Fleshbot: Marketing

Great Moments In Strip Club Marketing

Lux Alptraum — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:30:01 EST

Say you're a classy ~~strip joint~~ gentleman's club looking to upgrade your marketing for the new millenium. What do you do? How about making one of those podcasts? That's what the kids are into, right?

We can only assume that that was (more or less) the idea behind "Ask A Stripper Anything?", a web video series produced by Rick's Cabaret. The series, which has been going strong(ish) since mid-August, features Heather—the stripper in question—asking, and answering, questions about anything (though mostly about sex).

Well, if the adult industry wants to survive, it has to embrace new technology, right?

(And no, we don't know why the title ends in a question mark, either.)

· Ask A Stripper Videos (ricks.com)
· Rick's Cabaret (ricks.com)

If brands like Converse were smart, they'd ...

Jonnobot — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:40:06 EDT

If brands like Converse were smart, they'd start paying for product placement in altporn movies like "Debbie Loves Dallas" and "Circa '82" to reach their target demographic of hip young adult consumers. Then again, thanks to movies like "Debbie Loves Dallas" and "Circa '82", maybe they don't have to pay for product placement after all. (adage.com)

The sexy coffee craze in the Pacific Northwest ...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:20:01 EDT

The sexy coffee craze in the Pacific Northwest has apparently gotten out of hand as "Espresso Gone Wild" is being told to cover up or shut down. (Personally, we think they should be fined for the name.) Won't someone please think of the ~~children~~ health code violations? (azcentral.com)

Rubber 55: Latex Goes Viral

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:45:29 EDT

Say you're a latex clothing company that specializes in unusual, hard-to-find and even harder-to-slip-into fetish wear—you know, the kind of stuff that most people need and don't even realize it. How do you get your message out to the non latex-wearing masses? Viral marketing to the rescue! Just shoot a video parody of "MTV Cribs" that shows off your sense of humor and your wardrobe collection at the same time, get it up on YouTube, and you'll be an overnight viral sensation. (OK, so it took a little over a year for this video to reach us—which means maybe the overnight part didn't work out that great. But then no one moves fast when they're wearing a rubber catsuit.)

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· "Pads" (YouTube, via notcot.org)
· Rubber55 (rubber55.co.uk)

American Apparel: For All Your Masturbatory Needs

Lux Alptraum — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:45:06 EDT

Showing true dedication to filling your life with as much sexy as possible, American Apparel has moved beyond its softcore ads into the realm of sex toy peddling by stocking the storied Hitachi Magic Wand on its shelves somewhere between the unitards and the leggings. As you can probably imagine, we're pretty stoked about this development—though we'll be even more stoked when they decide to expand their offerings a bit. Confidential to Dov Charney: if you need need any suggestions for your sex toy inventory, all you have to do is ask. (store.americanapparel.net, via streetbonersandtvcarnage.com)

And speaking of sex toys (purple or otherwise): ...

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:50:27 EDT

And speaking of sex toys (purple or otherwise): do you ever find yourself paging longingly through our Marital Aid Test Kitchen archives wishing that you too could be a professional dildo reviewer? Here's your chance: sex toy retailer LoveHoney is now recruiting judges for the UK Sex Toy Awards, and twenty lucky Brits will have the chance to test out ten sex toys each as part of the process. (Yeah, you have to be a UK resident to participate—but if there's a better reason to emigrate we'd like to know what it is.) Apply today! (lovehoney.co.uk)

We've long wondered why so many sex toys ...

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:20:04 EDT

We've long wondered why so many sex toys are purple—and finally, someone has taken the time to try and find out. Even if this poll of several sex toy luminaries still doesn't explain our peculiar fascination with a certain large and fuzzy fast food promotional character. (nakedcity.com)

The Bunny Ranch in Nevada is fighting back ...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:59:16 EDT

The Bunny Ranch in Nevada is fighting back against (Anti-)American Airlines' silly policies, by reimbursing weary travelers for the $15 bag checking fee. So now you can splurge and get that extra reach around! (bunnyranch.com, via jaunted.com)

This Week In Book Promos: The Art Of The Blowjob

Lux Alptraum — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:50:55 EDT

Think Chuck Palahniuk's the only one who can make a viral video to promo his book? Think again: Chuck's faux porn has nothing on the sexy stylings of this promo for "Licking After You," an e-book that aims to educate couples about the finer points of giving head. The advantage of course, is that the book and the promo contain actual sex. Animated sex, but with special effects what they are these days, you can hardly tell the difference.

