is the regular influx of new directors, studios and stars.
John Stagliano, the Evil Angel Emperor
It’s all about honesty with John Stagliano. The founder/owner/all-around head honcho of Evil Angel is not only committed to delivering transparent, in-yourface, no-holds-barred adult movies, but also is similarly committed to being absolutely honest in all of his business dealings with the directors who work under the Evil Angel umbrella, as well as with those who buy the company’s products, from retailers right down to the end consumer.
WIA Profile: Sara Sazzman
Each month, industry news media organization XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of the industry's most influential female executives.
Getting More Bang for Your Buck
As the world economy moves into another month of prolonged recession and businesses continue to look for ways to earn more while spending less, successful webmasters are finding that money well spent is still much better than money not spent.
Marketing to Upscale Professionals
Although 2008 and 2009 have been challenging times for the adult entertainment industry, there are still affluent professionals who buy erotica religiously; the trick is finding and keeping them.
Thought Police Claim More Victims
In this country, we put adults in a cage for making a movie about a sexual fantasy. Rob Black and Lizzy Borden (a/k/a Robert Zicari and Janet Romano) both received a year and a day in a federal penitentiary, for making movies with consenting performers for enjoyment by consenting adults.
A Comeback for Incest Porn?
From its mainstream roots in the '80s up until its influence on some of the most popular pornographic films today, incest pornography has remained a touchy subject even among the most experienced adult film connoisseurs.
Max Hardcore Sends XBIZ 4th of July Message
XBIZ received a letter from Max Hardcore on Wednesday.