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SmashBucks Hires Andre Merwe as Director of Business Development

SmashBucks announced on Friday that it has hired Andre Merwe, aka justsexxx, as its director of business development. Merwe will identify growth opportunities, work with webmasters to create new programs, help increase affiliate revenue and

IntenseCash Raises Payouts, Plans New Sites

IntenseCash the affiliate program for Broke Straight Boys, Broke Straight Girls, College Boy Physicals and Straight Boys Jerk Off has raised consolebased persignup payments from $30 to $35.   "BrokeStraightBoys.com has been our

TitanTools Launched in Australia

TitanMen and Doc Johnson launched the TitanTool line of sex toys Feb. 2224 at the AdultEx convention in Melbourne.   Keith Webb, vice president of Titan Media, told AVN Novelty Business the threeday event was an overwhelming success.

Party Like a Punk Star: Little Runaway 2 Premiere This Sat.

— AVN award winning director Jim Powers is inviting punkers, misfits, outcasts and porn degenerates to mosh, pogo, and stagedive at the Airliner shithole in Lincoln Heights on Saturday March 8 — but please, leave your

Vicky Vette Named February Booble Girl

Adult search engine and porn directory Booble.com has named Vicky Vette the Cover Girl of the Month for February. Vette topped the field with more than 4,700 votes in February. The win is Vette's second, having also won in March 2007.

Pink Visual Introduces New Gonzo Line

— Pink Visual Productions has launched a new gonzo DVD line called Absolute Gonzo. The debut title, Lesbian Fuckfest, will release March 28. Absolute Gonzo is available exclusively through Pink Visual and their network of distributors.

The Final (Niche) Frontier

While the sexual revolution as we knew it in the 1960s and 1970s is over, a sexual revolution of another kind is being led by adult webmasters who bring sexuality to the forefront in their websites and affiliate programs. Over the years, cultural

No Bail for Joe Francis

— Girls Gone Wild honcho Joe Francis has lost his bid to be released from custody in a Nevada jail without fear of being extradited to Florida to stand trial in another case, the Associated Press reports. Francis, 34, is currently

Denver Airport WiFi System Blocks 'Provocative' Websites

Denver International Airport's nowfree WiFi service makes websites airport officials deem "provocative" unavailable to users. Airport spokesman Chuck Cannon said officials decided to block potentially racy sites when the airport

SexToy Bandit Waives Hearing for Three Burglaries

A man charged with breaking into three Springfield stores and stealing sex toys and other merchandise has waived his right to a probablecause hearing.   Daniel Edward Ray, 36, charged with three counts of seconddegree burglary, is

Trial Date Set For After Hours Video Obscenity Case

The Staunton News Leader reports that a trial date has been set in the case of a store owner and a store employee indicted on multiple obscenity counts. In October, undercover agents purchased DVDs at After Hours Video. On November 1, store owner

Sunset Thomas to Present World Lightweight Championship Belt

— VavoomTV.com contract girl Sunset Thomas has been selected by Frank Luca, head of Crown Boxing, to present the lightweight title belt to the winner of the upcoming women's Global Boxing Union fight between current champ Layla

HIV Scandal Rocks Brit Gay Porn Industry

— "BBC Newsnight" reports that three gay porn movies have been withdrawn from sale following a "Newsnight" investigation into the health risks associated with "bareback" gay porn, which depicts men having

HIV Outbreak, Underage Performer Become Media Focus in Britain

Channel 1 Releasing's "Safe Sex is Hot Sex" public service announcement recently was featured as part of an investigative report on the British Broadcasting Corporation's "Newsnight" program. Starring

85 Percent of Spam Traced to Six Botnets

Security company Marshal has estimated that six botnets are responsible for 85 percent of the world's spam.   The spambot trojan Srizbi accounts for 39 percent of global spam, followed by Rustock at 20 percent, MegaD at 11