CYBERSPACE – Religious and political conservatives have plenty bad to say about the adult Internet, but very few of them seem aware of the many advances that the plugged-in mainstream have enjoyed thanks to innovative thinking, problem solving, and technological risk-taking...

LOS ANGELES – Photographer John Rutter has been convicted of forgery, perjury and attempted grand theft in connection with his attempt to bribe model-turned-actress Cameron Diaz. Much to the chagrin of many fans and celebrity content promoters, this likely drives a final nail...

CYBERSPACE – The latest changes to Yahoo’s popular search engine, designed to improve the quality of search results, has met with a mixed response from the webmaster community thus far.According to Tim Mayer, director of product management for Yahoo Search, the company is also...

Mac and Bumble sounds like a charming English boutique that might sell fragrant soaps, bath products, candles, and greeting cards. Perhaps, for its more daring clientele, it would carry a few pieces of tastefully romantic lingerie and a small selection of subtle cosmetics. It...

Kick Ass Pictures (www.kickass.com) is five years old and, unlike most toddlers, wants to share its toys with its friends. In order to celebrate its fifth year of business, the company is hosting the contest of a porn lover’s wettest dreams – and it begins now.The lucky...

CYBERSPACE – Patent litigation and licensing is making news again, and while there has been little recent motion in Acacia Research’s case against alleged patent infringers in the adult industry, the intellectual property business as a whole is flourishing.Forgent, whose patent...

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) announced yesterday that Cybercat Inc. has joined ASACP as a Corporate Sponsor. Cybercat manages banner and text link advertising campaigns on some of the highest traffic websites in the adult...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Civil liberties groups hoping to influence policy makers voting on a possible extension and renewal of the USA Patriot Act saw their dreams of success crumble when 16 hastily enacted provisions to the 2001 law, due to expire at the end of the year, were...

CYBERSPACE – Search engine giant Google’s plan to offer an electronic payment service is fueling speculation that Google may enter the adult internet space as a payment processing option.Rumors that Google was working on an online payment system surfaced last month, according to...

CHICAGO — Playboy Enterprises, Inc. has announced that it will hold a conference call related to its second quarter 2005 earnings on Thursday, August 4, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The company announced that its second quarter 2005 earnings will be released prior to market...