YNOT – The pre-nomination process for the 2011 “O” Awards opened Monday morning. The process will continue through Friday, June 3. The “O” Awards, created by AVN Media Network, honor outstanding achievement in the pleasure products industry. Categories include design, innovation,...

By M.Christian YNOT – It’s a pleasant thought that even though a lot of folks are gearing up for the annual anal sex rampage known as Tax Day, other folks have been focusing on much more consensual, though often bizarre, forms of sexual adventurism.

YNOT – Affiliate program SugarCash has added a new adult novelties shopping website to its portfolio. SugarToys.com offers more than 6,000 items blanketing the novelty spectrum. For almost 10 years SugarCash has offered adult DVD e-tail and video-on-demand sites and an automated...

YNOT – DateCamCash has added a non-virtual product to its adult-dating affiliate program. The male-enhancement chewing gum makes an excellent up-sell item because it does not conflict with affiliates’ other revenue-generating efforts, a DateCamCash spokesman said. According to...

YNOT – Austin, Texas-based men’s sex-toy manufacturer Fleshlight has hired 2011 Penthouse Pet of the Year runner-up Ryan Keely to head business development for its Fleshlight Girls division. “Our Fleshlight Girls brand has been growing and growing recently with the addition of...

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...