JT: Most here probably don't remember how successful Luke Ford was in alienating himself from the industry. While not entirely the same situation, it is somewhat of a deja vu moment all the same. In my opinion, discretion and journalistic integrity are not exactly strong points here. In Ford's case, he was also met with a few lawsuits as a result.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Ford
You have to be a special kind of person to get yourself alienated from the adult industry. And it sounds like your experience with Xmediatrends points towards them being on the fast track to alienation.