MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Porn is in the eye of the beholder. In one former Google data engineer’s eye, explicit adult content online — or, rather, the number of searches for such content — is a bellwether for the state of the U.S. economy. According to Seth Stephens-Davidowitz,...

ST. CATHARINES, Canada – If you ever find yourself employing lies to keep from getting into trouble, here’s an important tip to bear in mind: Whatever bullshit you float as you’re trying to wriggle your way off the hook, make sure it’s plausible bullshit. Another, related piece...

LOS ANGELES – Pride season is upon us. Retailers and consumers alike are looking for classy merchandise that speaks to the LGBTQ community’s sex-positive joie de vivre. A longtime sponsor and ally at Pride events throughout Southern California, Screaming O is helping stores get...

Site speed influences every metric important to your business. Don’t believe it? Chew on these statistics for a moment: Almost half of all internet users (47 percent) expect a website to load within two seconds or less. A one-second improvement in page-load time can produce a...

LOS ANGELES – For years now, I’ve been searching for a truly compelling anti-pornography argument, something that will at last persuade me porn is as evil and morally ruinous as many of its harshest critics say. Along the way, I’ve tried reading scientific papers concerning the...

SAN FRANCISCO – The number-one priority for consumers when they contemplate purchasing a vibrator is not price, although affordability is important. Instead, consumers seek body-safe materials. The statistic was among several sex shop Good Vibrations discovered in a survey...

By Richard Buss Everybody makes mistakes. They can be embarrassing, but most of the time a simple “oops” isn’t fatal. Unless you’re an email marketer. Then, what may seem like tiny errors can give your business a big black eye — or worse, land you in trouble with the Federal...

DANVILLE, Ill. – As you’ve no doubt heard by now, infamous “copyright troll” attorney John Steele has been disbarred, an unsurprising development in the wake of his pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering charges in March. To those of us who have been unfortunate enough to...

AMSTERDAM – Dutch sex toy designer and all-around bon vivant Rianne Swierstra has introduced three new designs into the Rianne S line of vibrators known for offering luxury appeal at wallet-friendly prices. Bella, Xena and Fembot pay homage to Swierstra’s life motto: “She...

CHICAGO – The 2017 Grabby Awards winners were feted Saturday night with an all-out celebration at the Metro Theater in the heart of the Windy Cindy. This year’s big winner among productions was NakedSword’s Scared Stiff with wins for Best Screenplay, Hottest Rimming and Best...