LOS ANGELES – The trade association for the adult entertainment industry has had enough of what it calls “willful and repeated lawbreaking” by a nonprofit organization ostensibly devoted to fighting HIV/AIDS and supporting victims of the disease. On Wednesday, Free Speech...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The registry operator for .xxx, .porn and .adult has launched its newest generic Top Level Domain: .sex. ICM Registry launched .sex Sept. 1. Roll-out will occur in three distinct phases. The first the is the TCMH Sunrise period for trademark owners,...

CAMPBELL, Calif. – The dreaded “summer slowdown” usually has webmasters wringing their hands in hopeless dismay as their revenues plunge. FriendFinder Networks executives believe they’ve found a way to turn the summer doldrums into cold, hard cash all the way through autumn. From...

By Diane Duke CHATSWORTH, Calif.  – Last week, the offices of Rentboy.com, an online escort advertising directory, were raided in New York by the Department of Homeland Security. Rentboy’s staff of seven, from the chief executive officer to the social media manager, were...

MIAMI – A lawsuit filed last week in federal district court accuses MindGeek USA of willfully violating copyright and trademark laws as a routine part of operating the adult tube sites Pornhub.com and PornhubPremium.com. Plaintiffs MetArt and SexArt seek not only damages,...

LOS ANGELES – From Sept. 1-30, James Deen’s affiliate program will pay affiliates 70-percent commissions for sales they send to the program’s second pay site, TwistedVisual.com. The revenue share will continue for as long as the referred users continue to subscribe. Twisted...

CAMPBELL, Calif. – FriendFinder Networks has named mainstream marketing professional Kristell Perez director of affiliate marketing. Perez previously spent more than a decade with companies including Yahoo!, Cisco and AT&T. “We’re thrilled to have Kristell coming on board...

SAN FRANCISCO – Boutique gay affiliate program Wow Media Cash and GunzBlazing, a gay affiliate marketing firm, have merged. GunzBlazing will take over management and affiliate marketing for WMC’s AmateursDoIt.com, WankOffWorld.com and GayPhotoAlbum.com, and WMC parent company Wow...

CAMPBELL, Calif. – Live-cam platform Cams.com has introduced Tipping Mode, a new way for both performers and viewers get more value out of free chat. “Our new Cams.com Tipping Mode allows models to get even more creative,” said Director of Product Marketing Scott Thompson....

NEW YORK – Ever since Rentboy’s offices were raided and seven executives and employees arrested early Tuesday, the focus of media, analysts and onlookers has been on whether the site violated prostitution laws. The bigger question, though, may be “Why did a gay escort website...