· Oral Sex Art (YouPorn)

Earlier this week, London's Hyde Park was ...

Lux Alptraum — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:28:02 EDT

Earlier this week, London's Hyde Park was filled with topless ladies riding horses as part of a promo for the DVD release of "Lady Godiva." Man, why do we always seem to miss all the British fun? (prphotos.com, via Sexoteric)

"Chitty Chitty Gang Bang": Chuck Palahniuk Goes Deeper Into Cassie Wright

Violet Blue — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:50:15 EDT

With the imminent release of "Fight Club" author Chuck Palahniuk's book "Snuff" it's never been more clear to us that (a) his marketeers have some really excellent drug connections, and (b) Palahniuk's obsession with fictional aging porn star Cassie Wright is as surreal as his novels. After the awesome fake retro "Wizard Of Ass" trailer comes "Chitty Chitty Gang Bang", another wacky sendup of classic porn tropes complete with bad dialogue, scary sound effects and ridiculous scenarios. Which is nothing like real porn, of course. (Maybe it's better?)

Still, to get the full effect of the Palahniuk's book (whose title may or may not give away the ending), one only need look at the author's bizarre "interviews" with present-day Cassie Wright to realize that being in a Palahniuk novel might just be like being inside his actual brain. Watch the faux "Chitty Chitty Gang Bang" trailer below, plus a video where Palahniuk himself interviews a Divine-inspired Cassie Wright as she reveals how "Chitty Chitty" was her "chance to do real acting". (Ed note: So why hasn't anyone made a real porn movie called "World Whore 3: The Whore To End All Whores" anyway?)

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Fake trailer: "Chitty Chitty Gang Bang"

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Chuck Palahniuk Interviews Cassie Wright, part 1:

· Cassie Wright (myspace.com)
· Chuck Palahniuk (chuckpalahniuk.net)
· "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk (Amazon)

Chuck Palahniuk's "Snuff" And The Legend Of Cassie Wright

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:54:06 EDT

Reading a book by Chuck Palahniuk—author of cult classics like "Fight Club" and "Lullaby"—has occasionally been described as a mindfuck. Time-bending stories of vividly bizarre characters in surreal situations is kind of his specialty. For his latest novel, however, he's moved on from mind fucking to just, well ... fucking. "Snuff" is the story of veteran pornstar Cassie Wright, who hopes to end her career with a big bang. A 600-person gangbang to be specific. How and why she accomplishes this, you'll have to read the book to discover, but we are amused by the online efforts to imagine what Cassie's career might have looked like in the real world. We don't know where she would have ended up in the firmament of today's pornstars, but we do know that we would like to have seen her interpretation of Dorothy in "The Wizard of Ass." (See the "trailer" below.) Who says that literature is dead?

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· Cassie Wright (myspace.com)
· Chuck Palahniuk (chuckpalahniuk.net)
· "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk (Amazon)

Fleshbot's Hot Wet Reader Survey Action

Jonnobot — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:40:51 EDT

Come on, baby. You know you want it ... but we want it even more. Yes, we're talking to you: you, who visits us during the day at work, with one hand nervously poised over your Esc key in case the boss happens by while the other is busy ... er, at your keyboard too, since we know you're not the type of person who jerks off at your desk. And you, the one who visits us late and night when the wife or husband and kids are asleep, to keep up with all the sex news ... because we know you just read us for the articles, and that's fine too) And you there in the back, who found us via a Google search for "Adriana Lima Sex Tape" and are confused by this whole "blog" thing you stumbled across instead (and who are still looking for that sex tape).

We (and our advertisers!) want all of you ... to take ten minutes or so from your busy browsing and/or fapping schedule and answer our latest reader survey. Aside from our eternal gratitude, you'll also get a chance to win a $300 AmEx gift card. But really: isn't that warm feeling of knowing that you're helping make Fleshbot a Better Place for your fellow ~~pervs~~ sexual adventurers reward enough?

· Take the Fleshbot Reader Survey (and read the rules if you'd like a chance to win that gift card)

Strange as it may seem, there are actually ...

Lux Alptraum — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:59:06 EDT

Strange as it may seem, there are actually some women out there who want to avoid nip slips. For these ~~spoilsports~~ more modest types, we present the Winkee, a thong-like bra attachment that does away with any chance of untoward exposure (and, we might add, cleavage). We're hoping this thing doesn't catch on—it could totally put us out of business. (thewinkee.com, via dailybedpost.com)

The Gabriella Fox™ Experience: Are You Ready?

Gram Ponante — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:06:28 EDT

Hey!™ It might be because newest Digital Playground contract lady Gabriella Fox™, like her immediate predecessor Riley Steele™, also looks like she was formed from the hip of Jesse Jane™, that we can't stop thinking of the blissfully public domain Stoya.

Still, we "look forward to working very closely with Gabriella and helping her to grow a prestigious career at Digital Playground. We welcome Gabriella Fox™ as our newest contract star and look forward to presenting her to our phenomenal fans."

· "DIGITAL PLAYGROUND SIGNS EXCLUSIVE DEAL WITH GABRIELLA FOX (TM)" (digitalplayground.com)

Breaking: Naughty Ad Collection Shows That Sex Sells

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:19:38 EST

You probably haven't noticed this before because advertising is such a subtle and sophisticated art form, but companies that sell things will occasionally use sexual imagery in their sales pitches in an effort to entice you buy their products. It's true! By showcasing their wares alongside something else that the public finds appealing—a beautiful woman, an romantic story, vaginas—the consumer will subconsciously associate that product with their sexual urges ... and then act on that urge by buying lite beer or awful-smelling body sprays. Again, you probably weren't even aware this was happening because marketing executives are like trickster gods that can convince you to do their bidding and pay for the privilege of doing so. You should study advertising blog TrendHunter's list of the top sexual ads of recent memory (or our "advertising" tag page, where you've seen many of these pitches before) so that you will be better prepared to handle them in real life. Now if you'll excuse us, we just remembered that we have to go buy a sandwich or a car or something.

· Top 67 Naughty Ads - Sex Sells (trendhunter.com, via shakewellbeforeuse.com)

Another week, another porn award marketing ...

Jonnobot — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:44:51 EST

Another week, another porn award ~~marketing scheme~~ extravaganza: this time around, the Adult DVD Empire Awards show off the adult industry's best and brightest according to ... uh, whoever voted for them. Guess maybe "Operation: Desert Stormy" really is as good as everyone says it is! (empireawards.com)

Why American Advertising Sucks, Part 489 (Hint: Not Enough Boobs)

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:05:55 EST

Americans have known for years that Europeans can get away with a lot more on their television airwaves then we ever could here. Commercials in particular seem to contain a lot more sexual imagery, sexual innuendo ... and sometimes just straight up sex. If you don't believe us, check out this French commercial that is the second most popular spot on video ad site Firebrand and one of filthiest ads we've ever seen that wasn't advertising actual porn. You may be asking yourself, "What product could possibly require such a salacious come on in order to convince people to purchase it?" The answer: Fruit. Yes, fruit commercials in France are naughtier than anything you'll see on basic cable in the states. We can only imagine what their primetime line up is like.

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· Association de Producteurs des Fruits (firebrand.com, via Gawker)

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Previously: "2 Girls 1 Cupcake": Stormy Goes Viral, "Filthy Food", "Eat Your Froots and Vejtabulls (lolpr0n)

We all had fun with those mid-air hijinks ...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:38:11 EST

We all had fun with those mid-air hijinks yesterday, but the real antics happen on the planes of Ryanair—when their advertising isn't getting banned and their flight attendants aren't posting for saucy calendar photos that is. (cmmnews.blogspot.com, via copyranter.blogspot.com)

"Jessica Sierra Superstar": Because Rehab Is So Hot Right Now

Jonnobot — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:30:27 EST

In a new high (or low) in the annals of D-list celebrity sex tape marketing, Vivid is using the fact that beleagured "American Idol" contestant Jessica Sierra is currently serving out a stint in rehab as a selling point for the release of "Jessica Sierra Superstar" this coming Wednesday. Hey, when your sex tape costars a guy you met at Hooter's, you probably need all the additional marketing help you can get.

· "Vivid to Release Jessica Sierra Superstar Jan. 30" (AVN)
· "Jessica Sierra Superstar" (jessicasuperstar.com)
· Order: "Jessica Sierra Superstar" (Adult DVD Empire)

Previously: Jessica Sierra: Fallen Idol (First In A Series)

What's more awesome than an old fashioned ...

Lux Alptraum — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:40:14 EST

What's more awesome than an old fashioned photo strip booth? How about a booth that dispenses condoms along with your photos? Dubbed the "Makeout Booth," this fancy new contraption debuts soon and is perfect for those who like to get a little frisky in there. The real challenge is finding a way to make use of the condom while getting your picture taken. (nydailynews.com)

AVN Tips & Tricks: How To Peddle Your Fleshy Wares

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:45:42 EST

The AVN Expo is not just a family reunion for pornstars and their adoring fans. It's also a place for exhibitors of adult products and novelties to show off their new items to distributors and customers. (In theory, that's actually the main purpose of the expo, but what are you going to do?) One of the biggest booths of this ilk belongs to everyone's favorite handheld male jerk off tube, the Fleshlight. Pay attention as one of the marketers of this fine masturbatory aid demonstrates the most important element of trade show work—the pitch. Know your product, know your audience ... and talk as fast you can because people won't listen for long with that much cleavage in the room.

· Fleshlight (fleshlight.com)

Jewelry Model Fakes Orgasm A Little Too Well

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:50:12 EST

There's controversy in the world of online jewelry advertising (when isn't there?), thanks to a $5 million lawsuit filed by a model/actress who claims her tame, comedic performance was re-edited into this "quasi-soft-core porn" pitch for gold necklaces. Which is ironic when you consider how many women will feel compelled to feign vigorous "enthusiasm" when their own significant others spring some unimpressive shiny bauble on them come Valentine's Day.

· "Model sues Szul Jewelry over Web ad" (nydailynews.com)
· "NY Lawsuit: My Commercial Looks Lewd" (ap.google.com)

Truth In Advertising: Nailing For Dollars

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:01:22 EST

The last week of December is generally the time of year when networks break out their "funny commericals from around the world that you could never get away with in America" specials, because they make great filler material during otherwise dull holiday breaks. Much like this post you are currently reading. Why can't all advertisers be as honest as this one?

· But wait, there's more ... TBS special showcases year's funniest TV commercials (bostonherald.com)

A Wonderbra ad without any boobs? Well, it's ...

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:20:11 EST

A Wonderbra ad without any boobs? Well, it's an unusual strategy, but we think they get they point across. (Think about it. You'll figure it out.) (Copyranter)

Vintage Leg Ads @ Stockings HQ

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:28:04 EST

If you think that American Apparel invented the concept of putting nubile young women in ultratight leg coverings and then lovingly photographing their asses, you don't much about history. Ladies' legs are pretty much the best sales tool there is (after their boobs, of course) and they have been a staple of catalog and magazine pages ever since Sears met Roebuck. In fact, if you're a leg man or woman today it probably has something to do with all these ads for stockings and pantyhose that you likely saw as a youngster. Since online warehouse Stockings HQ is basically one big modern day legging advertisement (and a chronicler of stocking history), it's the perfect place for this collection of vintage ads that will give you all the leg room you need and maybe even help you with that giantess upskirt fetish.

