Lets rundown the list of things that were to end the Adult Internet.
 

-TGPs
-Free Hosted Galleries
-American Express stopping Adult processing
-1% Chargeback Ratios
-Free Sponsor Content
-2257
-Tubesites

What others am I missing?

oh boy. here we go.

.xxx which i called and said would not end the industry, just like tube sites will not end the industry.

COPA

8char

-long hair.
-not saying "thank you."

That's why I cut it off... and you are welcome! :winkwink:

-Ashcroft (and Gonzales)

And Bush.

Password sites started it all... Then Circle Jerk sites would end it, then TGP's came out and wouldn't do business with CJ sites (since they swapped traffic), back then swapping traffic was "bad".. The first TGPs started off like a password sites, they would link off to "back door listings of photos". You used to need peoples permission to "hot link a gallery"..

Wow, how things have changed.

ACACIA :1orglaugh

actually 2257 looks like a good idea right now :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Exit consoles

Free hosts and free sponsor hosting

This guy has had lots of work.

http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1229/1118064432.jpg

Cross Sales

The offline magazines (Playboy, Penthouse) would come in and dominate the industry

Don't forget the time Amex decided to stop processing adult.

The sky was definitely falling that day.

~ Wup, I see you already got that one. :D

But they are finally starting to at least show up for the party... :pimp

Zip Codes.

pic posts

nuclear winter

What a great thread. I love it.

I thought of about 10 things as soon as I saw the thread title but some of the older guys (Colin, Anthony, etc) beat me to them. I will add, however, that I remember when 5% chargebacks were the GOAL and I remember when 2.5% was the RULE and then when 1% was the rule.....each time it was going to be the end of the industry.


--T

Torrents / P2P
File Hosting
Free Hosting

IBill was no picnic, but wouldn't qualify for the list.

Nice thread and list Wizzo :thumbsup

The cock amputation craze of 2002.

Sure does, doesn't seem like anyone gives two shits about copyright laws otherwise :2 cents:

:thumbsup

- Paypal stopped taking any adult oriented transactions

.Acacia.

When 1 by 1 respectable companies began to participate in unethical and in many cases illegal practices as a solution to short term revenue decreases.

(yes, I am referring to Twistys :()

- 120 x 60 Banners

Popup blockers
WG

spam
exit consoles
credit card scams/double/triple billing
cross-sales
hijacking browsers
cj sites
p2p sites
google image search

etc etc.. the list is quite large.

Global Warming, And The Utter Self Destruction Of The Human Species
That I Feel Just Might Impeed On The Progression Of Adult Material.

I Think There Should Be Pet Porn. They Use Animal Porn (that's Animals On Animals Your Sick Pervs) To Get Panda Bears In The Mood To Mate In China,
Crazy Chinese

ACACIA haha what ever happened to them?
who even paid them ? what bogus

Let's not forget Tipper Gore

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/13103...5397277B4DC33E

people actually leaving their house to go out and get laid instead of jerking off online. social networking sites are making this easier and hence, sales are down.

down with myspace!!! :1orglaugh

Maybe just maybe all those things are just a series of nails in the coffin, that with each one it takes us alittle closer to our end ?

Our revenues have not dropped one bit in the past 24 months. In fact December and January were record months for us.

Add in the Visa approval fee......

Then I truly do not understand your intentions. You have crossed over to the "dark side" and I guess there is no other explination than "we don't give a fuck what people think about us, we really don't need anyone"

think what he's saying is, the people that have actually been making him money aren't going to stop b/c he decided to take a risk and turn a revenue on content that would otherwise be stolen and make no money for him.

i doubt highly anyone that converts twistys < 1:500 - > 1:1000 day after day and has volume of sales will even blink at his decision about redtube.

perhaps some new people that may have tried it once, with a 1 single gallery may not, but his traffic base will be fine.

not to mention he has his own traffic and a very nice rebill base that isn't going to cancel memberships b/c of an ad on redtube. infact that branding may do cognative wonders for his brand awareness.

shap, can you make sure Michael gets back in touch with me, my bad the first time :)

I thought adult Internet was all over for me when I got busted downloading porn at school. But I survived that, and I think I'll survive 2257, Gonzo and all that other crap. Internet porn rocks.

rapidshare forums...

oh wai, that's the one that actually will cripple adult...