Today’s Link Love: Moving Porn Forward

Over the past few decades, the adult industry has made significant transitions and contributions in and to the world we live in. You may laugh, but many technologies we use today were driven by the industry- from VHS and DVDs, to online payment systems (maybe this time next year, we can add Bitcoin to the list). Some changes were positive- moving from brick and mortar adult video stores to online adult networks and affiliate programs. Other changes were unwelcome- such as torrents and tube sites. Yet, while the world the adult industry operates in has undergone tremendous change, for the most part the actual product remains unsettling stagnant.

Related: Whatever happened to porn leading the tech industry?

If you’ve watched your fair share of adult entertainment, you probably know the adult film MO like the palm of your hand- see what I did there? You could recite a random film scene by scene and describe a majority of the adult films out there because they haven’t changed all that much.

Last week, one of our favorite porn blogs, porn.com/blog (obviously NSFW) shared this fantastic post detailing what they think porn can do to move forward. Some highlights:

On racism and the interracial niche

Apart from sending a horrible message that black performers are somehow “second-class” to their white counterparts, this practice broadcasts the notion to the younger generation that there is something inherently taboo about fucking somebody of a different ethnicity.

On porn for women

Females aren’t sexless, fragile creatures – no, they’ve got horny needs and desires too, so naturally catering to the other fifty percent of the population would not only be progressive but lucrative as well.

On transparency

Since the dawn of tube sites, porn will do just about anything to get a paid subscriber. There are a litany of ways to seduce someone into a membership, but imagine if porn came clean with its ways, scrubbed its image, and created female-friendly porn among other progressive changes. Slowly, but surely, the mainstream would be more accommodating in letting its red-headed stepchild sit at the table instead of hiding it under the stairs.

Transparency is something we’re particularly keen on. When we come across porn companies that try to trick customers, we can’t help but shake our heads in frustration. You’re ruining it for the rest of us! Customers shouldn’t have to worry about getting scammed by the people they’re trying to give their money to. We think that’s ridiculous. So, since day one, MiKandi has strived for transparency. We’re committed to giving you very best mobile porn experience. We do that not only by building innovative mobile products like our adult app store and streaming mobile theater, but by treating our customers with respect. We’re happy to see more transparent, ethical, and accessible next-generation adult companies emerge. Together, we’ll redefine what it means to be an adult company.

The new direction of the MiKandi Blog

We’re making some changes over here and want to tell you all about it.

Since the beginning, the MiKandi blog has served as your source to stay up to date with MiKandi, sexy tech, Android, Apple, and more news. You could also find more details on great adult apps and videos as they’re introduced in our store. But we always felt this blog had too many voices. Some of our subscribers are press and media, others are developers, and others are customers. Press may not be too interested to see the NSFW images and icons of apps we highlight. Customers probably don’t care about our developer tips and tricks. So we decided to keep these distinct voices separate.

Starting today, blog.mikandi.com is your destination for all news, developer tips, design help, and tech related posts from MiKandi. You’ll find your RSS feed will contain less blowjobs and pink parts. There will still be some skin, but we’ll try to keep it as SFW as we can.

If you’re a customer and you’d like to stay in the know of our latest and greatest adult apps, MiKandi Gold giveaways, and funny sex pictures from the Interwebz, follow our brand new Tumblr blog, mikandi.tumblr.com. We promise that page will be very NSFW. In fact, follow or reblog us on Tumblr and enter a chance to win 1000 MiKandi Gold. Rules and Conditions.

 

Infographic: The fall of Apple

The fine folks over at MoneyChoice.org shared this infographic with us today highlighting the fall of Apple and rise of competitors. It’s interesting to see that Apple’s streak of bad luck may be changing with the help of subscriptions.

Subscriptions are something we think a lot about. After all, aside from ad revenue, that’s how the adult industry survives. And judging by the purchasing behavior and straight out requests from many of our customers and developers, it’s something you guys want in the MiKandi Adult App Store and Theater.

