SAN FRANCISCO, CA — As the search-engine wars heat up – with Google, Yahoo!, Ask.com, Microsoft, and AOL jockeying for the user eyes that mean money in the bank – consumers may become the ultimate winners. That’s because one of the most active battlegrounds in the war is on...

HOOVER, AL — Alabama’s anti-obscenity law has struck out, leaving a chain of adult stores feeling better about its future prospects.Love Stuff, which at several Alabama locations sells a mixture of mainstream and “adults-only” novelties, came out on top in a Jefferson...

DETROIT, MI — It’s no secret that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Just ask Carol Channing, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, or Anna Nicole Smith. Bling-aware adult affiliate program PIMPROLL thinks the ladies have an excellent point, which is why it’s launched...

RENO, NV — Presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul may be running for the Republican nod, but he’s always seemed more closely aligned with a libertarian philosophy. Maybe that’s why a Nevada brothel owner has endorsed his candidacy.The news broke Sunday, and...

IRVINE, CA — The seasons are progressing, the year is growing to a close, the leaves are changing color, and the TrueCash affiliate program is preparing to be pimped and primped – by new owner and manager CherryPimps. In operation since 1997, the TrueCash affiliate program...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Mozilla on Monday released Firefox 2.0.0.10, a collection of patches that address critical security vulnerabilities in the areas of cross-site request forgeries and memory corruption.The update will be pushed to all Firefox users the next time they open...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Center for Democracy & Technology has stepped up its assault on the Child Online Protection Act, calling the law ineffective, unconstitutional, overly burdensome on Web publishers, and overbearingly restrictive of lawful adult speech. The...

MARSHALL, PA — Right Ascension Inc., the parent company of DVD Empire, Adult DVD Empire and Gay DVD Empire, has quietly conducted business – millions of dollars annually, in fact – for seven years in an industrial park on the outskirts of this suburban Pittsburgh community....

CHICKASHA, OK — While his softcore empire continues to churn out product and even rattle protective Australians, Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis languishes in jail for federal tax evasion. According to Francis, languishing isn’t the only thing he’s been doing while in...

CYBERSPACE — While shoppers in this country may be raking in the bargains, four out of 10 UK women surveyed say that they enjoyed shopping more than getting laid. More than half of those who have been married for 20 years or more would pass on sex in favor of shopping for...