For those of you who think porn is just a bit of harmless fun, let me now inform you that it is more, much more than that.
In fact, it is a little known fact that porn drives the development of technology.
Of the multitude of examples in which this has happened, here are a few:
When video tapes were first produced, there were two kinds of video tape, Sony (VHS) and Betamax. Because VHS video tapes were cheaper to produce, porn makers began to use these to distribute their films. The earliest home video rental stores were almost exclusively pornographic. Consequently, families started buying video recorders, ostensibly to watch ET, but really to watch Debbie Does Dallas. As a result of this porn revolution, eventually there was a VHS player in every home, and Betamax died a death.
When the iPod Video first came out, within a month, porn producers had converted their movies to iPod format and were selling pay per view for the iPod. The movie producers figured out how to do this for free, and now everyone does it (Apple twice tried and failed to block porn makers from converting their porn movies to iPod format). The porn on the iPod has not helped the iPod sell per se, but it has put the iPod on the cutting edge, and has helped it sell well for five years, while other similar products have bitten the dust.
Currently there is a war on among the producers of high definition DVDs, between Blu-Ray and HD DVD. The porno people have started backing HD DVD as standard and soon Blu-Ray will be dust.
How funny that in the future, in the history of technology books for schools, you will have to include these pertinent facts. Or maybe not. How many history books really tell the truth?
The only confusing thing in this history of porn being on the cutting edge of technology, is why pornotube should have developed now, after the non-porn site, youtube. And how does pornotube make any money? There are so many mysteries in the world, and yet so few answers.
I imagine that in London, whenever someone says, “Hey, didn't I see you on the tube the other day?” there will be lots of confused faces. Since the tube is the name for the London subway, anyone who has posted their face on pornotube will wonder, did she recognize me from pornotube or did she just get a glimpse of me on the subway?
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Wow, who knew porn was responsible for driving technological advances!
BTW, thanks for introducing me to pornotube. (blush)
I am guessing that pornotube is used by porn production companies to promote their wares. They post short clips overlayed with lots of their web addresses, ah, so I am told. Perhaps they pay pornotube for the privilege.
I knew it was porn that developed the pop-up (the annoying advert window, not the physiological response of the male sexual member), and it was porn that deceloped secure payment methods using credit cards.
I hadn't realised the bits about VHS v Betamax etc
I love your take on this. The London Underground will never feel the same again.
Hee!
It's sex that makes the world go round.
andrew - i think you are correct. but also, everyday people (like me) can post their own videos up there too
I found your blog to be contradictory and inaccurate of the news coming out of both the porn industry and the National Association of Broadcasters. I will post a link to support this if possible. They state the opposite, that in fact, many of the major porn studios are supporting Blue-ray. Vivid studios and Digital Playground as only 2 examples, citing:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/05/02/pornhd/index.php
From a simplified technical perspective, there are some major reasons why the porn industry will support Blue-ray (BD). The first is capacity. BDs can store “significantly” more video and gives them ability to use more of the alternative viewing angles, director commentary, etc. Secondly, Blue-ray uses a superior interactive technology with Java (HD DVD doesn’t currently have this). It gives them the ability to make a “next-generation” interactive video. Thirdly, the technology used for interactive content will also in the future have the ability to connect over the internet to display information about your favo(u)rite pornstar, other video titles that are similar to the one you are watching, and more…
These features will drive you to purchase discs, because it’s currently impractical to download a 50Gb BD disc over the internet.
For a person that wants to download porn over the internet, then Blue-ray is also the better choice, because it stores more. Looking forwardly, TDK has produced a 200Gb BD disc vs. HD DVD’s 90Gb cap.
stefanie t...I only heard about it because my husband drew my attention to it. I have to say I don't find it particularly arousing, but then even professional porn is not really my cup of tea.
andrew...Yeah, I noticed that some of the videos are simply links to pay per view sites.
freddy...yeah, it is an interesting thought that if it wasn't for porn we'd never have video recorders.
viscountess...well, actually it's money that makes the world go round. But sex films produce a lot of revenue, so it ends up as the same thing in the end, I guess.
juno...thanks for dropping by. I love your blog!
Keith....please don't let me ever find a video of you up there!!
So, um, hip hip hooray for porn?!
I'm going to have to check out that pornotube. At work. Just so I can feel dangerous.
making waves...you prove my point exactly: major players in the
porn industry are backing one technology and that is the one that will win. I got the names wrong simply because I'm not a techno freak such as yourself!! My apologies for that.
The article you cite reinforces my argument that porn seems to be the
arbitrator of which technology becomes mainstream. The article even mentions the VHS vs. Betamax war that was decided by the porn industry.
Kristin...Absolutely. And don't forget: "Applause for the whores, and a huck huck huck for a jolly good fuck."
Hippie Mama...A bit of advice, don't eat first, because it may all come swirling up. Not for the faint of heart!
so far this hasn't happened to me on the tube - but i'll let you know if it does. more likely the poor frightened mite would run away fast. which would be a good way of ensuring i always get a seat. hmmm ...
holy crap...i had no idea and feel very naive for not thinking that this existed... Emma, you always bring me up to speed.
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