"The
Island of Adult"
by jack mardack -- The Adult Entertainment Industry is at a critical
crossroads. In spite of its staggering profitability and mastery of
online
marketing, Adult remains gravely imperiled.
This article suggests a direction of strategic evolution
for the industry that will address its political, social and legal
challenges, as well as diversify and increase the absolute size of
its revenues. (Originally published in the February,
2005 issue of XBIZ
World Magazine, and was re-published online
at XBIZ.com
on March 24th, 2005.)
"Peer
to Peer Pornography: The Successful Convergence of Online
Dating and Content in the Pursuit of CyberSex" by jack mardack
-- For attempting to serve one of our species' most basic
needs, online dating sites are in a position to influence the
ways in which, and the ends to which, human beings will use the Web
to connect with each other. This article traces the separate offline
histories of both personals and pornography, observes a recent online
convergence of the two, and projects that convergence trend into the
future. (Originally published in the May, 2005 issue
of AVNonline Magazine.)
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