YNOT – Former gay porn star Ryan Idol likely will do prison time after his conviction Tuesday on charges he tried to kill a former girlfriend two years ago. The one-time Playgirl centerfold, whose real name is Marc Anthony Donais, faces a maximum of 15 years when Sacramento,...

YNOT – A listener’s complaint during a call-in show on China National Radio precipitated demands that Apple Computer Inc. face criminal charges for allowing its popular iTunes Store to distribute content considered pornographic under Chinese law. Apple has assured the Chinese...

YNOT – A new report from markets analyst Nielsen indicates consumers are using online social media not only to connect with each other, but also to connect with businesses, find products and services, and document where and when they make purchasing decisions. Nielsen’s Social...

YNOT – The 2011 YNOT Awards winners were revealed Wednesday night during a gala ceremony unlike anything previously witnessed by the online adult entertainment industry. Inside Prague’s swanky SaSaZu, 20 companies and individuals were named “best of the best” as determined by...

YNOT – Is there no depth to which scammers will not sink? Apparently there isn’t. Canadian police are seeking information about the person or people behind a group calling itself “Artisan International License, Compliance and Investigations.” According to the West Vancouver...

YNOT – At a time when the U.S. seems to be losing its luster in all sorts of other areas comes news that in one realm America’s reputation is improving: The country is no longer the world’s spam king. Or, as computer security firm Kaspersky Lab’s threatpost.com noted, “USA...

By M.Christian YNOT – The bar comes down with a firm click, the cool metal a gentle, almost comforting, restraint. Then, with a mechanical shudder, the little pod you’re sitting in begins to move….

YNOT – Barcelona-based Cherry Media S.L., a leader in mobile erotic entertainment, and Seattle-based MiKandi, an adult mobile application marketplace, have launched a service designed to assist members of MiKandi’s App Developer Network in obtaining legal adult content. The idea...

YNOT – In what the company called “direct response to growing feedback from our affiliate partners,” the LiveBucks webcam affiliate network has added Paxum to its affiliate payout options. Parent company Gamma Entertainment also added the popular e-wallet system as a payment...

YNOT – Jayda “Queen of Extreme” Diamonde can add another type of movie credit to her resume after recently wrapping a supporting role in a mainstream film. Diamonde portrays, among several other small parts, an adult performer in the indie flick Boot Tracks, starring Stephen...