By M.Christian YNOT – Not too long ago, the name of social network Digg became synonymous with “poor redesign.” A recent re-redesign in response to losing ground to rival Reddit seems to have taken Digg in another direction and may infuse the service’s flagging fortunes with new life.

YNOT – AdultAppMart has added quick response codes to the desktop version of its Android marketplace, touting benefits for consumers, developers and affiliates. “For consumers, the advantage is clear,” a spokesperson for the company said. “They can browse through AdultAppMart...

YNOT – The developers of affiliate program backend management system MPA3 have added a new feature that allows program administrators to perform side-by-side testing of payment processors in order to see which processor is most efficient with their traffic. “Affiliate programs...

YNOT – Van Nuys, Calif.-based distributor Pure Play Media is seeking new studio clients in an effort to diversity its product offering. Currently, the company works with 18 studios in genres including teen, voluptuous, features, Asian, homemade, amateur and reality. Studios on...

YNOT – Adult internet pioneer Todd Allen Ostrer, better known in the industry as “sextoyking,” died Oct. 7 in Clackamas, Ore. He was 43. The cause of his death has not been made public. Ostrer began his career in digital adult entertainment in 1990 as a founder of the...

YNOT – Oakland, Calif.-based adult novelty e-tailer purePassionate.com has launched an affiliate program offering webmasters and consumers a potential revenue source. “Despite the economic downturn throughout the U.S., the sex toy industry has been showing impressive growth in...

YNOT – Internet payment service provider SafeCharge, a division of Cyprus-based GTSBilling, has named Eddie Kreider director of sales for the North American market. Kreider, better known in the adult industry as Eddie K, founded the adult industry employment agency X Industry...

YNOT – Affiliate program GunzBlazing, part of the AEBN family of companies, has added three more straight pay sites to its portfolio. Though it began as a gay network, GunzBlazing now is almost equally split between gay and straight content destinations, as the additions bring...

By Peter Berton YNOT – There are those in the escorting profession who make excuses for their career choice … and then there is Emma Alexandra Page. Page is proud of the work she does. She’s proud of the quality of service she provides and the attention she gives to her clients...

YNOT – Famous for giving up her virginity during a controversial live Kink.com webcast, Nicki Blue has joined Heather Starlt, Yuri Love, Veronica Avluv, Angelina Valentine and Teagan Summers in the Pornstar Platinum affiliate network. NickiBlue.com offers scenes she performed...