The History of Adult on Internet (timeline)
 

- The end of Pay per click programs
- TGPs
- Dialers
- SMS billing
- iBill fiasco
- Mastercard $1000 fee
- Acacia (streaming video patent)
- *.XXX domain names
- 2257 Law
- Tube sites
- Cross sales

Ok I have made a small lists of the bigger topics in our industry which have occured and crossed my mind. Lets see or we can create a complete list and possibly with year dates.

i would think the start was bbs photo swapping

I really think it should say

PPC programs
CJ, Dialers and Exit Chains
CJII (clean fake TGPs)
TGP's
..
...
....

freehost era should be in there too

Where are the Circle Jerk sites? The infamous Zip code fiasco. Fuck, where's Crescent in this? How long have you been in this business? :)

shit.. totally forgot about aol spamming, im spamming, ip spamming, and the list goes on..

- The end of Pay per click programs
- TGPs
- Dialers
- SMS billing
- iBill fiasco
- Mastercard $1000 fee
- Acacia (streaming video patent)
- *.XXX domain names
- 2257 Law
- Tube sites
- Cross sales
- MGP's
- IM/AOL spamming
- Newsgroups
- Babelogs
- Spyware (Zango, etc)
- Traffic Brokers
- CJ's
- P2P
- COPA
- Consolidation of Affil programs
- Splogs
....and the list goes on :)

Don't forget Globill :disgust

Globosale, PSW Billing, My Virtual Card, Webstream

Billy Joel rocks!

Updated list:

- BBS photo swapping
- Single page banner farms
- Free Web Hosts
- The end of Pay per click programs
- Dialers
- CJ's
- CJII (clean fake TGPs)
- TGPs
- SMS billing
- Globill fiasco
- iBill fiasco
- P2P
- MGP's
- Mastercard $1000 fee
- Traffic Brokers
- Acacia (streaming video patent)
- *.XXX domain names
- Blogs
- 2257 Law
- My Virtual Card
- Spyware (Zango, etc)
- Consolidation of Affil programs
- Tube sites
- Cross sales

Unfortunately I can't sum up all everything by head in 1 miunte. See the updated list.

True dat.

The intro and failure of TGP2

Add the proliferation of Yahoo clubs/groups and MSN communities that play(ed) a big part in illegally distributing copyrighted pics & vids.

Also Usenet newsgroups.

You have cross sales as the last item... Cross sales have been around since 1999.

Wow, no mention of Visa's new fee, regulations and 1% cb rule?

How about Amex and Paypal's denial to process adult?

No Zango yet?

DMR - DMR imploded in December 1999, going out of business owing webmasters an estimated $80 million to $100 million.

Webmaster Radio and IRC 2001

SE Spoofing/Bridging-Cloaking 1998

Nothing about EPOCH/Paycom with the fees back in 1999/2000?

I would think that if you start a thread like this, you would have some knowledge of the timeline. :)

exactly what I was going to post :thumbsup

What about good stufff? Introduction of Bang Bus and reality sites. Before that AVS as a way for solo girls and others to sell stuff. Intro of $1 per email programs. Can spam.

Updated list:

- BBS photo swapping
- Single page banner farms
- Newsgroups
- Free Web Hosts
- The end of Pay per click programs
- Dialers
- CJ's
- CJII (clean fake TGPs)
- TGPs
- SMS billing
- Globill fiasco
- iBill fiasco
- Paypal closes porn accounts
- TGP2
- P2P
- MGP's
- DRM video
- Mastercard/Visa $1000 fee & 1% chargeback rule
- Traffic Brokers
- Acacia (streaming video patent)
- *.XXX domain names
- Blogs
- 2257 Law
- My Virtual Card
- Zango/Spyware
- Consolidation of Affiliate programs
- Tube sites
- Cross sales

porn on U.S. mobile

:)

fight the pipe dream!

- BBS photo swapping
- Single page banner farms
- Newsgroups
- Free Web Hosts
- The end of Pay per click programs
- Dialers
- CJ's
- CJII (clean fake TGPs)
- TGPs
- SMS billing
- Globill fiasco
- iBill fiasco
- Paypal closes porn accounts
- TGP2
- P2P
- MGP's
- DRM video
- Mastercard/Visa $1000 fee & 1% chargeback rule
- Traffic Brokers
- Acacia (streaming video patent)
- *.XXX domain names
- Blogs
- 2257 Law
- My Virtual Card
- Zango/Spyware
- Torrents and DDL distribution of entire sites and DVDs
- Consolidation of Affiliate programs
- Tube sites
- Cross sales

give the guy a break, there's a lot of bullshit to remember :upsidedow

Max Hardcore case on obscenity.. he was also charged for his internet-based videos and addition to the DVD shipping

fight the injustice!

uh.. shaving

fight the dull blades!

All tounge in cheek, I would forget a shitload myself, and was involved with alot of it. :)

Dialers were annoying.

Here are a few out of order points for this timeline. These are pretty important events, regardless of what you may think.

Network Solutions starts charging for domains
Network Solutions loses retail monopoly and domains resold through other registrars
DMR
Pam and Tommy released
Exit Consoles
Thumb tgp's replacing text tgp's
Skimming traffic from TGP's via blind links
Crescent
Ken Taves / Charter Pacific
Like Whoa Meltdown
Pornication Partner Breakup
Yahoo requires paid inclusion for adult
Cogent appears and cuts bandwidth costs industry wide
DSL rollout
Cablemodem rollout
Gig E appears
Cascading billing appears
Geotargeting ads
Geotargeting billers
Digital cameras replace film
HD
FLV
Microsoft announces free video encoder
CUSEEME
Hotmail - email for masses without a monthly fee
Juno/Netzero

Are you thinking about writting a book, is that it??

:P

You forgot DMR and xpics.

*hugs and kisses*

That was back when you asked someone what a modem was for and they would reply "for connecting to AOL". lol

That's sweet, a little recap of fun times... for some.

Updated list:

- BBS photo swapping
- Single page banner farms
- Xpics fraud drama
- Newsgroups
- Free Web Hosts
- Exit consoles
- The end of Pay per click programs
- Dialers
- CJ's
- CJII (clean fake TGPs)
- TGPs
- SMS billing
- Thumb tgp's replacing text tgp's
- Globill fiasco
- iBill fiasco
- Paypal closes porn accounts
- TGP2
- P2P
- HD video hype
- MGP's
- DRM video
- Mastercard/Visa $1000 fee & 1% chargeback rule
- Traffic Brokers
- GEO IP ads/traffic
- Like Whoa Meltdown
- Acacia (streaming video patent)
- *.XXX domain names
- Blogs
- 2257 Law
- My Virtual Card
- Zango/Spyware
- Consolidation of Affiliate programs
- Tube sites
- Cross sales

Somebody who likes to add the next 13 years?

Add to list:
-Porntubes
-Camportals
-Patreon/OnlyFans style sites
-Clip4Sale style sites

Epassporte yo money in motion.

:1orglaugh

Yep, I was going to add that one. :thumbsup