Thursday was day two of the adult entertainment B-to-B event, XBIZ 360 being held at the W Hollywood Hotel. Today was the second day of the three day event and the first of the two dedicated to the digital media (Internet) and film content (video) sides of the industry. The day began with a couple of hours of speed networking for the Internet side while the video side had a two seminars; one was about 2257 inspections and the other was about condoms in porn. There were various panels and workshops throughout the day as well as keynotes by Anthony Previte of FriendFinder Networks and Scott Taylor of New Sensations.

After a brief interlude the main floor of the hotel was ready for the mix and meet; I think it was there that it became clear that this was a very well attended event. Any speculation that the timing of this show was all wrong were laid to rest, in my opinion anyway. (more…)

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The 2014 edition of XBIZ 360 began Wednesday, January 22 at the W Hollywood Hotel, located at the world famous, Hollywood & Vine in Hollywood, California. The three day, B2B adult industry event will discuss topics of interest to everyone from brick and mortar adult product store owners to webmasters and adult film makers. It will culminate Friday with the 12th annual XBIZ Awards. Today was dedicated to the Pleasure Products Conference and the Adult Retail Conference. They dealt with such topics as Trends in E-commerce and the future of pleasure products. Both conferences had keynote speakers; Pleasure Products had Miroslav Slavic of LELO and the Retail Conference heard from Joel Kaminsky of Good Vibrations.

At the end of the day’s conference, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) held their awards. A few of the recipients included Vivid Entertainment founder Steven Hirsch who received the Legacy Award and James Deen who was presented with the Positive Image Award. Gamelink was given the Internet Company of the Year Award with Wicked Pictures receiving the Benefactor of the Year Award. You can find all the recipients on the FSC website. (more…)

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These photos are from the AVN Holiday Party which was held Monday evening, December 2, 2013 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. In a tradition that was started by [AMA Content] Joe Laughlin back in 2010 (if not before) and recently joined by AVN, members from different areas of the adult entertainment industry took over several suites at Staples Center to watch our Los Angeles Kings. Last night, the Kings hosted the St. Louis Blues in a 3-2 victory. While the score looks like it was a close game, St. Louis did not score until the third period; it was nice to be there to see the Kings win.

Before the game, several of us were invited to go out on the ice for photos; then they let us spend some time taking shots on goal. Even though I have never used a hockey stick I managed to score a hat trick (three goals) which happened to be the same number of goals scored by the Kings. I am not entirely sure it was coincidence. It was a pretty awesome experience for all of us, especially for those that had never been to a professional hockey game. There were big smiles all around.

Thanks again the Joe and AVN for a fun evening and barring any strikes, I look forward to joining you again next year. Happy Holidays and Go Kings Go. (more…)

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