March 9, 2004
Online porn often leads high-tech way
Jon Swartz for USA Today traces back how online pornographers have been "among the first to exploit new technology for more than a decade — from video-streaming and fee-based subscriptions to pop-up ads and electronic billing.
And as cyberporn pioneers venture into new fields, such as wireless services, digital-rights management and geo-location software, their peers in other businesses are taking notes again".
Swartz predicts that what non-porn consumers can expect in the next year or two from new technology inspired by porn innovators are sports and music videos sent to cell phones at a low cost.
Mentioned in this article and of (porn) note: XTCMobile.com, offering "a whole new way to turn on your cell phone" by transmitting 2 to 4 minutes streaming adult videos. It also supplies "groan" and "moan" ring tones and adult games.
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