· Vintage stockings advertisements (ads.stockingshq.com, via sexblo.gs)

Previously: Vixena Is Italian For Hot Pantyhose Pics, Pantyhose Hotness @ Collants Passion, Vintage Stockings

Tropical exuberance with a delicate, yet ...

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:01:44 EST

Tropical exuberance with a delicate, yet penetrating blend? Sultry mangos? Argentina's best waiting to burst from its shell? Soft, luscious and sweet pulp, alongside a solid piece of dark chocolate? Is this a candy catalog or the back cover of "South American Jungle Sluts 4"? (Boy, we are really hungry right now.) (romanicoschocolate.com, see "Flavors Chart")

Marital Aid Test Kitchen: "Eden" Forever Dragonfly Ring

Gram Ponante — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:25:22 EST

"There is a purple bug on my penis."

No, silly, this wasn't what Tommy Gunn said during the filming of the Adam & Eve movie "Eden", lensed under duress in Hawaii (wait a minute, how would we know? We weren't invited ...) It is a promotional marital aid tie-in that you stick your cock in. Take that, "King Ralph" Burger King meals!

Like a Bib Fortuna action figure for your or your partner's genital area, this purple, jellylike strap-on bullet, if the advertising copy is correct, "ticklers her sweet spot or his when reversed".

Like the edible costume jewelry we got at Halloween, the Waterproof Dragonfly Ring looks strange on us, and presents more problems than it solves. One fits himself through the ring and, depending on which way the bug is pointed, is supposed to arouse whichever partner is on the business end.

We are not aware of any promotional tie-ins for other porn movies, only pornstar-branded products, so in this way the "Eden" selection of products is truly a novelty. But what is most satisfying about this line is the descriptions that accompany each of the several products.

We will leave you with the mood-setting words of this Adam & Eve copywriter:

You lean a rugged shoulder against the tired bark of a palm tree whose leaves shuffle against each other like a lucky deck of cards. A dragonfly sweeps past your face bringing its own tiny, but perfectly cool, breeze. Its reverberating wings barely touch your earlobe, their motor-like hum alerting every nerve in your body to the sensations soon to come. The purring insect races off, revealing the sound of your lover's approaching footsteps.

"I'm so hard now."

· Buy the "Eden Forever Dragonfly Ring" (adameve.com)
· Topco Sales (topcosales.us)
· Buy "Eden" (gamelink.com)

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Previously: Marital Aid Test Kitchen Archive

Michael Caine's "Too Late For Boobs": The Director's Cut

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:44:13 EST

Our ongoing quest to see each of the 700 movies that Michael Caine appears in is going well, but we haven't yet watched "Too Late The Hero," a 1970 "war is hell" film starring Mike, Cliff Robertson and Denholm Elliott. Obviously that was a mistake, because even though this picture has always been billed as a gritty World War II drama, according these long lost publicity stills it's actually a madcap jungle sex romp filled with dozens of topless native girls and lots of barracks hijinks. Sure, those who have actually seen the flick attest that there are zero actual women in the cast, but clearly these promo images tell a different, much more interesting story. You don't think that someone involved in movie marketing would ever be dishonest just to drum up interest in a product, do you?

· Too Late The Hero - a photoset (Flickr, via solaceincinema.com)
· Too Late the Hero (1970) (imdb.com)

Job Opportunity: Condom Testers Wanted

Gram Ponante — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:36:33 EDT

Unlike tobacco company Brown & Williamson's "Oh, were we trying to sell you cigarettes?" ads, condom concern Durex's clever marketing over the years doesn't cause us to vurp; in fact, it actually makes wearing condoms sound fun, rather than what we have personally experienced it to be. Hence its latest "Condom Tester" contest, in which residents of the United States and Canada can vie for 2,000 spots and $1,000 cash to give their opinions on a variety of Durex products, including vibrating condoms. As long as there are no hammer or vagina dentata tests, we approve.

