WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Live interactive video-chat platform iFriends will celebrate its 18^th birthday Sunday. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, the company now can say it has joined one of the most perennially popular adult entertainment niches: “barely legal teen.”

iFriends launched on Valentine’s Day in 1998, establishing itself as an early player in the then-nascent adult webcam industry. With affiliate payouts topping $100 million within just a few years, the platform quickly became the template for other websites, establishing what has become one of the most profitable adult entertainment sectors.

To celebrate its “coming of age,” iFriends will host a weeks-long bash during which it will give members a number of gifts. To kick things off, the company will give $18 to each member. Models are on the gift list, too, with a variety of cash prizes up for grabs.

In addition, iFriends has scheduled several free live shows. Sanity Assassin will entertain beginning Thursday, Feb. 11, beginning at 3 p.m. EST. The following Thursday, Feb. 18, Gaping-Amy will take the stage at 3 p.m. Beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, Kimber_LeeXXX dazzle fans with her dirty doings.

iFriends has provided one of the most enduring adult webcam experiences on the internet. Since its inception, the company has fostered friendly, private and authentically intimate live sessions for members. Among the extras the platform provides are wake-up calls and phone sex, free cam-to-cam interaction and FanClubs. Members may personalize their experience using the site’s recommendation engine as a tool to discover new talent and interests and curating their favorite videos in “private collections.”

iFriends’ VIP business model currently offers customers a unique value proposition: For as little as $6.95 monthly, subscribers enjoy up to 25 percent off all video-chat sessions and earn reward points toward new purchases. Alternatively, members may select the VIP Free option, which requires no subscription fee.

Many of iFriends once-unique features have been imitated by competitors. Returning the compliment, iFriends now features many more free live shows and has diversified its media offerings with custom clips sales and flat-rate cam shows.

iFriends also has expanded development of its affiliate program, ClickCash, which boasts more than 236,000 registered webmasters. ClickCash has invested resources in new media platforms and initiatives that include electronic billboard ads in New York City’s Times Square, radio and podcast advertising, and targeted social networking promotions.

“We’ve been innovating for nearly two decades,” said ClickCash Affiliate Manager Stacy Michelle. “Our success comes in part from the feedback that models provide us every day. By listening to them and our loyal customer base, we’ve made the changes that keep us fresh and innovative and increase our revenue per member.”

To learn more about iFriends or to inquire about promotional opportunities, contact the company here.