List of things that would destroy our industry and when did they happen?
 

Seems like once a year there is some "sky is falling" scenario, I'm trying to make a list from memory, but this is the ones off the top of my head - add to this if I'm forgetting...

iBill - Early 2000?
2257 - 2003?
Acacia - 2002-2003
HIV Outbreak - 2006
Tube sites - 2008-2009
End of Multiple Mids - 2010
.XXX - 2011
Measure B - 2012

I know I'm leaving some out.

Feel free to add...

Not affected one way or another by anything on that list.

Edit: ah, iBill...otherwise...

mango n.5

Bush - 1/1/2000 - 9/11/2001

Random creditcard banging
Cross sales
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Why no Epassporte?

Yeah, Epassportet sould be on the list. I probably took the biggest hit on that one.

:2 cents::2 cents:

I wasn't around back then but, I thought I heard that when hardcore tgp's came out people reacted the same way as they do now with tubes.

Mr Marcus altering his syphilis test along with CET vs TTS. - 2012

Tube sites may not have COMPLETELY destroyed the industry but you have to agree they've done and continue to do a lot of harm to it. Or does everyone think Manwin is a top notch stand-up company now?

Greed...

TGPs

....

Tubes still suck balls. They are here to stay. the best thing you can do is manage your presence on them

COPA. I think that started around 1999-2000

Is that you Raymour? :1orglaugh

toolbars

Worth mentioning - https://youtube.com/watch?v=pt56cPCOLhM

Yup, I forgot about that one. That was when I was still pretty green.

http://i.imgur.com/kC2pT.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/5Djj1.png

What big hosting company a few years back was it that supposedly had a ex-admin that nuked the entire network and tons of sites were down for weeks I think?

Rcn?...https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=992770

http://pornnewstoday.com/pnt/wp-cont...n-thylmann.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wNeW9.jpg

http://www.oprano.com/treeoftheft.gif

http://pornnewstoday.com/pnt/wp-cont...th-290x160.jpg

http://www.adultcybermart.com/JoeMacFINAL.png

http://pornnewstoday.com/pnt/wp-cont...in-290x160.jpg

http://www.rockhardblog.com/img/timeline-of-porn.jpg

:smilie_we

ADG

Zango. Forgot that one.

Nice post. Re-tweet!

Free sites, Tier 1, Torrents, Magic Join Links, Visa Zones, I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

yeah but where is he

You live in the same city as the guy who stole your $, and you've never got it back?

That name is familiar, but I can't place it.

#True :thumbsup

non of the above,

LikeWhoa!

Not really a killer but serious drama at the time.

Oh and GloBill...

Wasn't that 2004 - Darren James?

Or was there another one?

There must have been *LOADS* over the years that have been hidden away.

People started to scream a lot of MGPs came along.

Ibill must have been around 2003-2005???

Yeah, but with respect, I'm talking bullet points...

I was there, Feb 14th (Valentines day) when Darren tested positive...

I knew him.. :(

What are Cross sales

When you get the surfer to sign up for your site and make them another offer as well. So they sign for 2 sites - Its often abused as its not always obvious they are signing up for more than one site.

MGP´s.
Bad people ruined the industry by giving away 3 times 15 seconds of video instead of 16 pictures.

16!!!!!!! :)

What was the name of that tube you and porno dan founded to give away all your content on?

dec 21 2012

TGP2 converted very well for those of us wise enough to try it.

hahaha my bad!
12!

Visa 1% chargeback rule was the end of the world to some but can't remember what year that was.

Everything was cool till Paul Markhem came along

:2 cents::2 cents:

:( :2 cents: :2 cents: life go's on. Adapt or get a job! 50 ways to fail

www.************************* - the only thing hat destroyed was by bank account

Should differentiate between things that everyone THOUGHT would destroy the industry and complained about, and things that actually did hurt us, and weren't really discussed until it happened. :2 cents: