Porn Falls Behind
Could the porn-drives-technology theory be unraveling due to porn-producer paranoia?:
Porn gets a lot of credit for pushing technology forward. You probably owe your DVD player and your video-on-demand service to dedicated porn fans with discretionary income. But as web technology evolves to support true personalization and community—into Web 2.0—porn is falling further behind the curve.
Like content was king in the 1990s, in the days of Web 2.0, community is the kingdom.
Community is all about interactivity and personalization. Given the interactive nature of sex and the personal nature of porn, you'd think adult sites would be all over Web 2.0. But with a few notable exceptions, they're not. And I think this is going to bite them in the ass not too far into the future if they don't catch up.
For the porn industry, which is at least as paranoid about piracy as the Recording Industry Association of America, allowing open data formats that let users to do with content what they will does not come naturally.
Nick Gillespie on digital porn here. Palestinian porn here. Pornocopia Deluxe here.