· Durex Condom Tester Application (durex.com, via xbiz.com)

Previously: The Pants Whisperer: Penis-Based Advertising

"Insider" Can't Get Enough Hillary, Hillary, Hillary

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:55:41 EDT

The Most Important Adult Movie Of Our Generation continues its mainstream media onslaught with a second extended mention on "The Insider" in just two weeks. Either "Not The Bradys XXX" director Will Ryder has incriminating photos of Pat O'Brien (not out of the realm of possibility) or someone at the TV gossip factory has a huge crush on Hillary Scott. (Also an extremely likely scenario.) This time Marcia herself, Maureen McCormick, comes face to face (sorta) with her porn doppleganger and while our Marcia/Jan lesbo fantasy has forever been quashed, our hopes for some Marcia-on-Marcia action are suddenly much brighter.

· "Not The Bradys XXX" (bradysxxx.com)
· Order: "Not The Bradys XXX" (Adult DVD Empire)

Previously: DVD Review: "Not The Bradys XXX", Here's The Story ... Of How To Hype Your Porn Movie, Porn Valley Dispatch: Hillary Scott A Kept Woman, Hillary Scott: An Appreciation

Breaking: Man Covers Torso With Alt Porn Company Logo!

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:26:08 EDT

Publicists love to tout their client's latest accomplishments, no matter how mundane or trivial: whether their name appears on a shiny gold trophy at an award ceremony or magically inscribed on a tortilla in southern Texas, it's important to let others know that people are talking about you so that those others can talk about the people who are talking about you and soon everyone is talking about how everyone else is talking about you. But when it comes to obscure media mentions, our friends at BlueBlood.com may be stretching it a bit with this PR missive urgently informing recipients that some dude we've never heard of was—wait for it—wearing a t-shirt. If you happen to know who this person is then you are much nerdier than we are, but perhaps his t-shirt wearing abilities went far beyond that of mortal men and that's reason enough to take notice. Or maybe it's some sort of inside joke that not everyone on their press list was supposed to get. Or maybe they're just having a slow news week too? (Still, it got us to mention them, so we guess it worked ... )

Blue Blood Shirt Worn by Award-Winning Programmer at Adobe Show
Rockstar coder Edward Finkler or Funkatron, as he is known on the BlueBlood.net boards, was rocking a shirt for Blue Blood's SpookyCash.com when interviewed at the sold out Adobe Max 2007 showabout Spaz, his award-winning desktop client for Twitter. SpookyCash is Blue Blood's business2business affiliate program where people who run
high traffic sites can get paid for sending members to Blue Blood and Blue Blood-related membership sites. Blue Blood's SpookyCash.com is known for its unique high quality photography and industry-leading technology implementation. Whoever was operating the Adobe Max 2007 site camera was into the Blue Blood T-shirt too, because they came in for a long close-up. Blue Blood head honcho Amelia G's Twitter account is featured in the presentation as well.

In order to spur interest in their new Adobe Integrated Runtime or AIR development tool, Adobe held the Adobe AIR Developer Derby. Funkatron won the recent Adobe AIR Developer Derby prize for Best HTML Community Application. On winning the award, Ed says, "I submitted Spaz as something of an afterthought, to be honest. I had received some good feedback on it from a couple people at Adobe, but I didn't think it was all that, so to speak. Throughout the development process I avoided looking at what other developers were doing, especially other Twitter devs, because I was sure it would send me into a tailspin of despair at the bush league-ness of my own kung fu. After all, Spaz is the first "Rich Internet Application" I've written. I hadn't even written an AJAX all in any code up until Spaz. So, receiving this award is a great surprise to me, and very encouraging."

Blue Blood's Amelia G says of Funkatron, "He is humble, but he really is that good. I'm thinking Adobe is not exactly bush league in their ability to judge code development."

· Funkatron Wins Adobe AIR Developer Derby for Best HTML Community Application (blueblood.net)

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Previously: Flirt4Free: The Serial Killer's Choice!

