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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Ira Issacs Found Guilty

Ira Isaacs Found Guilty on Five Counts of Federal Obscenity

A jury today found fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs guilty on five counts of violating federal obscenity laws.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

5 Testosterone Myths You Can Do Without

Ball-and-stick model of the testosterone molecule, C 19 H 28 O 2 , as found in the crystal structure of testosterone monohydrate. X-ray crystallographic data from G. Precigoux, M. Hospital, G. van den Bosche. Cryst. Struct. Comm. 2 (1973), 435-439 . Model constructed in CrystalMaker 8.1. Image generated in Accelrys DS Visualizer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Think of the word "testosterone" and images of drugs abuse in sports and unhealthy steroids are conjured up immediately. The truth of the matter is that 'testosterone' is one of the most important hormones of the human body. It's the misuse of this hormone through various means that results in health problems. As a hormone, testosterone is the prime reason behind a range of beneficial functions and processes. Here are a few myths about testosterone that we shall dispel. The illegal nature of testosterone A number of people think that drug treatments that contain testosterone are illegal. Prescription testosterone supplements and pills are perfectly legal and are recommended by doctors to treat range of diseases. Not only is testosterone legal, but is also very important. The development of male genitalia is a result of testosterone levels. It also plays a very important role during puberty. The various physical changes that occur in a man during puberty are a result of testosterone. Other functions of testosterone include sperm production, facilitating an erection, ensuring a healthy sex drive amongst various others. Testosterone is definitely illegal, but only if you buy it without a prescription. Testosterone is dangerous This myth is a result of the steroidal nature of testosterone. But the fact that testosterone is a steroid, does not make it a risky product. The human body is made up of a range of natural steroids. A layman might associate danger with the word 'steroid' but steroid is essentially a molecule with a carbon core that is made up of four fused rings. Even estrogen and cholesterol are steroids. The myth that steroids are dangerous and illegal comes from sports where the word steroid means a completely different substance. In sports, a steroid is actually "anabolic steroid hormone" that helps in the building of muscles and bones in the body. Even high levels of testosterone have been deemed safe for use, so this myth needs to be done away with. Intake of testosterone and violent behaviour A very violent myth floating around is that that the use of testosterone results in an aggressive behaviour. People taking testosterone drug treatments might experience uncontrollable behavioural changes. Various studies conducted have not only exposed the myth for what it is but proved beyond a doubt that the use of testosterone does not result in violent behaviour. What is interesting to note is that low levels of testosterone are bound to cause irritability and anger. When the levels of testosterone are normal, there is a definite improvement in the condition. So, if anything, the opposite is true. Its not high levels of testosterone that cause behavioural changes; but low levels of testosterone that cause changes to the behaviour of a person. High levels of testosterone and baldness Higher levels of testosterone in the body are linked to male pattern baldness. The truth is that men with a full mop of hair and those with very little or no hair have the same levels of testosterone. There is not doubt that increasing levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the body promote hair loss; and it is testosterone that is actually converted into DHT. But, it's the genes that are majorly responsible for falling hair and not testosterone. Whether you have a high concentration of testosterone or low, if hair loss has to happen, it will. Testosterone and prostate cancer A serous accusation leveled at testosterone is an increase in levels of testosterone can cause prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is not a result of high or low levels of testosterone. Also men, who are being prescribed testosterone, don't show an increased risk of suffering from prostate cancer. But, there is a point of convergence when it comes to myth and reality. It's seen that castrated men, who have a high level of testosterone, are at a risk of suffering from prostate cancer. Author associated with ShytoBuy gives information on various myths about testosterone and medication like Testrogain used to boost testosterone quantity. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jessica_Knowles

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Maricopa County, AZ Crack Down On Porn

Arizona Family Council Targets L.A. Porn Industry

Hot on the heels of Arizona’s Maricopa County attorney Bill Montgomery’s warning to the porn industry to stay out of his state or face prostitution and felony charges, the Arizona Family Council is jumping on the anti-porn bandwagon.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

The MOMENTUM Conference in Washington DC will Make Waves in Sexuality, Feminism and Relationships

New York, NY – The 2^nd annual MOMENTUM Conference (momentumcon.com) will take place in Washington DC from March 30^th through April 1^st, 2012. The conference will be held at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan Airport. MOMENTUM brings together the best people in their fields of the LGBTQ, sex-work, BDSM and non-monogamous communities. Speakers will discuss ways to bridge the baffling dichotomies our culture creates around sexuality.

