Originally Posted by Rochard

There isn't going to be one "BIG THING" but lots of "RATHER LARGE THINGS" that will shape the future of the adult entertainment. And not I'm not talking about the types of things medium sized programs will be doing.

One of the biggest things I see changing is the affiliate software we use. While what we are currently using is great, I think there will be some big changes in the future. Soon our home pages will be set to our affiliate software, and we'll get all of the information we need from there - News from AVN and Xbix, GFY, and stats from everything we push instantly.... None of this logging in to a dozen places to check stats from a dozen programs.

A lot of large mainstream companies will be getting into our business. Both Google and Yahoo are tapping into what our industry has to offer; Pretty soon Google will be launching something that will change our industry. There will also be some more credit card processing companies.

But I think the biggest change will be from Microsoft and Dell, and Apple too. Early next year Apple will be selling a device that will wirelessly hook up our computers to our TVs. Just like most people now buy their music on line (legally), the public will start to buy their DVDs online. You'll be able to load them up on a portable device, bring them over to your friend's house, and wirelessly send them to your friend's TV - No need to physically own a DVD. Someday in the future all the porn downloaded will be watched on TV and other portable devices.

Then of course there will be new tends on the internet our industry will have difficulties tapping into like Myspace and youtube.

At the same time our industry will continue to mature. The smaller programs and newer programs who will not be able to offer up the basic tools other programs have will quickly fail. And we already know that traffic is getting harder and harder to come by.

The next five to ten years will be very interesting for our industry.