By Richard Buss The past few years have seen a large increase in social media’s use as a marketing tool, causing some people to question whether email marketing remains both practical and relevant. Without a doubt, social media use is increasing each year: It is estimated 78...

SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK – Good Vibrations, founded in San Francisco 40 years ago and one of the first shops to create an environment catering to women, has sealed an agreement to acquire Babeland, a similar pleasure products retailer on the opposite coast. Financial details...

There’s little doubt information security is among the most serious — and most sensitive — issues facing online businesses. Ask those whose secrets were exposed during the notorious Ashley Madison security breach how lax security can change a person’s life. Ask Hillary Clinton’s...

LONDON – It’s not every day you read something in which an advocate for stricter regulation of the internet comes right out and admits, in so many words, what she’s seeking is less freedom. Today was such a day, thanks to freelance writer and broadcaster Christina Patterson and...

AUSTIN, Texas – Venezuelan performer Veronica Rodriguez is the newest member of the Fleshlight Girls. As with all Fleshlight Girls products, the pleasure product manufacturer created a signature texture for Rodriguez’s male masturbator. Called “caliente,” Fleshlight describes the...

By Jay Kopita BURBANK, Calif. – The ANME Founders Expo is a trade show I return to and support year after year. I have yet to find a pleasure products expo better than this one, where industry insiders casually meet and do business with so many decision-makers and creative types...

OAKLAND, Calif. – In reading about the “Political As F**k” erotic film festival happening in the Bay Area this week, I found myself drawing connections between what seem like disparate and contrary motions within the broad, splintered entity commonly referred to as the porn...

LOS ANGELES – All-new products and collections, along with fresh, repackaged favorites, greeted visitors to the CalExotics booth during the ANME Founders Expo in mid-July. The bi-annual event brings together manufacturers of intimate toys, lingerie, lubricants and novelties for...

PHOENIX – When 3D virtual-reality camera technology company Terpon entered the adult space about nine months ago, it did so with a bang. According to co-founder Jean-Claude, that is the only way to get the attention of a market as bold, brash, and tech-hungry adult seems to be....

LONDON – As the U.K. government prepares to roll out an update to the Digital Economy Act, a great deal of commentary is rightfully focused on questions about privacy, the specter of government censorship and the feasibility of age-verification in an online context. Less...