Abortion laws, restrictions on gay marriage, abstinence programs, medicalization of sex, fear of pornography and prosecutions for teenage sexting are examples of one side of the spectrum. The discomfort that strives to make us keep our sexuality hidden conflicts with the use of sex — especially the female body — to sell everything from food to cars to “performance enhancing” products.

The opening Keynote Plenary Panel is moderated by the legendary Dr. Carol Queen and features esteemed panelists Bill Taverner, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, author and sexuality educator, Dr. Logan Levkoff, founder and director of the Red Umbrella Project, Audacia Ray, and university professor and Education Program Manager at Good Vibrations, Charlie Glickman, PhD. Our Closing Plenary features author of the international bestseller Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel, and journalist, Lara Riscol. The conference will kick off with an exclusive meet & greet and performance by comic Maria Falzone.

MOMENTUM is geared toward anyone interested in intelligent conversations about the influence of new media on sexuality. After a sold out first year in 2011, MOMENTUM has expanded its space, presenters and sessions, with over 40 sessions and 60 presenters.

MOMENTUM will cover a wide range of viewpoints on sexuality, and the program is sure to have something of interest to everyone.

Each participant in MOMENTUM will leave the conference with new perspectives, new connections and a plan to carry the MOMENTUM forward into 2012 and beyond.

Pre-registration is required to attend MOMENTUM. Go to momentumcon.com or http://momentumcon.com/registration/hotel for registration.

For more information, please contact Brian Gross, BSG PR, (818) 340-4422. Email: brian@bsgpr.com. Twitter: @bsgpr

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The MOMENTUM Conference in Washington DC will Make Waves in Sexuality, Feminism and Relationships

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MOMENTUM will cover a wide range of viewpoints on sexuality, and the program is sure to have something of interest to everyone.

Each participant in MOMENTUM will leave the conference with new perspectives, new connections and a plan to carry the MOMENTUM forward into 2012 and beyond.

Pre-registration is required to attend MOMENTUM. Go to momentumcon.com or http://momentumcon.com/registration/hotel for registration.

For more information, please contact Brian Gross, BSG PR, (818) 340-4422. Email: brian@bsgpr.com. Twitter: @bsgpr

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Friday, February 3, 2012

What is the Best Lelo?

What’s the Best LELO?

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Monday, January 9, 2012

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

InterNEXT Expo Sunday, 15 January 2012 at 13:00 - Tuesday, 17 January 2012 at 16:00 (PT) Las Vegas, NV

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—The AVN Media Network is pleased to announce that Internext will be the inaugural adult trade event at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this January, paving the way for the Adult Entertainment Expo, the Adult Novelty Expo and the AVN Awards, which run consecutively from Jan. 18-21.

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Internext, which debuted in 2001, is the longest-running major adult webmaster B2B event in the industry. As a leader in the adult trade show marketplace, it continues to focus its energies on bringing together adult professionals from around the world and providing them with a stimulating atmosphere in which to do business.
As always, Internext in January provides sponsors and attendees with myriad opportunities to interact with industry leaders not only from the online sector but also from every other sector of the business. When it comes to the business done at Internext, what happens in Vegas does NOT stay in Vegas!
“We are especially pleased to hold Internext at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this year, where our other events are also talking place,” said AVN CEO Theo Sapoutzis. “It will only enhance the effortlessness with which people from different sectors of the industry will be able to network with one another. The show stands on its own two feet, of course, but we have received lots of feedback over the years from people who appreciate the fact that AVN Week in Las Vegas not only enables but encourages them to explore new business opportunities.”

