AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – This month’s AOE Expo and World Telemedia conferences in Amsterdam will focus on the emerging mobile and gaming markets, according to the events’ coordinators, with proponents of mobile markets issuing a collective rallying cry that “the time is now.”“As...

CYBERSPACE – Some bemoan the dearth of tech savvy women in the modern world, but with more and more companies introducing fun IT gadgets, more and more women are learning that, in addition to being rather useful, computers and the internet can be very, very pleasurable. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the confirmation process for Supreme Court Justice nominee Samuel A. Alito grinds slowly forward, speculation concerning his views on a wide variety of issues is blooming in the media. Whether it’s the divisive, hot-button issue of abortion, or his...

WASHINGTON, DC – Kansas Senator Sam Brownback has brought his anti-pornography dog and pony show to the nation’s capital. Its most recent performance on the Hill provided many of the thrills and chills that members of the adult industry anticipated.“I think most Americans agree...

WASHINGTON, DC – Contrary to the opinions of the far Right, America is bored by indecency. Without a Janet Jackson style incident to fuel the fires of public hysteria, the nation’s interest in Federal Communication Commission business is minimal. Whereas the FCC received nearly...

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced yesterday plans for a general membership meeting to be held during the Webmaster Access West trade show in Universal City next week.The FSC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 17, and will begin at 5pm in the...

CHICAGO, IL – Shares of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. gained Wednesday on the heels of comments made by an analyst from Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) who said the company is positioned for a “fundamental upturn” driven by its new media ventures.Playboy shares closed at $15.25...

WASHINGTON, DC – Kansas Senator Sam Brownback doesn’t like pornography. As the ultra conservative senator sees it, sexual material has what the American Family Association calls “devastating effects … on the nation.” In order to make that opinion known to the parents of America,...

CALIFORNIA – Joe Francis is not a name that most Americans are familiar with, but the name of the video series that has funded his multi-million dollar softcore empire is well known. “Girls Gone Wild” is Francis’ wildly popular public exhibition series, famous for showing...

SEATTLE, WA – In an email to top Microsoft executives acquired by the Associated Press, company chairman Bill Gates warned that the technology industry’s shift towards internet-based software and services represented a major challenge for the software giant, and urged the company...