BEIJING – Regardless what one thinks of his personality or politics, or whether you approve or disapprove of his Twitter etiquette, one thing is very clear about Donald Trump: The man appreciates the appearance of strength. Whether he’s lauding the psychological impact he assumes...

By Richard Buss The past few years have seen a large increase in social media’s use as a marketing tool, causing some people to question whether email marketing remains both practical and relevant. Without a doubt, social media use is increasing each year: It is estimated 78...

There’s little doubt information security is among the most serious — and most sensitive — issues facing online businesses. Ask those whose secrets were exposed during the notorious Ashley Madison security breach how lax security can change a person’s life. Ask Hillary Clinton’s...

LONDON – It’s not every day you read something in which an advocate for stricter regulation of the internet comes right out and admits, in so many words, what she’s seeking is less freedom. Today was such a day, thanks to freelance writer and broadcaster Christina Patterson and...

OAKLAND, Calif. – In reading about the “Political As F**k” erotic film festival happening in the Bay Area this week, I found myself drawing connections between what seem like disparate and contrary motions within the broad, splintered entity commonly referred to as the porn...

PHOENIX – When 3D virtual-reality camera technology company Terpon entered the adult space about nine months ago, it did so with a bang. According to co-founder Jean-Claude, that is the only way to get the attention of a market as bold, brash, and tech-hungry adult seems to be....

LONDON – As the U.K. government prepares to roll out an update to the Digital Economy Act, a great deal of commentary is rightfully focused on questions about privacy, the specter of government censorship and the feasibility of age-verification in an online context. Less...

A now-disabled botnet spammed Twitter users with more than 8.6 million tweets that drew 30 million clicks to pornographic, hookup and infidelity-dating websites between February and June, according to digital security firm ZeroFOX. The botnet, dubbed “Siren” after the beautiful...

LONDON – One of the few advantages to getting older is when certain exaggerated social concerns cycle back through the op/ed pages of the international media, old farts like me immediately recognize them as recycled and retread, as opposed to new and novel. When it comes to...

WADENA, Minn. – Last week, I got all excited by the promise I would learn how to kill lust, only to be viciously let down when the “instructions” for doing so turning out to be one of those “tune in next time…” affairs. This approach to hooking your audience is the cheapest of...