Hello all!
I just had to throw my 2 cents in on this situation....
After being in the adult industry for more than a decade and a half I would honestly have to agree that things for the industry as a whole doesn't look bright BUT that doesn't mean that those who are willing to put in the time and work will not be able to continue making a good living in the industry.
With the current situation regarding Acacia and the CC processing companies I can't help but feel that the adult industry as a whole is now been extorted....Acacia asking for a percentage of total gross sales even when some or a good portion of the revenue generated may not even remotely involve their "patents" and the fact that Visa/MC seem to feel that ALL adult entertainment businesses are "high risk" from a business perspective just doesn't even make sense.
I firmly believe that new advances in technology will help (I didn't say save) the adult internet industry and if I had to put together a list of advances that will help the adult industry in the coming months it would go something like this (in no particular order):
Digital Rights Management- A lot of adult companies still have yet to fully make the most of this technology in their sales and marketing efforts.
P2P Content Distribution- We've been looking at P2P content distribution using private P2P networks over the last year or so and once some of the current solutions available mature a bit I think that many companies will opt to implement these solutions to save bandwidth costs when delivering content to site members, etc.
Wireless Porn- As the technology used in the growing number of handheld and mobile devices continues to move forward we will without a doubt see more content being delivered this way not only in Europe but here in the US as well.
The future isn't bright but the companies who invest the time and money to produce quality products and make the most of technological advances available will surely survive the storm.
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