What do you think? Is Apple falling, and if so, can it recover?

The Fall of Apple

Created by MoneyChoice.org

MiKandi heats up Android with a redesigned adult app store and mobile porn theater

MiKandi V4

After months of hard work, we’re happy to announced today a sizzling update to the MiKandi Adult App Store, Theater, and web portal. Redesigned from the ground up, the new and improved MiKandi boasts a complete interface overhaul, faster performance, broader device support, and showcases content from the world’s most popular adult brands – Hustler, Elegant Angel, Brazzers, Private and much more.

MiKandi Version 4 represents our long term vision of becoming the premier adult mobile content delivery platform. With over 7,000 adult apps and millions of users, this latest release makes it even faster to find the adult content you desire. You read that right- there are over 7,000 adult apps in MiKandi, ready and waiting for your phone.

The new MiKandi app store and web portal offers significant improvement in browsing, downloading apps, and watching unlimited mobile adult videos. Content delivery has been dramatically improved by upgrading to SendFaster, the latest in network acceleration technology. Users are now seeing more quality content at up to 500% faster delivery rates with less jitter and less buffering.

In addition, we partnered with a groundbreaking Seattle startup to power their customer service engine, enabling our customers to reach us directly within the app store. We’re committed to giving you very best mobile porn experience. We answer every support inquiry personally (so say Hi next time you write to us!) and offer a no-hassle refund policy. If you’re having trouble with an app, contact us right away and we’ll assist you.

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Starting today, customers can enjoy MiKandi Version 4 on their Android devices by installing the latest version of the MiKandi app, available as a free download on http://mikandi.com. Non-Android customers can access the MiKandi HTML5 Theater at http://mikandi.com/theater.

To celebrate the launch of MiKandi Version 4, we’re giving away MiKandi Gold for you to spend on adult apps and streaming adult videos. Simply follow us on Twitter and hashtag #MiKandiV4 to enter. Must be at least 18 years old to participate. Winners will be announced by tweet or DM on Twitter. Rules and Conditions.

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Playboy Launches Censored App for iPhone – This is an April Fool’s joke, right?

This is a joke, right? Someone please tell us Playboy hasn’t launched another censored app in the Apple iTunes App Store. We mean, they know Android is the dominating mobile OS, right? And that no one really reads Playboy for the articles, right? Right? Are we missing something here?

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No boobs

Maybe we are, because today Playboy announced the launch of it’s subscription based app in iTunes. The application is devoid of all the goodies that made Playboy great (i.e. soft pink parts), and fills it with fashion tips.

Fashion.

Tips.

“It forces us to use our imagination to be a little bit more creative,” Playboy‘s Josh Schollmeyer, Director of Digital Content, told USA Today. You spelled BORING wrong, Josh.

On top of that, Playboy focused solely on iOS and completely ignores Android, the only mobile OS that actually lets them develop applications worthy to be called Playboy! REALLY?!

Nah, this has gotta be a joke. Well played, sirs. Well played.

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It’s still all about the apps. Hot porn apps if you ask us :)

MiKandi Adult App Star

After 3 years in the business, when it come to HTML5 vs Apps, it’s still all about the apps. Infamously, the adult industry has been cock-blocked from this massive shift to mobile. The result of all this censorship is a mash-up of WAP sites and dumbed-down mobile websites offering sub-optimal experiences for smartphone customers. When was the last time one of your friends recommended a mobile site? If you have a smartphone, it’s always, “Dude, you gotta check out this app”. Apps still promise more and deliver the best customer experience. Just recently the Wall Street Journal started a series called the Business of Apps and highlighted the surprising numbers behind apps. The article showcases a study from Flurry showing TV and web consumption staying the same, but app consumption increasing rapidly. No surprises here. We’re all multi-tasking on at least 3 devices these days, but the difference is that apps are always with us.