Though the basic format of Internext 2012 will remain somewhat similar to previous events—including such staples as Speed Networking, Product Demos, Seminars & Workshops, an upscale Meet Market, plus a bevy of parties and special dinners (yes, some invite-only)—show organizers are busy working on new events and features designed to meet the needs of an ever-evolving industry. There will also be a very special keynote speaker at Internext 2012—details to be announced shortly!
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Fighting Over Online Sex Ads

What if the price of having a vital, well-financed string of newspapers included rare, but inevitable, sexual predation of minors?

Not a tough call, right? But maybe more complicated than you think for the businesses involved.

Before you head out for the lanterns and pitchforks, it’s worth remembering that a free press is not free. One of the offshoots of free speech is that it will be used to pernicious ends. In this instance, Village Voice Media has a classified network called Backpage.com that includes a section labeled “adult” with categories like “escort” and “strippers & strip clubs.” The vast majority of ads involves one consenting adult seeking another, but there have been instances in which the section was used to offer minors for sexual ends.

Village Voice Media is controlled by Jim Larkin and Michael Lacey, whose weeklies include The Village Voice, Westword and Phoenix New Times. It has an anything-goes approach to advertising, but in a digital age, that policy has new implications.

In September 2010, Craigslist, which hosted a great deal of sexually related advertising, bowed to pressure and banned that advertising in the United States. A number of crimes, including several murders, had been linked to ads on the site, and many critics, including a number of state attorneys general, suggested that Craigslist was enabling the trafficking of minors.

A significant portion of the estimated $44 million in sex-related advertising on Craigslist found a home on Backpage.com. Like a lot of newspapers, Village Voice Media’s chain of 13 weeklies has struggled through the terrible economic cycle and big changes in advertising spending, so the revenue from Backpage.com, much of it unrelated to sex, has played a critical role in its survival.

But in August the country’s 51 attorneys general sent a letter demanding that the site close its “adult” section, and now a coalition of religious leaders has joined that effort. Last Tuesday, Groundswell, an interfaith social justice group sponsored by Auburn Seminary in New York, published a full-page ad in The New York Times that was signed by clergy members of all stripes and cited the arrests of adults who had sold minors for sex using Backpage.com. The ad stated, “It is a basic fact of the moral universe that girls and boys should not be sold for sex.”

“While we empathize with your business challenges and the increasingly difficult marketplace in which Village Voice Media competes,” the letter went on, “we trust that you are committed to running your business without compromising the lives of our nation’s boys and girls.”

The Rev. Katharine Rhodes Henderson, the president of Auburn Theological Seminary, said that while the issue was complicated, the bottom line was not.

“On Backpage.com, you can buy a toaster, a car or a girl for sex,” she said. “We agree with the attorney generals on the legal issues, but we are raising this as a moral issue. Even if one minor is sold for sex, it is one too many.”

Mr. Larkin and Mr. Lacey are accustomed to having people come after them. They were harassed and arrested in the middle of the night in response to the coverage by one of their newspapers of Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz. Mr. Lacey, who has made a career out of tweaking the powers that be, sees this battle as no different.

“I am beginning to like our odds,” he said. “We have all these practicing politicians and concerned clergy after us. We must be doing something right.”

In a phone call, he and Mr. Larkin pointed out that Web sites like Backpage.com are not legally responsible for posted content and added that the company had spent millions on both human and technological efforts to screen ads that feature minors. They said they had worked with law enforcement officials and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in an effort to make sure Backpage.com’s “adult” section included only adults.

Both men see the debate as a free speech issue.

“We have always had a very libertarian approach to advertising,” said Mr. Larkin, adding that classifieds represented 30 to 35 percent of their business. “We don’t ban cigarettes, we take adult advertising. We take ads that sell guns.”

From their perspective, the claims of their opponents are wildly exaggerated and all the money being spent trying to wipe out advertising would be better spent on the root causes of the problem, including drug addiction, poverty and family abuse.

“There is a lot of mythmaking around the issue and I think it’s a way of avoiding the real problem,” Mr. Lacey said.

