I THINK THERE MIGHT BE GOOD MONEY SELLING INTERNET CRYING TOWELS THESE DAYS
jimmyd _writes "Lately, a lot's been written about the future of the
internet, make that the future of smut on the internet. It's evident by
what's written that the once-mighty are beginning to feel some heat. They
see the future, and sometimes it looks like a homeless guy begging on a
freeway offramp, and other times it looks like a government official in a
dark, blue suit. Whichever one it looks like--perhaps both--it doesn't look
good.
Yep, they see the future, and it doesn't look too rosey.
It's been quite a rollercoaster ride for some of these webporn exploiters;
and I use that term in the nicest possible way. They've had their ups and
their downs, but mostly in the last few years, a lot of them had their ups.
There have been so many ways to make money. Forget about designing a cool
website with great content that would attract many visitors, and hopefully,
quite a few members. No, the real money has been in less obvious offerings
like the buying, selling, manipulating, redirecting, and exploiting of
traffic.
Supposedly 'free' sites and TGPs have acted like the carnival barkers of
days gone by. They promise the world if you'll only pass through this
particular door... this portal... this gateway to the fullfillment of your
wildest, kinkiest, sickest, most outrageous and kinky fantasies. Of course,
they don't actually deliver on the promises, again much like yesteryear's
barkers, but once they get you to click through on the promise of sexual
paradise their job is done and they only have to hold their hands out for
their lords and masters--the big trafficteers--to share a bit of the swag.
There have also been more than a few of these www-dot-webmoguls who simply
found that the net has been a great place to pick pockets. Common thieves
you might wonder? Actually, yes. Induce some poor slob to plunk down his
credit card number--again with those carvival barker's promises--and simply
charge... and charge... and charge the stupid fuck's card and line your
pockets with electronic booty. Nice scam, huh?
But now the crying towels are being distributed. Oh woe is us! The pathetic
mourn of internet thieves, hucksters, flim-flam artists, con men and women,
grifters, and pick-pockets fills the air. I'm not saying everyone out there
using the web to make a few bucks, maybe a lot of bucks, is a thief or a
con. But you know what? There's more than a few of them who have been just
that. And to them, and they know who they are, I'd simply like to say, from
the simply warmest part of my heart, "Fuck you assholes! You deserve it and
more."
I could give a shit less what kind of problems the scumbags amongst you are
suddenly encountering. Eat your shit and be grateful for it, cuz that's
more than a some of you deserve. More than a few of you started out by
stealing content from those who worked hard to produce it. To you I say,
"Fuck you! You deserve it!" Some of you scammed a bunch of dumb fucks into
giving you their credit cards--you fucked them good--and now the credit
card companies don't trust any of you. To you credit card fraudsters and
thieves, I say "Fuck you! You deserve it!" And then there's those of you
who spammed incessantly, made false promises, redirected people to anywhere
but where they wanted to go, and while doing so you collected some nice
toll charges. To you I say, "Fuck you! You deserve it!"
You see, I've never had much sympathy for scumbags and the truth of the
matter is that there's more than a few scumbags among you. Certainly not
all of you, but certainly a healthy number of you. And because of you--the
rotten apples in the barrel--the shit's about to hit the fan and get
splattered all over the freakin' net. Because of you the government is
probably going to find good and just cause to regulate. Because of you the
cost of doing business on the net is going to rise exponentially. But
mostly because of you, the party is over.
Some of you created your own brand of internet karma and now I'm afraid all
of you might have to pay the price for it.
"
Posted by jimmyd on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:55 PM PST (0 Reads)
IS THE PORN BIZ KILLING ITSELF? GREG ZEBORAY OFFERS HIS ANALYSIS
jimmyd _writes "In a simplyjimmyd exclusive, veteran insurance and
production services guy to the jiz biz, Greg Zeboray, takes a stab at
answering the question that's on everyone's mind: Is the porn business
killing itself? (Please note: Only simplyjimmyd.com carries this sort of
serious, incisive, thoughtful analysis of our business. Accept no
substitutes for simplyjimmyd.com: A place where a completely absurd
business is always treated with intelligence and respect.)
Greg writes: In regards to �Is this business killing itself?� the answer is
no. People � particularly the new people coming in � need to recognize that
the exponential growth period is over, and that adult has now settled into
a normal business cycle � growth in new clients (buyers) only slightly
outweigh the loss of past clients. Much like the dot-com and tech booms,
there was a time when the adult industry was (correctly) viewed as a cash
cow. But, the cash cow was on its deathbed at the end of the 90�s, and has
now passed away. What you�ll be left with are a few well-positioned and
well-capitalized companies dominating the marketplace, with the rest
struggling for survival.