The mobile web may get there in the near future, but  who cares right now when your buddy is talking about all the awesome apps you have to try out. That’s why we’re so excited about 7000 adult apps in MiKandi today. As a next generation adult company, we’re working with thousands of horny hackers and entrepreneurs to finally bridge the huge gap between user expectations around mainstream mobile entertainment and what the adult industry provides.

Don’t get us wrong, as a porn app store , we look forward to the day of freedom when HTML5 and mobile web breaks down the walled gardens of censored apps. In fact, we’ve placed our bet on HTML5 with MiKandi Theater, a iPhone & iPad porn video on demand web app. It’s slick, fast & just works. We’re proud of it. But have you heard about our porn video theater in our native Android app store? Dude, you gotta check it out. It’s slicker, faster and without making any promises, will blow your mind.

Today’s Link Love – Android after Rubin

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Godfather of Android, Andy Rubin

Android co-founder Andy Rubin steps down

News came this week from Google that Andy Rubin is leaving Android, the operating system he helped create. His replacement is Sundar Pichai, who oversees the Chrome web browser and applications like Google Drive and Gmail. The company states Rubin will begin “a new chapter” at the company. But many are left scratching their heads and wondering “Why?” and what will life be like for Android.

Google’s Android chief Andy Rubin steps down - Reuters

Andy Rubin and the Great Narrowing of Google - Wired

Andy Rubin’s heart lies with entrepreneurship - Phandroid

After Rubin, what’s next for Android? - The Guardian

Next for Google’s Andy Rubin, ‘more moonshots please - Upstart Business Journal

Former Android Leader Andy Rubin Should Leave Google - Business Insider

Today’s Link Love

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Porn researcher claims to have uncovered the ‘average’ female performer - John Millward

One In Four Mobile Users Keep Dirty Pics Or Vids On Their Smartphone - TechCrunch

Seattle ranked 2nd for women entrepreneurs - Geekwire

Android kingpin Koush releases open-sourced SuperUser app for rooters - Phandroid

How is Apple tackling user generated content?

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Today, Market Watch published an article regarding apps that display user generated content and Apple’s still seemingly arbitrary app approval process. It’s like 2010 all over again! We can’t believe that, in 2013, developers still have questions that Apple doesn’t want to answer.

Same old, same old

Back in 2010, Apple infamously purged the Apple App Store of all “adult” apps. While it was pretty obvious to developers and customers that porn apps are not welcomed in the app store, no one expected Apple to lay down the ban hammer on bikini apps, CGI jiggling censored boob apps, and fart apps. Were the apps immature? Arguably. Adult? No way.

Link: Geekwire asks MiKandi Is the iBoobs app even porn?

Although we and many others felt Apple took it too far, we did appreciate that the company was finally making it a littler clearer about what kind of apps were allowed in their market. We invited developers to join MiKandi, the world’s first and largest app store for adults, and welcomed thousands of adult apps with open arms.

Tackling user generated content

This time around, it’s user generated content that’s rubbing the app store the wrong way. Earlier this year, Twitter’s video app, Vine, fell under fire when users began uploading short pornographic clips. As a result the app was slapped with a 17+ rating. Image sharing app, 500px, was initially banned from the Apple App Store before receiving a 17+ rating, and the Tumblr app, although not banned, also sports a 17+ rating. In all cases, Apple deemed it was simply too easy for users to upload and find adult content. To that end, Safari should get its own 17+ rating as well. It is quite possibly the easiest way to find porn on the iPhone. Well, save for a certain MiKandi Theater (accessible on iPhone and iPads!). But Apple show favoritism? Say it ain’t so!

What’s a developer to do?

If your app has user-generated content, what are your options? Unfortunately, when it comes to iPhone apps, we don’t have an answer. Everyone looks forward to Apple setting clearer guidelines around the apps they will accept and reject. Until then, developers who have been affected by Apple’s arbitrary policies are more than welcome to share their sexy apps in our market.  Register your free MiKandi Developer account today.

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