4 posts and columns on adult

Playboy Goes Geo-Local With Scout App, Even as Iconic Media Company Attempts Turnaround

in News on November 10, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

How about some check-ins at the Playboy Mansion? That’s not exactly on the menu for a new mobile application being launched by the iconic adult-oriented media company today, called Scout (although BoomTown wishes it were). Powered by Xtify’s geolocation push notification technology, Scout will be available first in New York and Los Angeles, and initially only on smartphones using Google’s Android mobile operating system.

Viral Video: Adorable Tyke Dancing With Less Adorable Adults

in News on September 16, 2010 at 12:28 am PT

This video is clearly cooked up for virality, but BoomTown fell for it anyway. In it, a cute little girl starts dancing like any kid would, but is soon joined by a bunch of adults and begins a choreographed number that would do Beyoncé proud. And then at the end, the kicker: It is all part of an ad for Samsung’s Galaxy 580 mobile phone. Giant, prolonged, I-was-totally-snookered sigh.

Bing: Is That an Acronym for “Bing Is Not Google”?

in News on June 1, 2009 at 7:14 am PT

Microsoft’s new search engine Bing unexpectedly went live this morning ahead of its scheduled June 3 launch date and it’s already done much to distinguish itself from Microsoft’s previous efforts in search. Certainly there’s far more verb potential in Bing than “Microsoft Live Search,” the service it’s replacing. And — beyond all this silliness about Bing’s prowess in adult entertainment queries — there’s a lot to impress.
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Craigslist Gives Its Red Light District the Times Square Treatment

in Media on May 13, 2009 at 9:32 am PT

The online classifieds Web site is shutting down its “Erotic Services” section under pressure from state and local officials from around the country. In its place, Craigslist will open an “adult” category. It promises to keep said area cleaner by having employees sweep it periodically for ads that are obviously soliciting prostitution, etc. It won’t keep Craigslist free of bad stuff, but it may make it harder to find.
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