Rob McKenna, the attorney general of Washington State and the head of the association of attorneys general that went after both Craigslist and now Backpage.com, says the issue goes beyond minors.

“I think we have to be careful to protect the First Amendment rights of publishers, but free speech does not extend to the knowing facilitation of criminal activity,” he said. “This is not just about children being prostituted, this is about human beings being trafficked into the sex trades, as adults and as children.”

It’s no news to anyone that sex is an integral component of the Internet and much of the mainstream media. Early on, AOL included lots of raunchy backrooms. The brand-name cable channels make a great deal of money on sexually explicit content, and if someone is looking to buy sex, there are any number of Web sites that cater to all manner of interests.

It’s worth remembering that while pressure from the attorneys general and Congress led to a change at Craigslist, the whack-a-mole on the Web continues. If Backpage.comretreats — not likely given the predispositions of its owners — some other alternative will immediately take its place.

It reminds me a great deal of the early 1990s, when I was the editor of The Twin Cities Reader, an alternative weekly in Minneapolis. At the time, we were under fire for publishing ads for strip clubs, escort services and massage parlors. The staff and the publisher at the time, R. T. Rybak, were keenly attuned to the community and always looking for points of difference from City Pages, our weekly competitor. With support from the staff, Mr. Rybak announced that we would no longer take ads that “objectified” women, a bold move. It was thought that beyond the good will we earned in the community, other, nonracy advertisers might find our paper to be a more suitable platform.

Our critics, including many women’s groups, were thrilled at their victory and congratulated us on our sensitivity. The policy went into effect, wiping out, as I recall, about 15 percent of the bottom line. City Pages left its ad policy unchanged. Some of what we lost went to them and little in the way of new ads materialized to fill the hole.

City Pages eventually became the dominant paper — in part because it was very good and run by smart people — and when, yes, Village Voice Media decided to enter the market, it bought both papers and closed The Twin Cities Reader. I was gone by then, but I thought the decision to be selective about ads contributed to its demise.

I called Mr. Rybak, who is now the mayor of Minneapolis, to ask if he regretted the decision.

“It was absolutely the right move,” he said. “When you engage in a certain kind of journalism that is designed to be an alternative to the mainstream, you have a special obligation to have your editorial, your values and your advertising align.”

“If we had more time, I think it may have worked out,” he said. “But I often think about what would have happened if we had those two pages of ads in the back. Would the paper still be around? It wasn’t the only reason it went out of business, but it played a role.”

Although Mr. Larkin and Mr. Lacey hardly agree, they are taking their own version of a principled stand. And just because it aligns with their business interests doesn’t mean it isn’t valid.

E-mail: carr@nytimes.com;

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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Friday, October 14, 2011

As a mature provider I fall into a very special niche

This in from Brickhouse Annie:

