Fri, 07 Sep - 05:48:36 203.164.2.198 Post #: 16799
but then we saw this coming and I adjusted at the end of last year ... still not as good as years ago, but I think there is still a lot of living to be done in this biz - for those with open eyes :-)))
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cj, you said it! Every day I scratch my balls till they shine thinking of what direction to go next.
There are few opportunities to put 5 mils and get 10 mils back,
but I have no experience in those,
my business experience doesn't go beyond of putting NOTHING and getting SOMETHING in return.
;-))
more and more I look towards Vancouver, I watch Nick dance and my heart fills with hopes
;-))
Nick, I'm betting on you and that you come up with something new and sweet
;-)
Serge
Fri, 07 Sep - 05:38:25 172.149.115.224 Post #: 16798
i hope not serge :-(
I've seen growth in many areas of my own sites - the 4women stuff has been growing always. and the magazine style sites we run grow but standard porn stays the same or drops ...
but then we saw this coming and I adjusted at the end of last year ... still not as good as years ago, but I think there is still a lot of living to be done in this biz - for those with open eyes :-)))
Fri, 07 Sep - 05:03:46 172.149.115.224 Post #: 16796
I have read a lot about this lately ... one thing which stood out in my mind was the young women becoming prostitutes or allowing foreign business men to 'own' them in exchange for gifts and 'keeping them in the way to which they have become accustomed'.
I found it interesting that many girls commented she had chosen this life because she was no longer able to afford prada accessories.
I wonder how far I would go to continue to buy designer shoes ...
Fri, 07 Sep - 04:23:34 172.149.115.224 Post #: 16794
I voted for Forest!
Colin
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me too!
;_))
Serge
Fri, 07 Sep - 04:13:17 172.149.115.224 Post #: 16793
It just occured to me that McClaren/Mercedes may be looking for a new sponsor to replace Compaq if the HP people are not Formula One fans. A real opportunity Serge.
george
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George,
I know of somebody who will be delighted to take those spots:
http://www.likewhoa.com boys are into those things and I won't be surprised seeing them there
;-)))
Serge
Fri, 07 Sep - 04:02:15 172.149.115.224 Post #: 16792
todd!!! have I told you lately that I luv you!!!
*mwah!*
ok ok i'll sign up for this bloody pick em contest then. talk about stooping low - offering sex toys as a prize!!!
Fri, 07 Sep - 02:25:48 203.164.2.198 Post #: 16791
Nick
Ask Billy if you can get Anthony on his Asshole list. I am falling off it so there is a spot open!
The Asshole List is Billy's thing, we put it on OpranoPlus cuz it's fun. I just went to Billy's site and took 10 names at random from his list of 40 assholes.
Billy should I just put all 40 names on the voting list?
Mike,
Could u send me the list of prizes for the contest?
Also Content Providers, we are doing very nicely in the registration department, you can get some nice exposure on the Pickem Challenge by donating some prizes. What's the price of a CD to you? Couple bucks. Email me at mutt@oprano.com , doesn't have to be content either, if you run a proggie u can give a weekly winner an extra 5% on his account or whatever u suggest.
More prizes means more vicious competition! Also going to have a big Playoff and SuperBowl Special Pool so we need more prizes for that.
Thanks!
this news gathering stuff is interesting except when u search for porn, 9 out of 10 stories are about some freak in some country being busted for Internet child porn. Not even going to publish those stories.
mutt
Fri, 07 Sep - 00:59:02 216.77.234.57 Post #: 16776
Y'all are just lucky I already got that asshole thing once this year ;)
Of course I could start bucking for the year end award, what on earth could the prize be?
KK
Fri, 07 Sep - 00:56:24 209.181.104.144 Post #: 16775
I feel out of touch with a lot of today's music as well...but I'm dancing like a stripper with a g-string full of hundreds over MudVayne winning the MTV2 award, which was an award voted on by the fans...amazing in the day and age of boy bands, jailbait and studio conceived groups that a thrash band who screams and growls can win a fan voted award....proof of the power of the internet, these guys had a huge net campaign going...and it paid off :)
Fri, 07 Sep - 00:48:29 24.80.103.202 Post #: 16773
mTV awards......me too. I'm trying to pinpoint exactly when I became out of touch. Too many genres of music and style, impossible to keep up even if u wanted to unless you are 15.
mutt
KimmyKim has been added! Vote early vote often! But the cookie will only let you vote once every day and attempts at getting around the cookie will result in losing all your Asshole votes.
