YNOT – A federal judge in Los Angeles has tossed the entirety of ICM Registry’s $120-million countersuit in the 15-month-old courtroom battle between the .xxx registry and global adult entertainment behemoth Manwin Licensing International. In an in-chambers order issued Feb. 26,...

YNOT – Rising Phoenixxx Media, parent company of affiliate program RPM Cash, has acquired Shinefish Entertainment from former MILF performer Anjanette Astoria. Astoria, a multi-racial performer who joined the adult industry in 2008 and left late last year, founded Shinefish as...

YNOT – TranslationsXXX, a provider of translation services for the adult entertainment industry since 2005, is under new ownership. According to a spokesperson, the company has expanded its menu in order to assist industry members in reaching a broader base of customers. “We...

YNOT – “There are no secrets to SEO.” Such is the bold statement that greets visitors to a newly launched website offering to demystify the arcana of search-engine marketing. Founded by full-time SEO consultant Adrian “Yo Adrian” DeGus, a 12-year veteran of his field, Adult SEO...

YNOT – Under the heading “this kind of thing is no longer news”: The 18-year-old former Miss Delaware Teen USA who relinquished her crown Tuesday amid rumors she appeared in a porno flick has received an offer from an adult entertainment company. Melissa King continues to deny...

YNOT – Police are seeking suspects in an early Tuesday incident that left a condom store in an upscale Dallas suburb riddled with bullets. Condom Sense opened in mid-January in a down-on-its luck strip mall on the outskirts of Plano, Texas. At the time, city fathers hoped the...

By Sarah Iles YNOT – Google recently launched Enhanced Campaigns, an upgrade to Google AdWords dubbed the first step to improving and simplifying marketing in a multi-device world.

By Stewart Tongue YNOT – Stacie Halas is back for another round with the Oxnard [Calif.] School District, which fired her almost a year ago when her adult-entertainment past was exposed. After exhausting all the appeals channels within the educational system, she upped the stakes...

YNOT – A web-based service currently in beta mode claims it will allow end-users to skip the endless searching for porn by tailoring a digital magazine to their specific tastes. According to the developers, “Faploid is scanning a million pages of adult content every single day,...

YNOT – CatalystCon, a conference focused on increasing understanding about and tolerance for diverse expressions of human sexuality, will host two fundraisers to benefit an educational website devoted to teens. Established in 1998, Scarleteen is an independent, online, grassroots...