As a mature provider I fall into a very special niche. That niche, as I am learning more and more, is one surrounded by awe and mystery, misconceptions and stereotypes, and best of all, respect and reverence. My age has actually been a marketing boon rather than a hindrance so the occasional unkind remark from some snotty punk seems more of an amusement than an annoyance. All the awe, mystery, misconceptions and stereotypes can spark some pretty bizarre exchanges of dialogue. I received this message the other day which I found hilarious. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't live in Az, and I won't be out that way for awhile. Probably be after basic training, if I can. I just wanted to say.. if you're actually 47 and doing this? That's amazing. That's dedication!(of the penis pleasing kind.) I would love to hear back from you and know more about you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On a different day something like this might have sent me raging like the Queen of Hearts and screaming "OFF WITH HIS HEAD!" and it wouldn't be the one on his shoulders to which I would be referring. After reading his message I thought briefly about changing my working name to Methuselah but decided it sounded too much like a laxative product and would generate a shitload ( seize the pun!) of calls from the back door set and dropped the idea. Instead, I responded in the only way I know how. With total veiled sarcasm that Im hoping left this young man so heady with all the aforementioned auras that his member developed a hard on shaped like a throbbing question mark. Please read. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well my photos don't show the walker I got last year. And I brush the cobwebs off the old dynamo hum ( that's a phrase coined by Frank Zappa back in the '70s .... way back before Wii and Akon and MTV and nintendo) so it still looks usable. No cracks dents or peeling paint on that old baby yet and the chassis still revs on cue! Amazing isn't it? Of course there are perks. I've been offered an HBO documentary called "The Oldest Working Vagina in America". They don't know about that little procedure I had done called VWR. Vaginal Wall Reconstruction and it's amazing what they can do with 2 tongue depressors, some duct tape and a ping pong ball these days! Thanks so much for expressing your awe at my functioning 47 year old Vijayjay but I must confess something. My vagina,.....is actually the ORIGINAL vagina from Eve herself! Most men don't know this, but Eves vagina has been handed down, generation after generation, and safeguarded, much like the Ark of the Covenant. I've been entrusted with the High Holy Hoo Hoo and that's why mine still works at the ancient age of 47 when most vaginas crap out by age 26 or so. Viewing of the High Holy Hoo Hoo is by appointment only and granted on Thursdays and Saturdays between the hours of noon and 7 pm. Please bring your own protective eye wear for the viewing session and normal rates still apply. Offerings of Geritol and Depends (thong style only) are gratefully accepted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am waiting to hear back from this guy so I better go check the batteries in my hearing aids as well as my vibrator.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Connecticut Prisoners Protesting ‘Unfair’ Porn Ban

State officials believe that having a bunch of porn lying around in prisoners' cells all the time doesn't make for a very hospitable work environment for women who work in Connecticut's penitentiaries; indeed, the Associated Press reports that some female guards have complained about being sexually harassed by porn-wielding inmates. Also, porn doesn't really help rehabilitate sex offenders, officials say. But the pro-porn protester-prisoners assert that the ban violates their First Amendment rights. (It might also violate their Eighth Amendment rights, if they happen to be Chronic Masturbation Syndrome sufferers.) They're willing to compromise: If they can't have magazines, they'll accept "cable programming that offers and displays nudity, also sexual activity"—otherwise known as Pornographic Films.

Do you think it's unfair to make Connecticut prisoners do their time without access to "pictorial depictions of sexual activity or nudity?" Or do you think these guys are just being whiny and spoiled? At least they don't have to remain in isolation for 22 hours a day or endure being frozen by air conditioners running at full-blast, like the hunger-striking prisoners in California's Pelican Bay prison do. Maybe that's an unfair comparison to make, but consider that the ban "doesn't include material that could be considered literary, educational, artistic or scientific." So it's not like they're being kept from reading. These guys can still subscribe to National Geographic, which sometimes has naked people in it. And art magazines. And Reader's Digest, which doesn't have nudity but a lot of great jokes.

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Porn.xxx Domain Expected To Fetch $50,000 At Auction

