Porn makers tap into Internet social networking trend

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2007

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Porn makers at the world's largest sex trade show in Las Vegas on Wednesday were taking a page from Internet superstars such as YouTube by tapping into the power of social networking. Fresh young start-ups at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo weren't just saucy women in scanty outfits; they were fledgling Internet companies putting erotic spins on YouTube, MySpace and reality television show websites.

A pornographic version of MySpace called xpeeps.com went online in a beta test format eight months ago, said spokesman Daniel Fairchild. It has proven a success and the finished version will go live this week, he said. Like its mainstream role model, xpeeps has chat rooms, forums and even job listings for people with adult entertainment in mind,...