BARCELONA – PinGay, an adult social network that enables both end-users and businesses to collect and share online porn collections, on Friday launched a contest that adds even more spectacle to what is already a visual feast for cock connoisseurs. The Cock Carnival Competition...

MORGANVILLE, N.J. – Payment solutions provider Payze has tapped Chris Rodger, who uses the handle “Evil Chris” on adult industry forums, to lead its sales team. As director of sales, Rodger will oversee all marketing-related activities while continuing to manage affiliates for...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Female-friendly adult products retailer Good Vibrations has named Risa Goodman director of online brand and advertising. Goodman will oversee all digital advertising initiatives, email campaigns, social media, affiliate programs, and search engine...

LOS ANGELES – After taking an 18-month-long hiatus to complete her transition, former T-girl Kimber James reentered the adult entertainment industry as the woman she was always meant to be. Now she has a new official website that leaves no doubt about the busty blonde’s...

QUEBEC CITY – Pay-per-acquisition network CrakRevenue exited beta mode on Tuesday, launching a redesigned website and opening the program to the online adult industry at large. The program’s administrators plan an official launch celebration Sunday during Webmaster Access in...

CHATSWORTH, Calif. – AVN Media Network has opened the pre-nominations period for the 2014 AVN Awards. Producers, manufacturers and retailers may submit products and locations online via a restricted-access website. In order to be eligible for a 2014 AVN Award nomination, a movie...

WILMINGTON, Del. – Hoping to cut its debt load in half by offloading shareholders and restructuring liabilities totaling between $500 million and $1 billion, FriendFinder Networks Inc. on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to a restructuring plan filed...

By Peter Berton OTTAWA – There always will be people who stand up for what’s right, even in the most unexpected of circumstances. Take Cowboy Kenny, for example. The force behind The Cowboy’s Diary, Cowboy Kenny rides the wilds of cyberspace attempting to rein in escorts who...

By Peter Berton SEATTLE – For the past 20 years, iconic sex shop Babeland has peddled pleasure by offering adult toys in an upbeat, sex-positive environment. Founded by Claire Cavanah and Rachel Venning, who still own and operate the company, what once constituted a single store...

CANOGA PARK, Calif. – The production moratorium in effect since Sept. 6 will be lifted Friday, Performer Availability Screening Services said late Monday. By then, production of sexually explicit scenes will have been on hiatus for 14 days. The voluntary moratorium was declared...