After more than ten years of very vocal opposition by nearly every company potentially affected by the new .XXX top level domain (TLD) extension, on March 17th 2011 ICANN approved .XXX despite numerous concerns. Chief among those concerned was a prevailing consensus that the creation of the .XXX domain was an simply an underhanded attempt at a money-grab by ICM Registry, the backers and owners of the new domains. Now, the truth of that concern is finally coming to light. .XXX History And Widespread Opposition The theory that ICM Registry [1] would use their new .XXX domains to fleece owners of existing .com domains has become commonplace. The addition of a new extension with no other redeeming value according to opponents, serves solely as an attempt by ICM Registry to extort large sums of money from companies interested in protecting the purity of their existing brand names. Primary domains like Sex.xxx, XXX.xxx ,Porn.xxx, Hustler.xxx, Playboy.xxx and others were thought to be the most likely targets. Several leading companies from all facets of the adult entertainment industry banded together to take part in the creation of DotxxxOpposition.com, a news resource and community forum backed by the Free Speech Coalition and many industry insiders. The site hosts a parody style video that satires the efforts of ICM Registery and stars Larry Flynt (Huster CEO), Allison Vivas (PinkVisual CEO), John Stagliano (Evil Angel CEO), Joanna Angel (BurningAngel.com), Ron Cadwell (CCBill CEO), Peter Acworth (Kink CEO), Mitch Farber (Netbilling CEO), and a host of other adult industry leaders. The film was written directed and produced by Wasteland.com CEO Colin Rowntree. [2] Industry communication among online message boards and trade shows has also been decidedly against the creation of .XXX, and ICANN itself stated serious concerns that lead to a denial initially and a half-hearted approval eventually. "Upon first blush, a .xxx sTLD sounds like a brilliant idea. But once one factors in the real world implications of such an easily blocked, censored, marginalized, and manipulated domain suffix, it becomes far less appealing" according to DotxxxOpposition.com "When a business with no ties to the online adult entertainment industry decides to “protect” it by cornering the market, aggressively pushing for the domain, rewriting history, treating our representatives and press with marginal respect, brushing our concerns aside, charging $60 per registration — and telling us we’re lucky that the price is that low — even beer goggles don’t make it look kissable. For these and other reasons, we believe that, in spite of panicked domain preregistrations, the voice of the industry is soundly raised in opposition to what would ultimately become Stuart Lawley and the ICM Registry’s company store." Limited Market And Curtailed Reach As if the opposition to .XXX from within the industry it seeks to consolidate was not enough of a headwind for ICM Registry to overcome, major regions of the world including India and the Middle East immediately stated their intention to block all .xxx domains when word of their approval by ICANN was announced. According to a report published by The Economic Times: "India along with many other countries from the Middle East and Indonesia opposed the grant of the domain in the first place, and we would proceed to block the whole domain, as it goes against the IT Act and Indian laws," said a senior official at the ministry of IT. "Though some people have said that segregation is better, and some countries allow it. But for other nations transmission and direct distribution of such content goes against their moral and culture." [3] Michael Humphrey of Forbes.com also picked up on the myriad of economic problems that would unnecessarily be caused by the release of .XXX stemming from exorbitant domain registration fees, ghettoizing of adult content chilling free speech, and he concluded " Whatever your stance on porn might be, you can see why the industry thinks those “x’s” look more like a mark than a market." [4] Domain Pricing Expectations While ICM Registry has already set the wholesale price for 'standard' .xxx domains at approximately $60 per year, with markup charged by each associated domain provider at the consumer level expected to bring prices up to the $200-300 dollar range for newly purchased domains, ICM Registry has also chosen to hold back a large number of 'premium' .xxx domains in the hope of generating much higher selling prices at auction. It should be noted that much of the intrinsic value of some of these domains can be directly attributed to the fact that the underlying .com version of the same keyword has already been used in the marketplace successfully for years. In that way a strong legal argument exists regarding copyright infringement if companies decide to litigate rather than capitulate when acquiring the '.xxx version' of their own existing brand names. While the windfall profits may fall far below the desires of ICM Registry, the costs projected still make litigating appear to be inexpensive in contrast to purchasing premium domain names that may be garnered easily via court order instead. According to EllitotsBlog.com, a leading community of domain speculators, a poll recently posted asked what price domainers believe movies.xxx may bring as part of the auction at an upcoming TRAFFIC trade show. Two telling facts can be taken from the poll. On the one hand, the lowest option listed by editors was 'Under $50,000', creating a bias within the results of at least a five figure sale price. The other fact is that more than 40% of respondents at the time of this writing have made 'Under $50,000' the clear winner, with almost twice as many votes as any other price bracket. [5] Approval of Many More Top Level Domains When the initial ICANN ruling authorizing .xxx domains was announced, many onlookers were shocked by the decision. The 16 member panel had seemingly allowed the creation of .xxx in direct conflict with the industry most affected by it and opened what some believe to be a Pandora's box of free speech problems in the process. Two months later, on May 30th 2011 ICANN may have expressed it's reasoning through its own action in a way much more profound than any of the earlier rhetoric. A major barrier to completely revising the way the internet is managed was forever discarded by a 13 to 3 vote in favor of introducing an unlimited number of new top-level domains to compete with .com, .net and .xxx. The new process requires a $180,000 application fee and a fair amount of bureaucratic red tape, but for the first time it sets a clear path for anyone interested in creating their own new TLD quickly. For the mainstream market this means a company like Disney may soon own the TLD .kids or a company like Dreamworks might choose to create a .Movies extension. However, for the adult industry and .xxx specifically, the impact may be much more immediate and profound. If the price of creating the entire .Sex or .Hardcore TLD is only $180,000 and includes every domain name under a comparable adult TLD extension, why would any company choose to spend more than that amount seeking to secure the .xxx version of their own .com domain from ICM Registry? It is a question that domainers seem to be answering with the silence of their checkbooks. Analysis And Summary After a decade of battle to bring .XXX through the ICANN process and millions of dollars in expenses, ICM Registry may be left holding the bag on an entire set of domain names that lose value as each day passes. "We can unequivocally say that the industry does not support it," said Diane Duke, the executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, at a press conference covered by PCMag.com during a formal protest attended by many top industry executives during ICANN deliberations. [6] The fact that seems to have eluded ICM Registry is that the number of companies willing to explore business opportunities in the adult entertainment market has always been very limited. Most so-called mainstream companies won't even purchase traffic from massive adult sites or allow their affiliate program traffic partners to use explicit content to generate sales. With such a small list of potential buyers to begin with, the systematic efforts of ICM Registry to confound industry insiders and overlook industry concerns may have poisoned the well before .xxx ever had a chance to take root. Resource Links & Sources This Op-Ed by Stewart Tongue is based on information from private discussions with industry professionals, domainers and numerous credible resources. Some of the more prominent resources are linked below for your conevenience. [1] http://www.icmregistry.com/ [2] http://dotxxxopposition.com/ [3] http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-03-24/news/29181495_1_new-d... [4] http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2011/03/24/indias-reaction-to-xxx... [5] http://www.elliotsblog.com/at-what-price-will-movies-xxx-sell-8475 [6] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2382185,00.asp#fbid=0CPO3-xA6az Stewart Tongue is a writer and professional SEO marketing consultant for leading adult entertainment industry brands. His work also includes a consistent focus on the ethics of online commerce. He owns and operates a network of more than 700 active websites.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

