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Plots Disappearing From Porn, Thanks to Short Online Attention Spans
Whether you overindulge in it or find it morally repulsive, the pornography industry and technology have a very, well, intimate relationship. When the world was deciding between VHS and Betamax, the adult industry chose VHS, and everyone listened. Hopefully, this trend doesn't cross over into content, because, as the New York Times reports, the Web is destroying the creativity behind pornography.Two notable things: Yes, there apparently is creativity involved in porn, and secondly, since users find their attention spans shrinking, if the story doesn't pick up in the first minute, watchers move on. Vivid Entertainment's co-chairman Steven Hirsch tells the Times that, "On the Internet, the average attention span is three to five minutes. We have to cater to that." So, there goes the loose plots that made classics like 'Deep Throat' and 'Debbie Does Dallas' mainstream crossovers.
Secret History of 'Star Trek' Porn
'Star Trek' characters and story lines have always been easy targets for double entendres and risque jokes. As a result, smut peddlers have been shilling 'Star Trek' sexiness since the '70s. And, tapping into an old stereotype, the chaste and nerdy Trekkies are easy marks for the pimps of the adult film and book industries.
Fittingly, just for all you sex-crazed Spockaholics, the 'Star Trek' sexperts at io9 have composed a historical account of 'Star Trek' porn. They trace the evolution of Trek sexcapades from their meager beginnings as short stories detailing a forbidden love affair between Spock and Captain Kirk, to film adaptations of 'The Next Generation' (with the predictable reference to dispatching a probe to Uranus) and 'Deep Space Nine' (You can figure out their obvious porn titles on your own, you little nymphos.).
No character or vessel is safe from the witty and raunchy pornographers' pen, so, if you've ever wondered what Dr. McCoy or the Starship Enterprise's porn names would be, check out BoingBoing's somewhat sterilized sexual history. Or, if you're over 18 and definitely not at work, check out the original thesis-worthy narrative at io9 [NSFW]. [From: io9 [NSFW], Via: BoingBoing]
'New' Verizon Phone From eBay Comes With Porn
Consumers buying gadgets and games sometimes discover questionable, and even illegal, items hidden in the packaging or sitting dormant in the device's memory. One eBay shopper, going by the name Lillian, recently noticed illicit material on a supposedly new cell phone, according to The Consumerist.Lillian purchased her Verizon phone from a reputably reliable eBay source with almost impeccable feedback from previous sales. When the "new" LG Chocolate arrived, Lillian grew wary of its origins, as it came in packaging not associated with a new Verizon phone. The screen also possessed a few light scratches, and the phone came with a non-LG charger that fell apart when Lillian handled it. Lillian also noticed that the indicator in the phone's battery compartment revealed that the phone may have been dropped in water.
Still uncertain if she had been duped (C'mon, Lily!), Lillian scrolled through the device's "MyLinks," and discovered shortcuts to a variety of Spanish language sites, including some that displayed pornography. iQue lastima! At this point, Lillian finally realized something was amiss, and turned to The Consumerist for help. The Consumerist watchdogs wisely recommended she familiarize herself with eBay's security policy, and that she also file a complaint.
Second Life Clamps Down on Porn
In a move we can only assume is being made somewhat begrudgingly, Linden Lab, the company that makes the persistent online universe 'Second Life,' has announced that it's going to start cracking down on the game's seedy underbelly.
Various measures are being implemented to take the edge off: All "adult" services and sales will take place inside a predetermined section of the 'Second Life' universe and the in-game search engine will apparently filter out "adult" advertisements (wonder if this will work as well as our e-mail filters?). Finally, all users will have to pass through an age verification process in order to access the adult content.
The company has tried similar measures in the past with little success, so only time will tell how well these new rules can be enforced. Either way, don't expect 'Second Life' to stop being what it always has been: the place to let your freak-flag fly. [From: Business Insider]
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Porn Star Belladonna Picks Top Sex Tech: Lelo Sex Toys
Many of our writers could tell you about the latest sex toys, but wouldn't you much rather here it from the lovely and ebullient adult star Belladonna? As our roving reporter at the AVN Expo in Vegas, she's given us glimpses into some of the most interesting tech for your most intimate moments. Here's yet another of her excellent missives from the show.
In this video, we learn that when sleek design meets naughty applications, the results can be satisfying, to say the least. Lelo's line of female sex toys combine extremely high-quality construction with a design aesthetic straight out of the Apple store. It's no wonder that they're a favorite of adult film stars such as Stoya, Jenna Haze and our fearless reporter, who takes us on a tour of Lelo's latest line. Check out the video after the break.
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Porn Star Belladonna Picks Top Sex Tech: We-Vibe
CES wasn't the only convention packed with gadgets this January: The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, which takes place alongside CES every year, was filled with the latest lovemaking technology from wireless iPod pleasure enhancers to adult videos in HD and 3-D. We teamed up with adult entertainment icon (and AVN Awards official presenter) BellaDonna to check out the new sex toys for 2009. First up: We-Vibe, a high-quality, rechargeable vibrator for women that can be worn during the act. Check out the video after the break to watch BellaDonna's report.
