I just heard that FFN (Adult Friend Finder, Penthouse, et al) is launching a new tube site filled with full length scenes to coincide with it's IPO offering.
Gee, what a huge surprise, as if they haven't sold out the adult biz enough already.
Check out these Alexa stats:
I keep a pretty good eye on the Tube sites, and I have never heard of their site, yet it suddenly explodes with traffic upon launching a few months ago, but then inexplicably takes a huge dive a few months later (perhaps when the first traffic buy ended?).
Could it be that they bought a ton of traffic to artificially inflate the site's Alexa ranking?
It's trending upwards suddenly again, perhaps due to another traffic buy?
Of course, their own tube site is loaded with ads for FFN related sites, including a pop-up ad which covers their 2257 notice (which is not in compliance with the 2257 regulations in any case).
I actually watched (as painful as it was) the FFN 24 minute "roadshow" presentation promoting the FFN IPO.
What a joke. All three of the presenters, Staton, Bell, and Shashoua, were awful, particularly Marc Bell, who kept stuttering, stumbling, and coughing throughout his terrible presentation.
Since it appears from their stilted speaking that they were reading from a script/notes, I have no idea how a non-profitable company that aspires to greatness, could produce such a piece of garbage.
Their presentation was nothing but snake oil in my opinion, since they did not honestly tell the viewers that they are not now profitable, have not been profitable for years, and that unless they can con people into buying stock in an unprofitable company, they will very possibly soon be out of business.
Quite frankly they looked like very desperate men, and not corporate leaders that might inspire confidence in investors.
I honestly thought they would come up with something polished, but if I were a prospective investor in FFN, the 3 Stooges speaking on behalf of the IPO would surely make me want to put away my wallet right away...
ADG