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New Google Tool Tracks Traffic in Real Time

Google launched a new tool that will allow webmasters to track in real time how many people are currently on their site.

New Google Tool Tracks Traffic in Real Time

Google launched a new tool that will allow webmasters to track in real time how many people are currently on their site.

FSC: Jeffrey Douglas - It’s Time

I have a policy: FSC does not give awards to standing board members. To the outside world it would seem a conflict of interest and somewhat self-serving. However, in this milestone year for FSC I thought it not only appropriate, but also necessary to say a few words about a man who is significantly responsible for FSC’s success — FSC Chairman of the Board Jeffrey Douglas.

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.

Adult Entertainment Execs Face Jail for Cheating IRS

Two proprietors of “live adult entertainment for cash-paying customers” could get jail time for cheating the IRS.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

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Porn Industry Featured in LA Weekly

LOS ANGELES — The adult industry is getting some mainstream attention, with a lengthyarticle in this week’s LA Weekly.

A brunette performer in a bikini graces the front cover of the magazine and inside is an in-depth profile of the adult industry titled “Porn Defends the Money Shot.”

The five-page article talks about several topics that are impacting the adult industry today such as the success of adult parodies, the ongoing campaign by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to enforce condoms on production sets to prevent HIV infections and where Cal/OSHA stands on the issue.

The article also interviewed several adult industry stakeholders such as director Axel Braun, AHF President Michael Weinstein, FSC attorney Jeffrey Douglas, performer Tom Byron and others to get their take on condoms in porn.

“We’re selling a fantasy,” Braun said. “If you make something illegal that has so much demand, you’re going to send it underground. You’re going to have people not getting tested anymore. I don’t think it’s the right approach.”

The article talked about how many porn performers engage in escorting, an activity that can be risky especially if the performer continues to work on adult productions.

“The dirty secret of porn isn’t crossover,” Weinstein said. “It’s taking escorting jobs.”