"Last time I checked JoeE was leading vote getter to be considered for October Asshole of the Month on http://www.isjustanasshole.com "
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What??? Where's the voting for asshole of the month at?
;-}}}
KK
Thu, 06 Sep - 23:09:14 209.181.101.172 Post #: 16762
ah tuff, you gotta look more closely at last year -- which does reiterate a question I think Vick alluded to --
How exactly is the yearly winner going to be awarded?
Its easy to come in and pick a couple of weeks and get a fantastic percentage -- hell Sweet T picked something like 15 out of 16 once last year --
but as the weeks go by there is no way for anyone -- even an RB or a Fold -- to maintain that kind of ratio, as you can see from last year...
KK
Thu, 06 Sep - 23:07:48 209.181.101.172 Post #: 16761
Thu, 06 Sep - 22:36:49 63.100.104.31 Post #: 16754
Serge - It's time for you to pick a sport and become a sponsor.
I would love to see an Oprano sticker on a Formula One racer. Even Minardi or Prost would be cool. It just occured to me that McClaren/Mercedes may be looking for a new sponsor to replace Compaq if the HP people are not Formula One fans. A real opportunity Serge.
Thu, 06 Sep - 22:24:40 63.100.104.31 Post #: 16746
>>> I never get tired of talking. Perfect match!
hehe At least you have something good to say most of the time! :-))
>>> Anyone whos been trying to reach me, be patient, im out of town, family emergency:(
Sorry to hear that, Grimm. Hope everything turns out for the best.
George, email coming.
Tuffruff. :-)
>>> Are u using Netscape? I goofed a bit....Oplus is better viewed with IE, hangs for awhile loading in Netscape
Mutt, the site looks good, but um, yeah, it hangs like a mother in Netscape!! and then (one of four:) delivers a blank page, delivers the page eventually maybe, creates a non-response with a forcible manual crash needed, or auto-crashes it (what a time saver!)
Am going away for a few days on business. My laptop came high-jacked by Bill Gates (won't let me on the Net unless I join MSN). Yeah and the DOJ are letting him go today because "its the best thing to do for the consumer". My friggen ass!!
Anyhow (pardon the tangent) as I was saying, will be a way a few days. If I have connectivity cool; if not, be back Monday evening.
Thu, 06 Sep - 22:23:42 168.191.31.226 Post #: 16745
Serge I agree with you there are MUCH better things to do than watch football!! now can you explain that to Ryan for me!!!
Seems like every year the season gets longer and longer!! lol
Well, after spending the last few days driving all over the south picking up cars and the kid up, trying to convince a Roswell City judge that my son is NOT trying to be the next NASCAR driver, taking the kid BACK to school, and waiting for the letter that says my car insurance is going up $300 a month, I THINK I've read all 6+ pages that have been posted here! WOW!
To age myself, I remember Shitman and Steve Stone :)
Serge, we go to Duck in the OB every year and go through Avon when we hit Ocracoke - but I'm poor and only go in the off season so the water's too cold to get into anyway ;) From what I've read and heard, there aren't ANY more shark bites (and "those that know" (??!!) say they are "bites" and not "attacks"...hey - a missing body part is a missing body part...) than there are every year, but they're just making the front page this year. Then there are those that claim the sharks are dosed up on the cocaine the smugglers are dumping overboard ;))
Did I miss the big announcements?!
Sharky: "while working in a laid
back environment. Must be able to work well under pressure and tight deadlines." Oxymoron? ;))
Will someone PLEASE find me a housekeeper with a 4WD??!!
Peaches
Thu, 06 Sep - 21:57:43 63.147.224.5 Post #: 16740
I can't even access Oprano Plus .. been trying for days .. y'all got a block on Linux or something?
Colin World's First All TGP2 Sponsor!