�Big Joe� identifies many of the adult industry as perverts and idiots, and
that may be true � but I can assure you every industry has its fair share
of perverts and idiots. Name one industry that doesn�t have a large
percentage of its members �stumbling over their feet to screw each other
for small amounts of money�, and �sales people undercut prices � because
they don�t know how to sell in any other way�. Big Joe, as much as I hate
to say this, people don�t need to �wake up� � they�re not asleep! Adult is
no different then any industry: good business people and bad business
people exist within. While I feel bad anytime someone fails, failures are
an integral part of the free enterprise system. One rule that has always
applied (and always will) is that 20% of the people make 80% of the money,
and now that adult has settled into a normal business cycle, it too will
fall under that rule. In the business world, the middle class is almost
nonexistent.
Many people disagree with me, but I predict VHS and DVD sales could be down
as much as 50% two years from now, as VOD takes hold. The technology to
purchase a movie off the Internet and watch it on your television is
already developed, and will be available soon. I don�t know about you
Jimmy, but I�d be willing to pay more money for the convenience of renting
a movie off the Internet as opposed to driving to the local Blockbuster
(twice at that - once to rent, once to return). I�m only aware of one adult
company (Vivid) that appears to be positioning itself for this eventuality,
and to the others I say plan for it now, or face a bleak and difficult
future. Jimmy, those who become a �have� do it by devoting more time to
positioning themselves for the future then worrying about the present. The
present � like the past � can�t be changed, but the future can!
The reality is, VOD combined with cable sales, is the only real hope for
making an acceptable return on your investment. With these outlets, there
is no need to wholesale your product to distributors or retailers, no box
cover printing costs, no duplication costs, no DVD authoring, no sales
staff, smaller to no accounting staff, and etc. Shoot it, edit it, and out
it goes.
One thing that has amazed me in today�s tough climate is the non-existence
of exclusive and co-op relationships between production company�s and
distributors. If I was going to enter the arena (I�m not), I would list my
priorities on first finding a distributor as a partner � one who has
exclusive rights to my product, and in return pays half my advertising
costs, and then concentrate fulltime on developing VOD and cable
relationships. By having an exclusive distributor, I would avoid the need
for a sales staff and bloated accounting department, my advertising costs
would be halved, and my time would be freed up to concentrate on developing
the future � VOD and cable. In any other business, exclusivities and co-op
advertising is a way of life � why shouldn�t it be in adult? Pencil it out,
and you�ll see that even if you did half your normal volume, you�d be more
profitable.
Jimmy, business as usual has run its course. Of all the new company�s to
come in over the past year or two, the one I see with the best chance of
succeeding is Simon Wolf, and that�s because they not only control their
own destiny (by operating a huge cable and hotel market), but because
Robert and John are very forward thinking individuals. Quite possibly,
second only to Steve Hirsch and his partners at Vivid.
Oh, and one last thing to those who want to enter the business: Do a
thorough due diligence, and ignore all this talk of it being a 10 to 14
billion dollar-a-year business. That figure might be true, but the
percentage of that amount that trickles down to the production side is
really small � perhaps on the low side of single digits, and a proper due
diligence will confirm this.
-Greg Z.
"
Posted by jimmyd on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 12:19 PM PST (0 Reads)
BRYAN SULLIVAN'S HIT LIST
jimmyd _writes "Porn's own cyberstalker and current FBI favorite, Bryan
Sullivan, sent me this email. I'm sure it went out to others:
"Simply put, here's a list of names that, if I get convicted, are going
down with me: Sunrise Adams, Mike Albo, Angel, Julia Ann, August,
Cassidey?, Christopher Alexander, Brandy Alexandre, Rob Black, Al Borda,
Lizzy Borden, Martin Brimmer, Seymore Butts, Tom Byron, Veronica Caine,
Paul Cambria, Asia Carerra, Charlie, Charlie of Digital Playground, David
Christopher, Taylor St. Claire, Ryan Conner, Cali Cox, Dave Cummings, Jimmy
D, Marck Davis, Dee, Nikita Denise, Jewel De'Nyle, Tricia Deveraux, Devon,
John Dough, Paul Fishbein, Larry Flynt, Gauge, Aria Giovanni, Bob Guccione,
Max Hardcore, Jenna Haze, Steve Hirsch, Brooke Hunter, Tod Hunter, Jessie
J, Jenna Jameson, Jules Jordan, Nakita Kash, Kaylynn, Jill Kelly, Bridgette
and Skeeter Kerkove, Mark Kernes, Star E. Knight, Miko Lee, Adella O'Neil,
Steve Orenstein, Andre Madness, Christian S. Mann, Mr. Marcus, Ann Marie,
Monica Mayhem, Amber Michaels, Lori Michaels, Bridgette the Midget, Mellisa
Milano, Sharon Mitchell, Peter North,"
First off, Bryan, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I do, however, have a
few questions for you.
