Queer Convergence: How Gay Entertainment Leads the Way

Queer Convergence: How Gay Entertainment Leads the Way
By: Ken Knox
Posted: 12:00 am PST 4-1-2006


During a seminar titled “Convergence, Crossover, and Diversification” at the Vegas Internext convention in January, panelists like HotMovies.com founder Richard Cohen, New Sensations Vice President Sean Holland, MeatCash President Arthur Chang, and Matrix Content’s Norman Bentley discussed their visions for the future of Internet porn, addressing such topics as the importance of content exclusivity, the differences in pricing structures and sale techniques between webmasters and offline pornographers, and how the rise of iPod porn might affect both camps.

This was the key seminar of the convention, the one that addressed Internext’s theme for this year: convergence. Yet, it was the least compelling seminar of the entire week. Certainly, the topics were relevant enough, and the panelists seemed to be appropriately knowledgeable in stuff like how offline video companies can succeed on the Internet and vice versa, but there was just something missing—that elusive spark that turns an ordinary seminar into one that makes your ears prick up and leads you to the edge of your seat. Finally, as the seminar came to a close, it dawned on me that nobody had addressed the Gay Factor...

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