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Are u using Netscape? I goofed a bit....Oplus is better viewed with IE, hangs for awhile loading in Netscape
mutt
Thu, 06 Sep - 21:52:32 24.112.37.86 Post #: 16739
Hey All :o)
Just wanted to drop a note here to let you all know that the launch of CashQuest2 went very well. Things are running smoothly and we're happy with the switch. :o)
If anyone is having trouble accessing their account, or if I can help in any other way, shoot me an email and I'll be happy to get you set up!
Thu, 06 Sep - 21:10:19 207.179.211.73 Post #: 16733
Dravyk - just a reminder to send me an e-mail sometime. It's very hard for me to get into a discussion on the board at the moment because of my slow and erratic dial-up connection (I'm out in the countryside). Hopefully in six months we will have a higher speed connection available where I live.
Colin, was definitely a pleasure having you on both times. You're a man of ideas, and those no one should ever get tired of listening to! :-)
>> about Webmaster radio forcasts a bleak future for this medium
Well I hope it's wrong. :-) The more resources, articles, information ... and the more mediums for its delivery, including web radio ... the better for everyone.
I know you know economics, Serge. :-)
Obviously though I didn't mean the radio show itself's economics, nor the economics of the web radio medium ... Just my own personal expenditure of time could be put to better use for my own personal economics. :-)))
Thu, 06 Sep - 20:51:19 207.179.211.73 Post #: 16730
I forgot Serge doesn't like football... LOL
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because time wasted on watching footbal is time away from watching, doing, reading, licking ...and many other worth while activities
;-))
Serge
Thu, 06 Sep - 20:48:43 172.165.222.132 Post #: 16729
Drav, I look for no dirt...I was NEVER interested enough in the radio
to get the dirt on it.
Economics I understand, sign of the times....
7 radio stations going after same 35 listeners....
Serge
Thu, 06 Sep - 20:46:00 172.165.222.132 Post #: 16728
Serge, I know everyone is looking for some "dirt". But to everyone's total disappointment there isn't any to tell. Honestly.
It was fun, and it was at times stressful, and usually a bit of both. Fact of the matter is: deciding on a topic, rounding up guests, doing "homework" (when necessary) for a show, picking out news items, doing promotion, working up that night's guest and commercials schedule, the actual time doing the show, yadda yadda .... It all added up to about eight hours a week.
That's either a full day's work or at least part of a day's work. Either way though, that's a sizeable chunk of time that I felt needed to be directed towards projects with a tremendously greater profit potential.
... Or the short answer is: it comes down to pure economics. :-)
Thu, 06 Sep - 20:41:38 172.165.222.132 Post #: 16725
Dravyk,
I really enjoyed being on Sounding Point (both times). Good luck with however you decide to spend your new "free time" ;)
Colin TGP2 Buck-Buck-Buck Goose
Thu, 06 Sep - 20:30:30 216.183.254.20 Post #: 16722
I am very happy to announce that RawAlex and VegasLee have joined forces with me, to give me some much needed help in producing this Year's Adultdex event. They bring ENERGY and NEW IDEAS to help me make AdultDex a more interesting and meaningful venue. They are wasting no time getting to work. I am sure that some of you have already heard from them. We welcome them to the team!
From the Webmaster standpoint, we are working to bring you new and interesting seminars and public speakers. We are looking throughout our industry, and the forces that shape it, to bring you fresh discussions and new points of view, that will benefit both the newest and more experienced webmaster alike.
The showroom will be upgraded as well. First off, the show has been moved upstairs to the Tropicana ballroom. This is a more intimate location, with full carpeting and great atmosphere. Look for some NEW innovations very soon!!!!!!!!!
The site will have a lot of updates in about a week. The online signups and workshop schedules are not ready yet, but you can make room reservations any time. With Alex & Vegas Lee aboard - you plan on a very interesting show!
Cool Dokk! And then we can hack into it, turn Brad's heater and air conditioning on at the same time and make the lights blinks every 10 seconds when he's away. :-))))
Seriously though, you find the most amazing sites and gadgets, Dokkster!