Flirt4Free: The Serial Killer's Choice!

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:25:22 EDT

Business today is all about brand recognition and product placement is one of the most powerful tools available to marketers looking to get their client's name on the public radar. Pretty much any scenario will do, but it takes real creativity to reach a mass entertainment audience and at the same time showcase what your product is truly all about. Take Flirt4Free.com, which seamless worked its way into the plot of Showtime's hit dramedy "Dexter," as the title character gets caught perusing the webcam giant during a "pivotal" moment of the season premiere.

"Dexter is an amazing, cutting edge show and having the opportunity to be involved with their production was phenomenal", said VS Media president Gregory Clayman. "It also shows that Dexter has excellent taste in online adult entertainment!"

Oh, by the way ... Dexter is a serial killer. But as Hannibal Lecter showed, they do have excellent taste in everything .... even porn! Behold the full synergistic glory after the jump.

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"Flirt4Free.com Featured on Showtime's Dexter Leading live webcam site makes television debut
Calabasas, CA-
Showtime's smash hit series Dexter premiered last night at 9pm with a pivotal scene featuring live webcam company Flirt4Free. Dexter Morgan is online on his computer and is caught looking at online porn. When the camera cuts to his monitor, he was looking at a Flirt4Free.com window with a scantily clad webcam model. Flirt4Free.com is the internets premier live adult webcam site, and features the adult industry's most high profile stars.

"Dexter is an amazing, cutting edge show and having the opportunity to be involved with their production was phenomenal", said VS Media president Gregory Clayman. "It also shows that Dexter has excellent taste in online adult entertainment!"

The series Dexter follows Dexter Morgan, an incredibly likeable forensics expert for the Miami Metro Police Department, who moonlights as a serial killer with a penchant for inflicting his own unusual brand of justice - he kills people who truly deserve it.

For more information visit www.flirt4free.com"

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Previously: Handlers: Hillary Scott Is Not "Tiffany"

In case you hadn't heard, the hunt for the ...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:49:38 EDT

In case you hadn't heard, the hunt for the naked girl who lost her camera was actually a viral marketing stunt—but not a very good one apparently, because we still don't know her real name or the site she works for. Oh, well ... we'll always have Facebook. (dailymail.co.uk)

Christi Naked: Drunken Nude Art Challenge

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:00:36 EDT

Have you ever wanted to see you face on a billboard? What about your bare ass or a creatively placed nipple? Such is the award awaiting the winner of Christiania Vodka's "The New Nude" challenge, a ~~marketing stunt~~ art competition, that asks the public to create the "most compelling modern vision of the human form." What that has to do with Norwegian vodka, we have no idea, but they've set up a website (lurkers welcome!) to accept and display submissions of paintings, photos, and other representations of the nude body. There are still two days left if you want to submit your own and the winning entry will be displayed on a billboard rising above the corner of Grand St. and West Broadway in Manhattan, which means millions of jaded New Yorkers will walk under your image everyday and refuse to look up at it. So get to work ... those nude bodies won't paint themselves.

· Christi Naked (christinaked.com)

Porno Pizza Wants To Slice Your Pie

Lux Nightmare — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:35:13 EDT

Remember Porno Pizza, the Winnipeg pizzeria famed for providing its customers with a little something extra (by which we mean porn served under your freshly delivered pie)? They recently announced a plan to spice things up even further. Rather than relying on content providers to supply their pizza porn, the company is moving towards producing their own original content, recruiting local models (both men and women) to take it off and get it on beneath the crust.

Founder Corey Wildeman—who says he's been approached by more than a few willing subjects—sees original content as the obvious next step and a great way to make his enterprise more interesting. Especially if the content includes some local color. "How fun would it be," he says, "if someone orders a pizza and then says to us, 'Hey, I saw this girl at the club last night,' or 'This is my sister-in-law!'"

Yeah, we can't wait to hear the story of the horny, hungry dad who orders a pizza and suddenly sees that his little girl (or boy) is all grown up. And if Winnipeg is too far to get your munchies and your jollies on, franchising opportunities are available! Careful not to burn the roof of your mouth.

