YNOT – Penthouse has unveiled a new look and new functionality for its e-tail outlet. Visualized and executed by Springle LLC, PenthouseStore.com offers new features including specialized product categories and customer favorites lists. For the first time, the entire collection...

YNOT – Let’s begin with some happy news for once: New York Congressman Chris Lee, whose political career hit a teeny-tiny snag when he posed shirtless in a Craigslist personal ad, has rebounded nicely after a celebrated New York ad agency signed him to a modelling contract. While...

YNOT – While gift categories like flowers and jewelry continue to struggle in a sluggish economy, SexToy.com reported even stronger-than-expected sales for Valentine’s Day. According to the company’s founder and chief executive officer, the implications are financial and...

YNOT – “Pole dancing isn’t just for strip clubs anymore,” Nick Orlandino, chief executive officer of Pipedream Products, said. “More and more women use it as a form of performance art, or even exercise.” The Fantasy Dance Pole, an addition to...

By M.Christian YNOT – While the first two weeks in February ushered in the Chinese Year of the Golden Rabbit, they may as well have been called “The Week of the Transvestite Platypus” for all the outrageous, bizarre and just-plain-weird things that have popped up. Not...

YNOT – Erotic accessories manufacturer XGen Products has unveiled two additions to its popular line of Perfect Position sex cushions. Both of the new items — the Life Raft and the Try Angle — are aimed at the gay market. Life Raft, a full body-sized block, wholesale for $74. Try...

YNOT – Str8cam Lube is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a gift for webmasters: the launch of a brand-new affiliate program. “The response to Str8cam has been amazing,” said owner Jeff, who added he developed the product for his own use when nothing on...

YNOT – WES Consulting Inc., parent company of the Liberator brand of bedroom fantasy equipment, has acquired Web Merchants Inc., parent of adult products e-tailer EdenFantasys.com, in a stock-plus-cash deal. WES Consulting exchanged 28.4 million shares of its common stock and a...

YNOT – Ethnic Kink, Goddess World Productions’ network of ethnic BDSM and fetish websites, has partnered with TheAdultToyShoppe to generate fetish-relevant sex toy reviews. Professional dominatrix and Goddess World President Sonya C said the reviews will provide accurate information.

YNOT – The internet went dark in Egypt at about 30 minutes after midnight Friday as the government attempted to quell violent protests demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. According to early reports from Al Arabiya, Syria quickly followed suit, completing a partial...