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The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
This week's Tech Watch brings news of a slew of great new applications for the iPhone and Google's Android operating systems, as well as loads of new toys and gizmos.
Politics: It's Time for a Mature Industry
While not everyone can or should run for a position in their state House of Representatives or Senate like I've done, there is no shortage of opportunities to make a positive contribution.
Top 10 Lawmakers Influencing Adult
Politicians today find the adult battlefield a convenient ground to fight on — a good way to convince your voters that you care — without really doing anything controversial.
The Electoral Impact
Recently, XBIZ World Magazine asked several adult industry players "How will the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election impact your business, if at all?" Here's what they had to say:
Report: Island Gathering '08 Brings Together Industry Elites
According to its promoters, the recently concluded eighth annual Island Gathering once again provided adult industry decision makers with a top networking destination.
Recent U.S. Tax Law Changes
Most savvy entrepreneurs or business people understand that tax and accounting should not be an afterthought. With politicians and lobbyists looking for ways to raise revenue, there is an ever-pressing need to be aware of how both domestic and international tax laws impact your company's business model and strategic goals.
Curious Cameron
When gay porn impresario and Channel 1 Releasing partner Chi Chi LaRue was first contacted by her latest exclusive for All Worlds Video, Cameron Marshall, he was boyfriends with Josh Vaughn, one of her other contract studs at the time.
It's All About The Boys
You may ask yourself, “What’s a straight guy like Rob Ragan doing running a successful gay distribution company that deals primarily in bareback content?”
The Profit Potential
There is money in foreign markets, but how do you get it? Can a studio simply ship a few hundred DVDs to Europe and wait for the money to roll in? If it were that simple you’d be standing in line at the bank with a deposit slip and a handful of checks.
Back to Basics
There are more outlets than ever for adult content and maybe none is more sought after — and more evasive — than the broadcast market. Cable, satellite, hotel, video-on-demand, pay-per-view, fiber optic delivery, IPTV, mobile and handheld device platforms — all of these distribution platforms represented coveted and potentially lucrative mediums for adult content producers. But getting a foot in the door, not to mention going through the licensing process and getting the content on the air, can be a daunting proposition.
The XBIZ Weekly Retail Round-Up
The weekly collection of articles reporting on local laws and battles that affect today's adult retailers.
The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch
This week's Tech Watch brings some bad news on the heels of the faltering economy, but there's also plenty of news about fun new toys to distract from hard times.
Peer to Peer Pressure
The affiliate marketing paradigm has been in place now for a long enough period of time that all but the absolutely newest webmasters are well aware of how it works.
No Cure for the Summer Blues
Every summer for the past 20 years I’ve been told that the predictable hot-season production slump was the worst ever seen. Come September, we were all happily back working our asses off as producers scramble to finish out their yearly title quotas.
Internal Stats
Perhaps the single biggest intellectual shift for adult businesses entering the online market is the one involving the amount and kinds of statistical data available.
Good Porn Isn't Hard to Define
‘B Skow is my screen name,” said the long-time advertising and celebrity photographer who has been directing for Vivid since 2005. For a dozen or so years before that, Vivid was just one of Skow’s clients, albeit a special one, among a number of Fortune 500s and media companies.
Red or Blue: How Will They Affect YOU?
After (barely) surviving eight years with President George W. Bush in the White House, the adult industry will be paying close attention to the candidates and asking "how will this affect me and my business?"
The Hypocrisy of Condom Studios
In Europe, you can be an adult performer and be accepted in your neighbors and community. In the U.S., however, shame is still associated with sex. That may be a reason for our industry’s success. Just as prohibition created unrest and desire in a country supposedly driven by spiritual values, we tend to want anything that resembles forbidden fruit.
All Politics Is Local
Local elections impact the daily lives of most citizens more than national elections in just about every way imaginable, and yet they are given almost none of the public attention span by commercial media outlets.