When you say, "Simply put, here's a list of names that, if I get convicted,
are going down with me," do you mean you will insure we are all convicted
of some crime and spend significant jail time as you probably will? You
see, simply put, what you wrote wasn't really "simply put."
Perhaps your threat is more serious, e.g., do you plan to murder the people
on your list? You see what I'm getting at here, Bry? The whole letter's a
bit vague. When you're trying to get a point across, a good rule to follow
is this:
1. Tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em;
2, Tell 'em;
3. Tell 'em what you told 'em.
You stick with that advice, pal, and everyone will be tuned into to what
you're trying to say, ya know what I'm trying to say?
In a nutshell, Bryan, you need to be way more specific. If you plan on
becoming porn's first serial murderer, or even just remaining porn's
favorite internet terrorist--targeting everyone on your list--you should
just say so, and say so in no uncertain terms.
Bryan, if I might be so bold to give you a little suggestion, why don't you
try an opening line like this: "Simply put, here's a list of names that, if
I get convicted, I plan on murdering. " Dude, you see how much more
specific that is? It's direct, to the point, and leaves very little open
for interpretation--maybe just the manner in which you plan on killing
everyone is a little confusing, but that's about it.
Now let's say you don't plan on actually killing the people on the list,
but you do plan on committing some sort of "ultra-violence" against them
(That's a little "A Clockwork Orange" term, I thought you might be a fan of
that flick). But anyway, dude, if this is your plan, you should try
something like this: "Simply put, here's a list of names that, if I get
convicted, I plan on raping and sodomizing, and then carving them open and
ripping out their intestines--and then calling 9-1-1 to insure they don't
actually die before medical help arrives so I end up only facing felony
rape and aggravated assault charges, or possibly rape and attempted murder."
How's that for being specific, Bry? No on'e gonna have any questions about
your intent after sending a statement like that. Well, maybe the FBI will,
but you know them, they're always a little bit confused when they're
investigating stuff.
Of course, there's always the possibility that you mean no actual harm to
anyone and you just want to intimidate or possibly scare some folks. In
this case, I think you should've written something like this: "Simply put,
here's a list of names that, if I get convicted, I plan on continuing to
harrass and terrorize so that I can add at least another twenty years to my
sentence to a Federal Penitentiary."
Apparently, Bryan, your not thinking this stuff through. I hope I've been
helpful. By the way, why isn't Gene Ross, Luke Ford, or any of the other
porn muckrakers on your list? How come just me? Dude, I'm the nicest guy of
any of them!
Ok. Talk to ya later, babe....
It is 'babe' isn't it?
You're Truly,
JimmyD
P.S. I saw that Bridgett the Midget is on your list, Brian. Ya know, bro,
it ain't nice to pick on little people... it's really not nice.
P.P.S. No offence, dude, but you spell your first name like a girl. Men
usually spell it "Brian," in case you didn't know.
A.P.P.S. Just so you know, Bry, I'm usually armed and dangerous, I have a
pit bull. I'm a Black Belt in numerous marital arts... and in martial arts
as well. I always wear a Kevlar vest. I have bodyguards who are with me
always and my vehicles are all bullet-proofed. Someone always tastes my
food for poisons before I eat. And most importantly, JimmyD is not my real
name, in fact, I'm not even a real person. "Simply put," as you so
eloquently wrote, I'm nothing but a piece of automated software designed to
write this website and pretend to be a porn director. All images that
supposedly are of me, are actually of another person. In fact, that person
lived in the 19th Century, and through the miracle of modern software like
Adobe Photoshop, is made to look like a 21st Century Schizoid Man--which is
basically the 'look' I go with. (And can you name the group who wrote that
song?}
Jimmyd out.
http://www.simplyjimmyd.com/
How about a politech regular update on the jizz biz? The economist did an
'in depth' special on it once,made quite a splash as I recall.
