By Stewart Tongue YNOT – When the late William Randolph Hearst built one of the world’s most prestigious publishing empires from the ground up, he probably didn’t anticipate his granddaughter crusading against one of the empire’s most popular publications.

By Stewart Tongue YNOT – The battle between Android and Apple continues to rage as consumers of mobile devices choose whether to accept Apple’s closed ecosystem or go with Android’s open-source advantages. On the one hand, Apple relies on heavy-handed enforcement of developer...

YNOT – Leased video content provider SexEntertain has launched a new system that allows clients to create customized freestanding or inline video sites, micro-pages or full-sized pages to suit almost any use. According to a spokesperson, no programming is required. The system,...

YNOT – IndieBucks has launched its first new pay site since the affiliate program was founded in late August by Montreal-based Stunner Media. Initially created as a way to ease former BlakeMasonCash affiliates into the Stunner family following Stunner’s acquisition of...

YNOT – Can’t attend the Second Annual YNOT Awards ceremony in person with the gala celebration takes place Sept. 25 during The European Summit in Prague? Not to worry. Thanks to the magic of the internet, you can enjoy all the fun and frolic live as it happens. Through a special...

YNOT – An unofficial amnesty period affecting online merchants who accept MasterCard comes to an end Friday. By Saturday, all internet payment service providers, facilitators and aggregators must ensure they and their clients meet regulations in place since 2010 but only loosely...

By Stewart Tongue YNOT – ATKingdom is branching out into the other end of the age spectrum. For 15 years, the company — originally known as Amateur Teen Kingdom — has specialized in young women balancing the perkiness of youth with a nasty side. By assuming management of...

YNOT – FleshStarter, an adult-oriented crowdfunding platform announced in July by sex-toy manufacturer Ntimate, has withdrawn from the game only weeks before its planned alpha launch. “The FleshStarter crowdfunding project has been an active project for our company for about a...

YNOT – Caballero Video has agreed to recall all DVDs in the adult studio’s Ben & Cherry’s video line, at least delaying a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Vermont-based ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. In addition, according to a consent injunction...

YNOT – Adult novelty distributor Honey’s Place has launched a new e-commerce platform designed to offer a feature-rich, comprehensive approach to building and operating customized online adult toy stores with minimal overhead. Build the Store is a potential solution for...