YNOT – An Australian postgraduate student at the University of Western Sydney has undertaken a study of internet porn in an attempt to fill what she calls “a research void.” Emma Pinn said her research will focus not only on why adults consume pornography, but also how technology...

YNOT – LulzSec, the hacker collective recently behind several high-profile attacks on the British census bureau, PBS, Sony, Nintendo, the CIA, the U.S. Senate and more than 50 porn sites, on Saturday announced its retirement. The group gave no reason for its dissolution, but...

YNOT – A bill that would make internet streaming of pirated content a felony has exited the Senate Judiciary Committee and now faces a vote on the Senate floor. Current U.S. law criminalizes unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted material on physical media and via...

YNOT – Even before televisions and computer monitors were able to display 3D content with any degree of verisimilitude, Dominic Ford’s eponymous gay adult studio offered 3D adult content to gay viewers. Now that screens are beginning to catch up with consumer desire, Ford has...

YNOT – MoneyProcessing.net, a division of Los Angeles-based MCCS Credit Card Processing, has launched a new online check processing system designed to serve the needs of smaller e-commerce websites and merchants. According to owner Tony Mosqueda, even most merchants with...

YNOT – This week has been a busy one for porn star websites. 2011 Penthouse Pet of the Year runner-up Ryan Keely re-launched hers, and both Charlee Chase and Jessica Jaymes launched their first official homes on the web. Keely’s RyanKeely.com was redesigned by close friend and...

YNOT – The FemDom Reality Division of Chicago-based affiliate program Lakeview Entertainment has launched five new explicit websites, each dedicated to a different professional dominatrix from around the world. MistressSaraAkeera.com, MistressMayaSinstress.com,...

YNOT – A California superior court this week blocked a subpoena the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration served on now-defunct Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation. The subpoena sought employment and medical information about “Patient Zero,” a...

YNOT – Curacao-based affiliate program FMSCash has added new tools for affiliates, end users and performers, comprising an upgrade the company refers to as “FMSCash version 2.0.” The additions precede a planned expansion of the affiliate program into solo sites focusing on some...

YNOT – Award-winning gay adult website AmateurStraightGuys.com is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an all-new site design and a limited-time $2.95 trial offer for new members. The site’s content now is 100-percent downloadable, and the owner has upped the production schedule...