Sunday, September 14, 2008
In a world where sex sells
A few weeks back I had the delight and privilege to learn about the film industry directly from professionals within it. One of these professionals was a television commercial producer for some of the biggest commercial time slots including super bowl commercials. Since he helps create these commercials I had one question for him; What themes sell the most?
His answer was short and simple. "Sex and humor. You can show a beautiful woman not wearing a lot of clothing and sell a car. You can kick a guy in the crotch and sell deodorant."
This holds very true. So it's really no surprise that while the internet is growing in popularity that people would start using this tool in ways a little more creative than waving "hi" to your mother across the country. People have begun having cyber-sex with more than just text like in the MUDs.
His answer was short and simple. "Sex and humor. You can show a beautiful woman not wearing a lot of clothing and sell a car. You can kick a guy in the crotch and sell deodorant."
This holds very true. So it's really no surprise that while the internet is growing in popularity that people would start using this tool in ways a little more creative than waving "hi" to your mother across the country. People have begun having cyber-sex with more than just text like in the MUDs.
There are literally "about 8,380,000" web sites with "sex cam" in their site description. When you go to youtube, you get about 36,000 videos, here is one of them...
So, anyways, the main thing that I noticed was that when you look it up online, you find a lot of adult websites, aimed at making money. This is contrary to the sexual community that is talking about the the article "Have Webcam, Will Copulate". This article speaks of people in chat rooms, meeting new people that are interested in their bodies as well as sex. These people feel comfortable online, more so than they do in real life. It allows people to have a broader identity.
Here's a video that shows a cyber-chat at the end gone wrong!
So, the question about all of this I guess is, is this healthy? We hear stories of teen agers becoming more and more involved in sex and a lot of that is due to the internet. It is this alternate place where you can have different communities and you can experience life in a different way.
So, anyways, the main thing that I noticed was that when you look it up online, you find a lot of adult websites, aimed at making money. This is contrary to the sexual community that is talking about the the article "Have Webcam, Will Copulate". This article speaks of people in chat rooms, meeting new people that are interested in their bodies as well as sex. These people feel comfortable online, more so than they do in real life. It allows people to have a broader identity.
Here's a video that shows a cyber-chat at the end gone wrong!
So, the question about all of this I guess is, is this healthy? We hear stories of teen agers becoming more and more involved in sex and a lot of that is due to the internet. It is this alternate place where you can have different communities and you can experience life in a different way.
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Yes, sex sells. Porn has been an early adopter of media technology for a long time. The first real money made on the internet was porn and pornographers continue to explore the ways in which the web can be monetized.
The anonymity and convenience of the web lends itself to the covert nature of porn consumption.
There are a couple of issues raised by the explosion of commercial and "amateur" porn on the net: First, how is this changing our sexuality and sex culture; Second, how does it affect the children and teens exposed to this graphic world of perversion?
The anonymity and convenience of the web lends itself to the covert nature of porn consumption.
There are a couple of issues raised by the explosion of commercial and "amateur" porn on the net: First, how is this changing our sexuality and sex culture; Second, how does it affect the children and teens exposed to this graphic world of perversion?
Yes, sex sells. Porn has been an early adopter of media technology for a long time. The first real money made on the internet was porn and pornographers continue to explore the ways in which the web can be monetized.
The anonymity and convenience of the web lends itself to the covert nature of porn consumption.
There are a couple of issues raised by the explosion of commercial and "amateur" porn on the net: First, how is this changing our sexuality and sex culture; Second, how does it affect the children and teens exposed to this graphic world of perversion?
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The anonymity and convenience of the web lends itself to the covert nature of porn consumption.
There are a couple of issues raised by the explosion of commercial and "amateur" porn on the net: First, how is this changing our sexuality and sex culture; Second, how does it affect the children and teens exposed to this graphic world of perversion?
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