HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – Relaxation. Euphoria. Tingling. These are the words used to describe the result of an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or ASMR, trigger. The newly acknowledged phenomenon can evoke responses some call a “brain orgasm.” ASMR stimuli include auditory,...

DALLAS – One of the unfortunate facts of life for anyone who has performed in porn is the choice tends to follow the person through the rest of his or her life. It’s neither fair nor reasonable, in my view, but it is what it is: Having “porn performer” on one’s resume...

CHATSWORTH, Calif. – Veteran marketing and sales professional Jesus Ruiz has joined the sales staff at pleasure products manufacturer NS Novelties. “I have always admired NS Novelties’ creativity, innovation and choice of materials,” Ruiz said. “I’m extremely excited and look...

BARCELONA, Spain – Voting has opened for the third annual Live Cam Awards. Performers, studios, businesspeople, websites, service providers, events and pleasure products vie for honors in 36 categories. Industry members and fans may vote through Feb. 28. Veteran cam model...

Nearly seven in 10 Americans (69 percent) now use social media, according to new fact sheets from the Pew Research Center. Almost three-quarters (73 percent) have a broadband internet connection at home, and more than three-quarters (77 percent) own a smartphone through which...

A while back, I read an article about a new song “composed by artificial intelligence.” Journalists and critics who have written about the tune (“Daddy’s Car”) often label it a harbinger of doom for human musicians and composers. It’s an interesting point of view, considering the...

LOS ANGELES – Alicia Sinclair, formerly vice president of worldwide sales and business development for Jimmyjane, has started a second pleasure-products company. Le Wand debuted its first creation, also named Le Wand, in January. Sinclair also is the founder and owner of b-Vibe,...

By Richard Buss Perhaps one of the most consequential mistakes in email marketing is the failure to get proper permission from the people you plan to contact. That probably reads like a straightforward statement, but there are different levels to this crime. Here’s a look at some...

RICHMOND, Va. – While the Virginia General Assembly appears disinclined to proclaim pornography a “public health crisis,” a modified version of an earlier resolution soon to be voted on by the state’s House of Delegates still attributes to porn the same litany of societal ills...

LOS ANGELES – A brand-new product from a brand-new company promises to “warm sex toys and take sexual pleasure to heightened levels,” according to a statement announcing the product’s launch. Styled like a fashionable clutch bag, Warm is made of vegan leather. It measures 13...