LOS ANGELES – One of two things happened to me recently: either I accidentally traveled back in time, or I experienced one of those infamous “acid flashbacks” people who have never taken acid occasionally talk about, typically when they’re listing reasons why I probably shouldn’t...

Segpay is coming off of a great 2017. In addition to reporting revenue growth for the twelfth consecutive year, the digital payment processor relocated its corporate headquarters, launched an updated merchant portal and introduced an affiliate marketing platform. Segpay also...

France — The notion that sex workers, performers and adult content are not appropriate proxies for sex education is something members of the porn community are well aware of. Occasionally, perhaps when a big enough name in the business points it out, the mainstream media...

NEW YORK – Ever since she launched MakeLoveNotPorn.com, I’ve been quietly rooting for Cindy Gallop and the MNLP project – not because I want Gallop’s vision of what erotica should be to completely supplant and replace what some have called “traditional” porn, but to expand and...

SAN FRANCISCO – It was early 1998, and I’d had my online porn-job for about eight months. The company was quite small, and as fate would have it, when the office phone’s main line rang that afternoon, I was the only one available to answer. When I did, I was met with a very...

British cybersecurity firm Digital Interruption recently uncovered a loophole in a SinVR app that left 20,000 users’ personal data, including user names and email addresses, vulnerable. SinVR is a VR game space that lets users explore various adult-themed environments and...

WASHINGTON – “If I told the real stories of my experiences with women, often seemingly very happily married and important women, this book would be a guaranteed best-seller.” – Donald Trump, The Art of the Comeback, 1997. Prior to becoming a politician (something Trump wrote in...

LOS ANGELES – In crafting virtual reality entertainment, whether for a porn or non-porn context, my assumption is developers focus primarily on creating a great user experience. Does the environment and narrative engage the user? Does it feel truly immersive, or can more be done...

You: I work in an office in the Valley, no one cares. Also you: I work from home in the Mid-West, no one cares. Real talk: You work in porn in some way – everyone cares. Well, not exactly everyone. But no matter what corner of the industry you work in, be you right up in the sex...

Venice, CA – Performer Brandi Love has over 450K followers on Twitter, an objectively substantial social media following – and not just “for porn.” On Jan. 9, 2018, Love’s Twitter account was hacked. The hacker(s) deleted followers and created false posts. Though Love’s account...