NEW YORK – I’m not one to leap to outrageous conclusions based on just a couple similar stories appearing in the press, but some recent news items have me concerned about the state of the market for a class of product which is central to the ongoing health of the adult industry....

Facebook published a list of privacy principles, which detail the company’s commitment to protecting user data, and also launched a set of data management tutorial videos earlier this week. Both moves are (presumably) linked to preparations for the EU’s stringent new data...

LOS ANGELES – About a month ago, I threatened promised I’d soon write an obligatory porn-predictions post for 2018, as a companion piece to my obligatory year-in-review of 2017, naturally. The time for that post has come, because the conditions are perfect – by which I mean it’s...

Longtime Wicked Pictures contract performer and director Stormy Daniels announced her new role with Digital Playground today via Instagram. In addition to the post below, Daniels changed her bio on the social media site to read: “XXX Film Star & Exclusive contract...

After recently returning from a slew of industry-related conferences and shows where I attended many a seminar, one thing stood out: Performers and models know how to work (and werk) social media; but for the most part, entities that do not interact directly with the public –...

HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. – According to the tech support self-help site BleepingComputer.com, there’s a new piece of malware being distributed by porn sites which falls in to the blackmailware category. BleepingComputer owner Lawrence Abrams wrote that the blackmailware was...

We test drive cars. We use beauty products for a week before deciding whether or not they’re for us – and if they’re not, we return within 60 days for a full refund. And so much of the adult industry is built upon the notion of a free trial. With this same spirit (apparently) in...

If you send email communications to users of Microsoft email services — and chances are you do — you’ll probably notice an increase in spam reports coming from these contacts. This trend will include Hotmail, MSN and Outlook customers alike. A big challenge for YNOT...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida is poised to become the latest state to have its legislature address pornography as matter of public health – with a slight twist on the verbiage used by the states which have passed similar resolutions. Sponsored by Rep. Ross Spano (who is also a...

MALIBU, Calif. – In the early days of the online adult entertainment market, much of the adult industry’s online presence flowed from ideas, structures and business concepts which essentially were carryovers from more traditional media and publications. Many of the earliest free...