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Old 03-19-2008, 05:14 PM  
kane
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They are quickly learning that those to are a waste of cash. I spoke to many porn consumers who had no clue I am envolved and some that know I am. Both groups expressed a lot of interest in using tube site. Many told me they learned of them via word of mouth and even more said they learned of them due to the press. Search engines was not even high on the list. Most also said they have cancelled paying for sites.

What I found interesting is that many did say dating was a waste and a scam. They quickly learned of fake profiles and messaging. They also figured out it is all free and real on myspace, facebook and the like. (well more is real) When I spoke of live cams, many said they have lost all interest as its all foriegn girls who just delay and delay and they really dislike the foriegn aspect a lot it seems.

So what will be left eventually?
This has always been my opinion of the tube site's future. It has to be nearly impossible for them to sell memberships to sites so they sell dating and cams. Well, those ads will stagnate eventually and people will stop using them. I think we are already seeing this. Today GTS started selling ad spots on tube sites and it seems like every large tube site is for sale but can't find a buyer.

When the revenue from dating and cam sites dry up they will be left with very few ways of making money with their sites and they will be forced to scale them back or shut them down. Adult isn't like a lot of other things on the web, we don't have an unlimited pool of products to sell, we sell porn and porn related stuff. when you can't promote paysites because you are giving away more content then the paysites you are promoting it removes about 90% of what you can advertise. It is only a matter of time before the other stuff dries up.

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