CYBERSEX
SITES
Cybersex Scams
How do adult-oriented sites make their money? Are they in transition from sleazy scam artists to respectable businesspeople? Read about it in this Upside article.
Cybersex: An online sexual revolution
Cleo Odzer reports on the state of cybersex in this Anchor article. Read about Calla, whose bedroom webcam documents her daily (and nightly) activities, and find out about what the future holds for Net sex.
Cybersociology Magazine: Cybersex and Cyber-Romance
This issue of Cybersociology Magazine offers several articles dealing with online romance and sexual encounters.
Excerpt from Virtual Spaces: Sex and the Cyber Citizen
An excerpt from Cleo Odzer's book on cybersex, Virtual Spaces.
Madeleine Altmann's Babes4U
Upside article offering a case study of a woman-owned online pornography shop, Babes4U.
Sex, Lies, and Cyberspace
Wired magazine reporter describes his experiences in AOL chat rooms.
Virtual Rape
This article explores concepts of sexual assault as they may apply to virtual communities. The author uses the first widely publicized case of online rape - the Mr. Bungle affair on LambdaMoo - to explore his subject.
Will Recreational Sex Be Out of Date in Fifty Years?
Despite its odd title, this is a good general survey of attitudes toward (and practices in) online sex.
ARTICLES
1,001 Arabian Nights of Sex
According to at least one survey, 80 percent of traffic in the Arab world is to sex sites. (4/24/2001 at Wired News)
All Charges Dismissed by Judge in Columbia Sex Torture Case
Oliver Jovanovic, arrested in 1996 for allegedly raping a woman with whom he had exchanged email about sadomasochism, has had charges against him dismissed after his conviction in his first trial was overturned. (11/2/2001 at The New York Times)
Cybersex 101
A Salon reporter sits through a session of SFSU's new class, Exploring Cybersexualities. (5/10/2000 at Salon.com)
E-Porn Was a Full-Time Job
A technical inspector at CAE was fired when it was determined that over a period of five months, he spent 329 hours - the equivalent of eight 40-hour weeks - visiting pornographic websites. (2/3/2000 at The Montreal Gazette)
Internet Surfers Get Burned on Virginity Prank
A recent auction of a fictitious Hungarian girl's virginity recently got a top bid of $1,886. (2/28/2000 at deseretnews.com)
The Love Machines
Reviews of several Internet-based remote-controlled toys. The verdict: wait for better products. (1/5/2000 at Salon.com)
Nude Amateur Hour
Sites like Voyeurweb, which allows Internet users to post nude pictures of themselves, show the potential of websites based on user contributions. (10/26/2000 at Salon.com)
On the Net, Love Really Is Blind
Statistics and science suggest that tales of people finding the loves of their lives online are few and far-between; most online relationships fail in the real world, for identifiable reasons. (1/18/2001 at The New York Times)
Porn Panel Nears Consensus On Recommendations
The COPA (Child Online Protection Act) Commission is preparing an advisory report for Congress, due on October 21, that will make recommendations on protecting children from "harmful" material online. (10/4/2000 at NewsBytes)
Sex Sites to Refund $30M to Settle FTC Charges
The Federal Trade Commission is forcing the owners of porn sites highsociety.com and playgirl.com to repay $30 million to consumers whose credit cards were charged when they signed up for the "free" websites. (11/5/2001 at InternetNews.com)
Sex.com Finally Heads to Trial
Stephen Michael Cohen, who "stole" the site sex.com from Gary Kremen in 1995, will most likely be ordered to pay millions of dollars to the site's rightful owner. (3/6/2001 at Wired News)
This College Course Is a Turn-On
San Francisco State University is offering a university-level class on cybersex. (5/9/2000 at Wired News)
Unlikely Innovators: Many Online Technologies Were First Perfected by the Adult Industry
While many dot-coms fail, adult entertainment websites continue to make money, by being on the cutting edge of interactivity, affiliate programs, search engine manipulation, and subscription models. (4/26/2001 at Dallas Morning News)
Web Site to Pay $37.5 M for Billing Scam
Credit card customers who were billed for visiting pornographic websites that they never actually visited will be reimbursed a total of $37.5 million, following a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission. (9/7/2000 at USA Today)
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