In the age of Big Data, everyone talks about metrics. Pageviews, downloads, signups, bounce rates… All of those things are vanity metrics. They sound good and they may make your operation look good on paper, but what do they really tell you about performance? According to noted...

MANCHESTER, England – The problem with having secrets has always been the same: If there comes a day when the secret comes to light, all the effort that went into keeping it was for naught. Often, all the consequences, ramifications, reprisals and criticism one tries to avoid by...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – ST Rubber, a German manufacturer of adult toys and lingerie, has named Eldorado Trading Company the exclusive North American distributor for the new Steamy Shades collection. Steamy Shades comprises “gentle BDSM” products. The line includes a wide range of...

By Richard Buss Since online dating became mainstream, the dating industry has been a large user of bulk emailing services. This makes perfect sense. Just like social media networks, dating sites must convince users to return and interact with other users. A dating site without...

WASHINGTON – Many years ago, a porn company I worked for had an opportunity to create major publicity for itself, but only at the risk of severely angering a prominent local politician. I’m not going to get into the details of the (very long) story, but the gist of it is the...

LOS ANGELES – Farrah Abraham, whose brief stint on the reality-TV series Teen Mom led to an even briefer porn career, evidently still arouses men’s fantasies. Pleasure product manufacturer Topco Sales has released a male masturbator molded from the celebrity whose on-again,...

HOLLYWOOD – In the past 24 hours alone, I’ve seen come across my cable TV guide listings for multiple competitive video gaming broadcasts, a reality television show in which people try to guess which of two (or maybe more?) chefs preparing their food isn’t really a chef,...

PHOENIX – William James Hartwell has spent the past four years in court. He’ll spend the next 24 in prison. On Aug. 25, Hartwell was sentenced to considerably fewer than the 44 years prosecutors sought after his April conviction on 10 felony charges including operating a house of...

LOS ANGELES – Motorbunny, a motorized ride-on-top vibrator designed for men and women, has debuted what the company believes is a first in its class: a modular controller that allows operation via Bluetooth pairing. “The development of the Motorbunny LINK Controller has been in...

WASHINGTON – I’m feeling inspired today. Not just inspired, but empowered to the point I believe with the stroke of a pen (if I still owned a pen) I could change the world … assuming the world weren’t filled with a bunch of dummies crying loudly about “freedom of...