· Locals seek porn 'slice' (winnipegsun.com)
· Porno Pizza (pornopizza.ca)
· Thumbnail via Big Sausage Pizza (bigsausagepizza.com)

A Canadian pizza joint has started delivering ...

Fleshbot — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:11:34 EDT

A Canadian pizza joint has started delivering pizzas with porn pictures tucked into the box, so if someone sees all those stains covering a photo of Miss December in your bedroom at least you'll have a legitimate excuse for how those stains got there. (cnews.canoe.ca - thanks Allan)

Breaking: Skin Shamelessly Used To Sell Skin Care Products

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:56:10 EDT

In what can only be described as a cheap and tawdry stunt completely unworthy of the dignified world of corporate advertising, British skin care company Elave is using nude spokespeople to push its latest brand of "cleansers" and "moisturizers". The new campaign, cheekily titled "Nothing To Hide", features a website and commercial starring a totally naked pitchwoman who tries to convince customers of the alleged purity of their products. That any marketing executive would stoop to crass tricks like full-frontal nudity (male and female, even!) and dirty puns just to sell some face wash is a deplorable spectacle and we're sure that the rest of their more respectable peers in advertising community will take them to task, perhaps even shunning them for besmirching the respectability of their profession. Plus, we only have basic cable so we'll probably never get to see these ads on TV. Now we're really outraged.

· Elave: Nothing To Hide (Flash video @ nothing-to-hide.co.uk, via adrants.com)

Previously: Strip Club Commercials Go For The Hard Sell, Playtime With Honey And Bunny, Sloggi Thong Billboards: Create Your Own Controversy!, The Bunny House: Sex Work Advertising, The Pants Whisperer: Penis-Based Marketing, Sexy Ads of the World

Morning Wood: The Second Coming of Pamela Anderson

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:45:40 EDT

· Which sign of the apocalypse involves Pamela Anderson returning to star in the Baywatch movie? Because the end times are clearly here. (hollywoodtuna.com + egotastic.com)

· You'd think a marketing convention would have the best booth babes of all, since those guys really know how to sell things. Oh, it's online marketing? We guess that's okay, too. (adrants.com)

· A single-celled parasite has been found to cause an increased libido in women, but how the heck are you supposed to get her infected with it before your big date? (esquire.com)

· Joe Francis is charged with sexual battery in a Hollywood case that is completely unrelated to his other legal troubles. Now they're just piling on. (hollywood.com)

· Naked robots are part of our future. Or maybe our past, when robots were still made out of felt. (mimikirchner.com)

· Oh, that whole Virginia Tech thing? It's porn's fault, obviously. (xbiz.com)

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Previously: Morning Wood Archives/Wet Spots Archives

Beneath The Planet Of Sexy Music Videos: Original Cast

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:16:06 EDT

As we've proven time and again, the quickest, cheapest and most reliable way for a music act to get some attention is throw a little nudity into one of their videos. The press release practically writes itself! And f it was good enough for Queen almost 30 years ago, there's no reason why the tradition shouldn't continue. The latest deployment of this tactic comes from English rock outfit Original Cast, who wasted no time busting out the naked babes for their debut single. They even get a few creative points for turning the models into human instruments and incorporating them into the act instead of just pointlessly parading them around. Not that that wouldn't work too. The only question is, once you've got people listening, will they remember what they heard? Only Freddie Mercury's ghost knows for sure.

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· Original Cast - "What Am I Supposed To Do" (metacafe.com)
· Original Cast Official Site (originalcast.co.uk, via ttr2.com)

Previously: Queen's Naked "Bicycle Race", Son Of Still More Sexy Music Videos: Meet DVJ Bazuka, "Put Your Hands Up For" Sexy Music Videos, The Crashlanders' Vintage Burlesque Show, Klaus Harmony: "The Mozart of Porn", Lene Alexandra's Boobs Are (More Than Just) OK