from: www.americanvice.com by clp.ly First it was the porn recession. Then it became a porn depression. When the porn trade industry show and awards shrunk a large percentage and moved to a smaller venue this year, we got articles about porn’s financial meltdown — which by all accounts, is also a portrait of an industry…
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Unintentional porn moment, plus sex and internet history
Image from this gallery. I’ve been researching the history of sex and the internet to prepare for my NPR / All Things Considered interview (might go on the air tomorrow). I just got off the phone with the producer and had opened up my notes; I realized I did the entire call with my desktop…
Data fetish: Sex, dating and age plus pre-marital sex
We have two new reports especially for the sex nerds in the audience, so if data and stats get you all revved up don’t touch that mouse. Many readers will find the OkTrends Blog post especially interesting, as it dishes on sexual activities by age and interest, while dropping tasty stats on how often female…
This week in sexual hysteria: Apple loses it
It’s no secret that Apple doesn’t allow adult content in its app store. And without writing too much about it here (I will be writing about it elsewhere), it’s easy for those without iPhones to kind of shrug and go, hm, well, that’s weird and prudish and out of step with culture and life, but…
Following up on the “sex robot”
Image of Chris Cunningham’s work by Fozzman. So, there was an overwhelming amount of noise a month ago about “Roxxxy” the “sex robot”. Where is she now? Well, I can tell you that she’s on sale right now; the price on TrueCompanion.com has been slashed by $500. Most importantly, what was the conclusion of all…
Tumblr adds new erotica category
We love Tumblr sex blogs because they are so diverse, a fertile place to discover hot new artists, and to see sexual expression we won’t see anywhere else; we hate Tumblr blogs because of the rampant attribution issues and frustrating lack of source credits. Oh, and they screwed me (not in the good way) while…
Dating site OK Cupid analyzes profile pic data, examines myths
Image by helenaa75; if this was your profile pic you would be too busy for the OKTrends blog. I love the OKTrends blog; dating website OKCupid has some brainy sexy nerds working there, for sure. They have a fetish for completing data and stat crunching projects about dating and member habits, with fascinating results. One…
Who has two thumbs, a vagina, and doesn’t blink? The new sex robot
Image of two sex dolls by the amazing Stacy Leigh. Happily not attending the AEE porn trade show or AVN (trade magazine) porn awards, and watching the meltdowns and sadness from afar, I’ve been pruning through what little press there’s been about it this year. Attendance for AEE/AVN (same difference) is way down and sales…
Google Chrome’s ‘Incognito’ mode (aka porn mode)
Image by Malecution. Firefox has long been the ruler of the ‘porn mode’ space when it comes to browsers that make protecting your privacy and history easy — especially with Pornzilla. Safari also has a “porn mode” and so does Internet Explorer if you know where to look. I’m currently primarily a Firefox user —…
The [male] FapMapper app
Image (taken last month in San Francisco) by Curtis Joe Walker. I love sex apps; I’m armed with an Android (and am strongly considering working with MiKandi (mikandi.com) on a VB-branded sex-positive Android app). Also, I really enjoy the writing of TechCrunch’s MG Siegler; I look forward to his and Paul Carr‘s posts because they’re…