YNOT – In November, gay adult affiliate program Next Door Buddy Profits will celebrate its fifth anniversary. Operated by Next Door Entertainment, Buddy Profits debuted in 2006 as a cooperative venture between Canadian amateur adult modeling agency FCF Agency and Gamma...

YNOT – On Oct. 28, the sun will set on the “Sunrise” registration periods during which trademark owners may protect their brands within the adult-specific dot-xxx domain space. The next registration phase, “Landrush,” is scheduled to begin Nov. 8, allowing adult entertainment...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – I realize this column is supposed to focus mainly on sex, but bear with me for a moment. Yes, the past month did include sex — lots and lots of sex — but there’s something else I’d like to address first. I’ll get back to the sex.

YNOT – ICM Registry, the company overseeing the dot-xxx top level domain has launched a new program designed to help porn stars protect their stage names. The “.XXX Domain Names for Adult Performers” program will assist performing professionals in the adult entertainment industry...

YNOT – Monmouth, NJ-based affiliate program SexKey has added online adult industry veteran Chris Rodgers to its marketing team. Better known in the industry as “Evil Chris,” Rodgers will lead efforts for current and new SexKey ventures, acting as a consultant instead of a staff...

YNOT – Lincoln, Neb.-based Melissa Money’s owners have shuttered the affiliate program, saying the online adult entertainment market has changed such that operating a solo-girl affiliate program is no longer cost-effective. The most recent activity on the program’s flagship...

YNOT – Julia Ann has signed with Vicky Vette’s popular Vette Nation Army network of performer pay sites, bringing the total number of destinations within the program to a dirty dozen. The pair plan to re-launch JuliaAnn.com with an all-new look and all-new features. An AVN Hall...

YNOT – Montreal-based Stunner Media has completed integrating BlakeMasonCash into its brand-new gay affiliate program, IndieBucks. Stunner acquired BlakeMasonCash and the British amateur porn site it promotes, BlakeMason.com, in August. IndieBucks joins BoyCrushCash, StandAhead...

YNOT – Miami-based affiliate program operator Program Three LLC has launched its first gay tube site: Manhub.com. Because the company also operates its own original-content web destinations, a spokesperson said every precaution was taken to ensure potential copyright-violation...

YNOT – In order to encourage developers to embrace its new PV API tool, Pink Visual has launched a challenge that will award one winner a trip to the company’s Pron Party in Las Vegas in January. Alternatively, the winner may elect to receive a $2,500 cash prize.