YNOT – Adult website operators “have business models based on very questionable practices” like exploitation of surfers’ naiveté, intentional deception, blind links and an “at-any-cost” focus on the bottom line, according to a Vienna-based cyber-security firm’s research.A team at...

YNOT – Playboy has consolidated all of its affiliate programs under one virtual roof. The new AdultCashPrograms.com houses Playboy Webmasters, RealityCash, Jenna Cash and Webmasters.Adult.com.Affiliates may merge all of their accounts into one by emailing Jill Taylor a list of...

YNOT – Swank Dollars has launched a new ethnic site, and in order to start things off with a … ahem … “bang,” the affiliate program is offering per-join payments of $100 or 70-percent recurring revshare on Tuesdays and Saturdays through June 30.BlackLust.com offers “only the...

YNOT – A six-story-tall statue of Jesus outside an Ohio church was struck by a lightning bolt and burned to the ground Monday while the Hustler Hollywood store nearby went unscathed.Although officially entitled “King of Kings,” the wood-and-styrofoam representation of Christ was...

YNOT – As part of an ongoing campaign to convince California authorities not to impose condom regulations upon the adult movie industry, Free Speech Coalition representatives will attend a CalOSHA advisory meeting June 29 in Los Angeles.The meeting, a public forum, seeks input...

YNOT – Scarlettblue.com is moving into the brick-and-mortar realm with the help of Coastline Licensing, the companies announced Tuesday.Under the agreement, Coastline joins Big Media TV as agents for Scarlettblue. Coastline will handle hardcore and softcore licensing and...

YNOT – The two adult industry performers accused of first-degree murder in the brutal death of a Hudson, Fla., tattoo shop owner were on a Bonnie-and-Clyde-style crime spree that included theft, shoplifting and prostitution, according to a website owner who said she introduced...

YNOT – The 2010 incarnation of adult web industry trade show Cybernet Expo, scheduled to take place July 8-10 at the Golden Gateway Hotel in downtown San Francisco, will offer a major party every night to cap intense business-to-business networking events every afternoon,...

YNOT – Free Speech Coalition Executive Director Diane Duke and Vice President Tom Hymes will represent the adult entertainment industry’s interests during a June 21-25 meeting of the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in Brussels. ICANN’s board of directors...

YNOT – AdultIndustry411.com launched Monday, with aspirations to become a comprehensive worldwide directory of businesses, service providers and professional individuals who cater to the needs of the adult entertainment industry.Boasting both domestic and international listings,...