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Adult Film Star Jesse Lee Picks the Sexiest Cell Phones of 2008
They're sleek, they've got buttons and they vibrate: What's not sexy about a cell phone? From the LG Chocolate 3 to the BlackBerry Storm to the iPhone, 2008's most hyped handsets are something about which BurningAngel's Jessie Lee has some strong opinions. In the words of Switched.com's video producer Benjamin Chertoff, "I've finally directed a film that truly helps better society -- and humanity as a whole." Watch, and be moved - one vibration at a time. For more thoughts on true gadget love, check out what other adult film stars had to say about their gadgets.Playboy Cutting Back, Focusing on Digital Content
Playboy is reducing annual costs by $12 Million dollars, and closing down its DVD division in order to return to profitability by 2009. In reducing costs, Playboy will lay off approximately 80 positions and significantly reduce travel, entertainment and overtime as well as forgo profit-sharing payments. The business has taken its biggest hit from the downturn in print advertising sales as well as the easy access to limitless "blue" photos on the internet.
In a company-wide letter dated October 15th, Christie Hefner, Chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises, laid out the plan for how Playboy will do business and serve their customers in the future with a little nod to social responsibility: The company will install energy-efficient light bulbs in its offices and change to a lighter weight of magazine paper. The key focus will be on the management and delivery of Playboy's digital assets (Web sites and mobile phone services ) over the Internet.
Playboy is a brand that is most closely associated with its 82-year-old founder Hugh Hefner, who is putt-putting around his Bel-Air Mansion with women one-quarter his age. The two new arrivals at the Playboy Mansion are 19-year-old twins. Maybe Christie should, along with installing new light bulbs, quietly turn the lights off in the Playboy Mansion and take Hef to a smaller place. Or, is it time for all those at the Playboy Mansion to frolic in the dark? They could always use that blurry night vision setting on camcorders if video-making is necessary. And what about installing an energy-producing-disco-dance-floor and getting that gaggle of barely legal bunnies to cut a rug on it? We can see a market for videos of that kind of action!
{From PaidContent and Times Online]
Yahoo! Article About Eliot Spitzer Accidentally Links to Adult Web Site
A link promising pictures of "underage girls" is just the sort of thing you'd expect to find on one of the many questionable sites that make up the seedier side of the Web. Stick with the mainstream news sites and you'd hope to avoid that sort of thing, right? Not so, or at least not for thousands of readers of a recent Yahoo! News story about the Eliot Spitzer, which contained a link promising, and showing, a picture of "underage girls" in a keyword mixup that had Yahoo scrambling to clean up its keyword matching algorithms.The site automatically matches and links up words in news articles with advertisers or with popular searches, highlighting those matching words with the advertiser Web site or search results page. The site also displays a picture when people hover their mouse cursor over the link, a particular problem in this case, since this resulted in images of young girls drinking, in lingerie, and even naked.
Yahoo! has removed that term from its keyword matching algorithm, meaning that particular phrase won't be an issue going forward, but this isn't the first time something similar has happened (an earlier Yahoo! News story about Osama bin Laden showed pictures of Barack Obama). Let's hope it figures out how to teach a computer what's an appropriate link or picture and what isn't. [Source: Associated Press, via Newsvine]
British Mom's Facebook Profile Put on Porn Site
How many different ways can we warn people about social networking sites and privacy? Well, forget losing your job or being embarrassed by your drunken pictures – now you might end up on a porn site if you're not careful.
That's what happened to Becky Spraggs, a 22-year-old mother of three from England. Pictures and personal details she put on Facebook were posted on a Canadian porn site with the phone number of Spraggs' ex, the father of her kids who's now receiving 50 calls a week. The profile says she wants to be "used and abused" and includes lewd pictures of a woman resembling Spraggs.
The problem for Spraggs is that no laws were broken, according to British police, and the porn site hasn't responded to her pleas. Her Facebook profile was set so that anyone belonging to the London network could see everything she posted. While there's no proof, Spraggs' ex believes that a teenage girl who has a crush on him is responsible, proving that the Internet really lets kids get creative with their malice. [Source: The Daily Mail via The Sun]
Surprise, Surprise: Internet Porn Is Popular
DISCLAIMER: This video straddles the line between what is and what isn't safe at work. Watch at your own risk.
If you can't watch, let us tell you about it. Courtesy of Good Magazine, the video lists some amazing statistics concerning porn's total dominance of the Internet. But instead of using boring pie charts, Good has gone and written the statistics in magic marker on the skin of a very attractive young lady. And, actually, there is a pie chart in there!
Though it's far from breaking news that Internet porn is so popular, these numbers are pretty amazing:
- 12 percent of all Web sites are porn
- 25 percent of all search engine requests are for porn
- 35 percent of all Internet downloads are pornographic
- Every second, 28,258 Internet users are viewing porn
- 89 percent of porn is created in the U.S.
- $2.84 billion in revenue was generated from U.S. porn sites in 2006
- 70 percent of the Internet porn traffic occurs during the nine to five workday
- 260 new porn sites go online daily
Well, we don't want to spoil the whole thing for you...
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