Bring Nina Hartley To SXSW

To say that Nina Hartley straddles many porn trends sounds extra-dirty, but then so does the abbreviation "SXSW." Austin's annual South by Southwest Conference lets attendees decide who can host a panel, and La Nina needs your vote for 2010.

The pitch goes like this:

With a career spanning over 25 years, Adult film star Nina Hartley has seen it all - from the explosion of VHS to the advent of internet porn. In this session, we'll be discussing how the web has been both a blessing and a curse for industry players and how that's now changing thanks to social networking technology.

Plus, "all my exes live in Texas," Hartley did not say.

What excites us about this idea is that Hartley is a porn perfomer talking about the world she lives in rather than, say, a blogger. But she can also make her point with clarity and exuberance, unlike many delightful trainwrecks with whom she sometimes shares screen time.

At the panel Hartley will address the following topics:

What is the history of porn on the internet?
How has it evolved?
How has the internet offered more access to sexual information and what is its affect on the general public?
How has more increased access to pornography changed the ways in which society views it?
How has social networking altered the consumption of porn online?
How did Nina get started online?
How has social networking affected the way Nina interacts with her fans?
How has social networking affected the evolution of Nina's Career?
How has social networking technology allowed Adult stars and celebrities, in general, take control over their careers?
What are the financial advantages for artists who utilize social networking technology in terms of owning their own content?

And if she also talks about how she successfully defended her domain name against a shoe company, that should qualify as a Twitter feed with a happy ending.

Log in at SXSW's 2010 Panel Picker before September 4:

· SXSW Panel Picker (sxsw.com)
· Nina Hartley (nina.com)