LOS ANGELES – When on the campaign trail, politicians make a lot of promises. Sometimes, they promise they will not raise taxes, telling us to “read their lips” to provide emphasis concerning how very serious they are about not doing something we already know they inevitably,...

LOS ANGELES – Pleasure products manufacturer Topco Sales is “100-percent immune” from its former parent company’s impending bankruptcy filing, Topco executives said Thursday. Vast Resources relinquished ownership of Topco to WSM Investment in 2012, they noted. Thursday’s official...

MONTREAL – Qwebec Expo is giving webmasters in the U.S. — and everywhere else, for that matter — a birthday gift: The organization has extended early-bird registration through July 4, American Independence Day. “We’re happy to celebrate our south of the border friends’ national...

Is your niece popular on social media because she “gives good social media” … or for another reason? I’m not saying your niece is a slut, but she may not be a social media expert, either. If your goal is give your niece money, then by all means hire her. If your goal is to drive...

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. – Mark Behar, a veteran of more than 20 years in the pleasure product industry. has joined the sales team at Impulse Novelties. Behar said he’s “thrilled” with the move. “Impulse has an impressive line of bestselling toys, and I am excited about the new and...

By Hiri David Feign Special to YNOT Nearly a decade after the Free Speech Coalition began a legal battle to invalidate Title 18 U.S.C. § 2257, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s July 2013 ruling that declared constitutionally valid the federal...

RALEIGH, N.C. – After years of creating eye-catching website designs for other companies, award-winning Zuzana Designs has redesigned and re-launched its own cyberspace home. The new website offers a fresh, modern look, new navigation, an updated portfolio and all kinds of...

LAS VEGAS – Empowered Products Inc.’s newest product, Pink Natural Water-based Lubricant, eschews the fancy ingredients in favor of a “back to nature” approach. Made for women and couples, Pink Natural’s body-conscious formula is hypoallergenic and free of parabens, glycerin,...

CARTAGENA, Colombia – Networking, sightseeing, seminars, dinners and — of course — multiple parties each night are on the schedule for the third-annual LALexpo, to take place July 11-13 at the Hotel Corales de Indias. “This year promises to be better than the last with many great...

SAN FRANCISCO – After nearly 20 years as a network of separate BDSM sites, Kink.com has re-launched as Kink Unlimited, an all-access portal for the company’s two dozen brands. The move represents a new era, freeing the online giant’s massive user-base from the confines of...