Fear of Pornotube

[softball]

Originally Posted by JR

first pop ups were going to kill porn
then exit consoles were going to kill porn
then spam was going to kill porn
then cp was going to kill porn
then credit card scams were going to kill porn
then the new laws everyone feared was coming was going to kill porn
then tgp's and mgp's were going to kill porn
then amateur sites/free sites from amateurs with digital cameras was going to kill porn
then visa was going to kill porn
then then p2p networks were going to kill porn
then google video search (and others) was going to kill porn
then bush/republicans were going to kill porn
now pornotube.com is going to kill porn

did i leave any out? i'm sure many can add to the list.

everyone has a right to be concerned or the right to an opinion. i dont really have one other than that porn is more resiliant than anyone gives it credit for. porn isn't going away and in a free market economy, will always be paid for.

if history has taught us anything, its that protesting against what others are doing changes nothing and only allows those who quickly embrace new methods to profit and while they enjoy free promotion from constant protest threads and the benefit of limited competition as most take a "wait and see" attitude about jumping on the bandwagon and in the end... everyone gets on board anyway.

this has been another free, surfmaster lesson on the history of online porn.

That wasn't a lesson. I would think most here know that brief little history. I am always amazed that anyone can survive in an industry where most of the product is available for free. Can survive in an industry where crooks can stand at your door with sledgehammers pounding away to break in while the police drive by and smile and wave. Can survive in an industry where you are expected to pay up to 75% of your revenue in advertising. Can survive in an industry that expects you to use third parties to provide your cash register and collect your revenue. I find this all breath taking, really. But I guess it is kind of Darwinian and only the strong survive. The weak bitch, complain and whine.

[softball]

"If we want to capitalize on this change, and who doesn't, we need to change our marketing methods to reflect the real world. Porn is becoming a commodity just like orange juice and RAM chips."

What, you mean do "business"? Porn has always been a commodity like orange juice and the fundamentals of business have always applied except for a couple of years when the scammers reigned.

[fusionx]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

"If we want to capitalize on this change, and who doesn't, we need to change our marketing methods to reflect the real world. Porn is becoming a commodity just like orange juice and RAM chips."

What, you mean do "business"? Porn has always been a commodity like orange juice and the fundamentals of business have always applied except for a couple of years when the scammers reigned.

The point was mainstream. Non-mainstream products are not commodities in the open, mass market.