By Richard Buss Since online dating became mainstream, the dating industry has been a large user of bulk emailing services. This makes perfect sense. Just like social media networks, dating sites must convince users to return and interact with other users. A dating site without...

WASHINGTON – Many years ago, a porn company I worked for had an opportunity to create major publicity for itself, but only at the risk of severely angering a prominent local politician. I’m not going to get into the details of the (very long) story, but the gist of it is the...

HOLLYWOOD – In the past 24 hours alone, I’ve seen come across my cable TV guide listings for multiple competitive video gaming broadcasts, a reality television show in which people try to guess which of two (or maybe more?) chefs preparing their food isn’t really a chef,...

PHOENIX – William James Hartwell has spent the past four years in court. He’ll spend the next 24 in prison. On Aug. 25, Hartwell was sentenced to considerably fewer than the 44 years prosecutors sought after his April conviction on 10 felony charges including operating a house of...

WASHINGTON – I’m feeling inspired today. Not just inspired, but empowered to the point I believe with the stroke of a pen (if I still owned a pen) I could change the world … assuming the world weren’t filled with a bunch of dummies crying loudly about “freedom of...

By Lauren MacEwen Ready for Facebook to mess with you again? The social network snuck in another change over the summer that could dramatically affect your posts: Facebook is getting rid of the ability to change the image in a link preview. The announcement was made on the...

Chaturbate gives one lucky fan a chance to watch Conor McGregor take on Floyd Mayweather live at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 26 as the two face off in what has been called “the biggest fight in combat sports history.” In an unprecedented match-up, champion...

PRAGUE (Aug. 24, 2017) – On Sept. 15, the seventh annual YNOT Awards will honor 34 individuals and companies whom industry members have chosen as the best of the best in the online adult entertainment space. In addition, YNOT Group LLC will induct one company and one individual...

TOKYO – Given the American media’s penchant for terming any wealthy person remotely connected to the adult entertainment industry a “porn king,” any time I see the term used in a headline, my immediate response is to grimace and shake my head. “Here we go again,” I think to...

LOS ANGELES – As you have probably heard, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved new permit fees for adult video productions, with an initial charge of $1,672 and a renewal fee of $982 every two years thereafter. While I’m sure it wasn’t intentional, the...