My apology to all

you don't get it
that one tube site
this video could/would have been submitted to dozens

vs national rating of a show across all the local affiliates that relayed programming.

second so what if it takes 20 months to get those viewership, product placement is a long term advertising solution

again this comes down to not understanding q-ratio. I suggest you actually look at episode of mowe referenced download it and watch. count the number of minutes that that edwards sport car was featured in the entire 2 hours episode (1.5 hours without commercial)

getting coke to do a product placement in porn is like trying to sell tampons at a guys only gay bar. Get prodcut placements that are contextually relevent.

if you don't waste your time trying to get irrelevant placements. it not a waste. specifically because the views gotten when the content is pirated can count.

you make money when your video is "Stolen". You actually turn the problem into the solution.

mowe cost 5 million + an episode to film
the average porn video if your lucky 2-3 grand.


if you got .1% of the success you would be turning a massive profit on this type of product placement.

Because you can't guarantee the viewings of those people, for the product, when it's shown. Because the unique viewing across all of them is unknown. This nobody is paying worth a crap.

I might as well open a clip store.

Steve I think one of your biggest enemies is your ego. You let a little thread that exposed your drop in affiliate generated revenue drag you back here and you've been posting ever since trying to reestablish some sort of I'm not sure what. I don't know man it's really painful watching you these past few weeks.

Hey! Get the fuck out of here tube boy.

There are adults talking in the room, and none of them more significant than the class act you just dissed you lying sack of shit.

Get the fuck out of here tube boy!

Now, the ?Haves? are finding with the poor economy, and lack of new ideas, their businesses are actually shrinking. But how can they go back? Many of the ?Wants? with innovative ideas are now resentful, and unwilling to share. And the RockStars of the past find it difficult to let go of their egos.

Steve, props to you for your humble and heartfelt original post. I've always respected your business acumen and been happy to count you as a friend in the industry. I am not perfect, you are not perfect, but I perfectly happy to have you as a peer in the industry.

Shap, takes a real human being to apologize and though we have never met I only have respect for the way you handle biz in forums like this. Hopefully you will never let your success go to your head and develop what I call "rockstar syndrome" because you seem to genuinely remember what it was like back in the day when you were the newbie too.

Gideongallery, I honestly don't know why people react so negatively toward your contributions on this board. I sincerely respect what you have to say and learn a great deal from what you add here, plus I am impressed by how you never play tit for tat in the name calling that usually ensues whenever you post.

Steve, props to you for your humble and heartfelt original post. I've always respected your business acumen and been happy to count you as a friend in the industry. I am not perfect, you are not perfect, but I perfectly happy to have you as a peer in the industry.

Thanks Far-L -- That meant a lot to me. Dare I say, "Perfect!"

Steve, I love you like a brother, and you have always been there for me...Im lucky to consider you one of my closest friends...

retarded bump of a 2 year old thread

The bump is funnier than Steve's original Tawnee is dead thread.

The adult industry is in trouble. We have all been affected by the global recession, new credit card rules, and the general lack of consumer confidence. Many of us look for someone to blame besides ourselves. After all, we WERE making money, and WE didn?t change anything, so it must be someone else?s fault, right? Tube sites and aggressive billing practices are obvious and easy targets, but I think we need to look again at ourselves.

In 1999, it felt like everyone and everything was new. Even though no one knew each other, and the best ways to earn money online were still undefined, we were all willing to meet and work together to figure it out. No one knew from where the next great idea was going to come. A handful of pioneers were leading the way, and the rest of us took notes when they spoke. The industry was young and hungry, and mostly HUMBLE.

But then the worst thing happened. We all started making lots of money. Along came lavish parties, and the ?Industry RockStars? were created. Immediately, the industry divided into two camps. The ?Haves? and the ?Wants?. The ?Haves? became less humble, and the ?Wants? were not welcome anymore. Parties and conventions became exclusive and invite-only. The ?Haves? power grew while the ?Wants? were left out. But the industry stopped growing because the people with new ideas were effectively shut out.

Along the way, the ?Haves? tried to work together, but clashing egos and poor business skills doomed many of their projects to failure. Eventually, petty bickering forced everyone apart, and the industry started sliding.

Now, the ?Haves? are finding with the poor economy, and lack of new ideas, their businesses are actually shrinking. But how can they go back? Many of the ?Wants? with innovative ideas are now resentful, and unwilling to share. And the RockStars of the past find it difficult to let go of their egos.

So I say the circle is broken, and the only way to fix it is for everyone to change. Let go of resentment and petty disagreements and start working together again. All of us. Most of all, we need to learn from our own history and avoid making the same mistakes.

I want to be the first to start. I want to apologize to everyone. Events in my life have reminded me where I came from. Some of you will laugh at me, or revel in my misfortune, but I?m going to learn from my mistakes and be humble again. I?m ready to let my ego go, stop acting like a RockStar, and return to taking notes when people speak. I'm ready to listen and learn, and party like it's 1999.

Steve Lightspeed