Btw, the final Sounding Point is up in the archives for anyone who missed it. Just want to thank the great guests and supportive comments through it's run. And kudos for Dokk making the engine that allowed it all to run!
Thu, 06 Sep - 19:24:20 63.100.104.31 Post #: 16714
Hi Brad,
The three major network stations are broadcasting HD here in several different formats.. Dish Network has a couple of HDTV chans.. but it's a bunch cheaper to get it free off the antenna.. what i'm wondering about hd.net is if they do like the network stations.. they broadcast in HD format but a lot of the material wasn't shot in HD.. so you get a nice "not really hdtv all the time" picture..
Jay Leno show in full HDTV format is an eye popper.. the superbowl was in HDTV last year which was very cool.. I'm not ready to pay for the satellite channels till they get some more good HD format stuff to show.
Noticed you said you had the new pronto.. here's something you may dig as well.. it will interface with all your existing remote control stuff.. will let you control your house from the web.. or from a telephone.. not expensive, great support and a bunch of fun to play with:
Thu, 06 Sep - 19:12:15 198.78.108.66 Post #: 16713
"Thank you Todd, MikeAI and all of Oprano
My wife is very excited about post Post # 16700
She will be playing under the name of Mrs.NatureBoy"
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That's a great idea!!!
Mrs. Monk is going to play as well. Plus my daughter Monkina and 5 Sisters from St. Benedict will be dropping their hats in the ring too.... surely one of us can win!!
Monk
Thu, 06 Sep - 19:00:24 156.34.184.186 Post #: 16712
Today we will talk about something we have never done before.. a NON-ADULT Convention!! Today was the first day of Photoshop World being held in Tampa... It's being put on by some of the worlds best photoshop Guru's and Sharky is there to learn! Of course, You the listeners will find out all the juicy info for free!
In addition we'll do Newbie Night site reviews and sing happy birthday to Sharky:-)
Be sure to tune in at http://www.maxcashlive.com . You can log in our chat via our Java interface or IRC at:
server: forums.maxcash.com
port: 7000
room: #maxcashlive
Thu, 06 Sep - 18:58:23 66.12.131.114 Post #: 16711
Serge .. is this what you had in mind when you came up with the Ask Colin idea?
"Yes, I enjoy reading your page alot. I also enjoy Pickled Pigs Feet alot too. They are a great snack!!!. Anyway I will get to the point, you
seem to know your stuff. I only know how to order a number 2 at McDonalds. Is there anyway I could make money from Adult sites, while
ordering a number 2 up sized (with diet coke), Would that require a
lap-top and a satellite modem? I'm sure if i can master the whol "Drive Through" thing, Then I could get 100k hits a day to my website. First I have to get one. Do you think Pussy.com is taken yet? Maybe I could get Sex.com. ok thanks for you help, I gotta get a number 2 now."
Launch tonight of the first first all high definition national television network.
Its about time, I can recall FM saying a couple of years ago he bought a High Defintion TV for $20k+. Well now he has a channel to watch! Brad ShawDeep Oral Girls
Thu, 06 Sep - 18:33:48 65.65.84.81 Post #: 16709
Red I have a feeling that system will be as good as anyone elses!!
Thu, 06 Sep - 18:31:48 63.100.104.31 Post #: 16708
OK, I just picked. After extensive research and caculation, I chose my picks by the helmet colors or if the team was from a State I've lived in. If this system works as well as it did for me on the dog races, I should have a bunch of new stories about toys to write.
:-)
Thu, 06 Sep - 18:27:08 64.171.146.244 Post #: 16707
SykkGrrl has also thrown her vibrator into the ring....
she doesn't know anything about football, but knows about sex toys...er, not that she needs them, just kind of...uh...nice to have on hand... ;)))) SykkBoyfire woman...the smoke she is a risin'
Thu, 06 Sep - 18:12:51 216.67.211.168 Post #: 16706
And here I was, thinking I could just play for the fun of it...pick teams based on their helmets and generally have a bit of fun...
But now there's toys at stake!!! I'm gonna have to actually figure out this football thing methinks!
Altho...chances of beating KK were slimmer than slim before...now there's toys to be won as well...prolly should just give up now...hmmmm