Let me introduce myself to those in this thread. I am Michael Bauer and I am the product manager of
GayVideoBox.com which has recently gone through a name change to VideoboxMEN.com

EddieK use to work for GayVideoBox.com, however is no longer with the organization.

As the product manager of VideoboxMEN.com, I have a strong philosophy that the paysites provide a different service then those of ppv or vod sites. A paysite where members can have access to a library of various content allows customers a cost effective way to sample all sorts of niches, studios, stars, and begin to learn about the adult industry in a safe, fun environment. A member might try out that smoking midget porn on a membership site; but never purchase it on DVD or stream it on a pay-per-view or video-on-demand site. How many times has a consumer streamed a title on ppv or vod solely based off of a box cover or 3 screen captures and a description, and end up not liking the content and feeling ripped off? Thus creating a poor user experience.

As a membership site with patented technology that Videobox and VideoboxMEN.com (GayVideoBox.com) has, it allows our members to fully explore the whole library and 'edit' the content for the segments that they want to watch or download AND share reviews of the different titles with other members. How many customers actually watch an adult movie from start to finish like a mainstream movie? They usually hit that fast forward button to the action, star, or segment that caused them to watch the title to begin with. Plus with a whole library of content available, it helps members explore (much like a person at a buffet with all sorts of foods) their tastes in adult content and opens them up to new experiences that they might not have had if they had to pay-per-minute.

Plus, paysites provide studios with yet another avenue to gain revenue off of titles that might have lost their shelf life or are not being as profitable on aebn or ppv sites while marketing their studio content to yet another segment of the internet. It would be foolish to think that having only one exclusive avenue of distribution will grow a content provider's profit margins and brand. Or believe that every title a studio has on a ppv site is making them money. Some titles do better then others on ppv, so having an additional avenue to make some additional revenue off of those titles is a big benefit to the studios.

The WorldWideWeb is a big spacious shopping mall, where there is actually room for all different kinds of sites. Much like Walmart, Sears, Nordstroms, and Dillards can all be in the same shopping mall with little unique boutiques. I think there is definitely room for Paysites, PPV, VOD, DVD merchandise warehouses, and even Free sites. As a consumer myself, I have used all of these avenues in my own online experiences.

Paysites won't go away, as long as there are sites developing their own content,such as Randy Blue, Sean Cody, etc., and sites that build members based community, and site that provide new technology that creates better user experiences for their members.

Please feel free to contact me.
Michael Bauer
bauer@metainterfaces.com