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I mean if you think about it, there was a natural progression from old school theaters to VHS to DVD and then to online. While online has seemingly enjoyed various ways to expand its market, surfers has become smarter over the years and savvy on how to get what they like for the lowest cost possible or even free (tubes, usenet, torrents, etc...)

Lots have said to innovate or die, but it just seems as if adult has finally hit the wall with what can be invented. There's only so many ways to shoot a scene before you end up looking like someone else's content. Adult has come up with virtually every way to make $$$ from content short of providing a real simulation or delivering the actual talent to the customer to enjoy personally. What else can possibly be done that hasn't already been done or rehashed a thousand times?

The consumer dynamics are changing, especially with the younger porn buying generation. Judging by my past students, this generation has grown up in a convergent culture that does not want what some company forces on them in regards to media just like they want to be able to enjoy their media anywhere on any device they see fit.

In my last year of teaching, students tended to favor re-cutting popular works and movies to provide their own meaning to the content, essentially remixing their idea of the way the content should appear or work. Much like mainstream, the YouTube generation no longer cares about corporate copyright means or costs because they are focused on instant gratification. This can be seen in many students selecting YouTube to watch videos of some of the worst crap over more polished/higher quality professionally produced content.

I can see any area where personalizing the experience for the user could be more beneficial and it is something the tubes cannot offer. Allowing the user to cut their own scenes gives them the power to make decisions on the final product that they will enjoy. Provide them with opportunities to decide how long shots should last and when the cum shot should occur. This gives the user a chance to be a part of the scene (virtually) rather than just a customer watching what some else decided for them.

But it just seems like with the abundance of content available, free, pirated, or paid, there is no major reason for consumers to pay for adult content any longer unless it is something that they cannot get anywhere else without having to pay. If all porn production stopped this very moment, consumers would still have more than enough content to enjoy for the remainder of their life without having seen everything ever produced.

Adult, much like the RIAA/MPAA has suffered from the increase in knowledge for consumers in getting what they want for free and those lost sales will never be recovered. With today's graduates becoming tomorrow's adult content consumers, there is a very dangerous trend that will continue to eat away at the profits of the adult community that will be not felt nearly as hard by the MPAA/RIAA.

Consider the multiple ways artists and studios make money off of their product. Live performances, guest appearances, marketing, licensing, first run shows in theaters, and online whereas adult has seemingly abandoned DVDs in favor of online delivery. How many customers of online adult actually watch the same videos multiple times? No where the same number that will watch the same mainstream movie over and over or listen to the same song over and over. Even in an era where music artists are seeing declining profits, companies are proactively increasing fan interactivity using Adobe Air apps or mobile phone apps.

Just like video editing software has matured over the years, programmers are finding it hard to offer new features to wow users. Adult is no different. But I do believe that providing more interaction for the end user (more than commenting or rating videos) through either watered down online editing or even hooking up a webcam to allow viewers to be behind the scenes live as content is shot will help prolong this business.

So what other ways can we personalize this for the customer? I don't believe we are selling a fantasy any more but more importantly, we are selling an experience. An experience that cannot be obtained anywhere else. Maybe thats why homemade/girlfriend is so popular now because it is almost like experiencing a real relationship, only virtually. SellYourSexTape is more than just sex. Its almost like being in the room with a real couple and you get to understand more about the characters which makes the sex 10x more enjoyable to watch.

Cue up the "youre new, you dont know shit, stfu" posts.