By Joey Gabra Special to YNOT Having a software application that runs automated scripts is a great time-saver when running a business online. These “bots,” which commonly are ignored by users and customers, are dismissed as just another irritant to deal with while online, joining...

LONDON – The “Internet Safety Strategy green paper” published this week by the U.K. government is unsurprisingly sprawling and ambitious. By their nature, green papers essentially are an invitation to consult, a statement of intent calling upon a wide variety of stakeholders to...

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. – Lingerie manufacturer Mapale has signed a partnership deal with lingerie distributor Honey’s Place. The arrangement gives the latter exclusive distribution rights for the former’s products. “Mapale is thrilled about the new collaboration with Honey’s...

Betcha didn’t see this one coming. In a recent article for no less august a publication than AdAge, Daniel Carter, vice president and director of strategy and creative at global media network Carat USA, called online porn a better gauge of audience attention than conventional...

SCHENECTADY, New York – I suppose the real question is whether taking a person’s job counts as “injuring” a human. If so, so long as sex robots are designed in accordance with the Three Laws of Robotics, Ela Darling and her peers needn’t worry about being replaced by them. “Sex...

LOS ANGELES – A vibrating cock ring with flexible fins that deliver clitoral stimulation is the latest product to emerge from Screaming O’s devilish design team. Part of the company’s new fall line, the Charged Skooch™ Ring is rechargeable and features four firm-yet-flexible fins...

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. – My name is Ben, and I’m a selective Luddite. I love the internet, but I avoid approximately 99.999999 percent of it, for instance. I avoid so much of the web, in part, because the idea of watching people unwrap packages sounds like the dumbest possible way to...

BREST, France – French pleasure product manufacturer B.Sensory has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund expansion of its award-winning Little Bird G-spot vibrator. The “smart vibe” syncs with erotic ebooks so users can play along with the characters. “Combining the power of...

HANNOVER, Germany – The Cowgirl, a premium ride-on sex machine, debuted at the international adult business-to-business trade show eroFame, which continues through Oct. 13 in Hannover, Germany. According to the woman behind the device, The Cowgirl offers retailers profits of as...

A click-fraud malvertising attack that has hidden in the shadows for more than a year lost a major distribution vector when advertising network TrafficJunky and adult tube site Pornhub shut down a pathway that exposed millions of porn-site visitors in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and...