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The Tech Company Swallowing the Porn Industry
- timwaagh 12y agovery negative spin I think. its a true example of the free economy, where freely available content helps pay content providers. As a developer such a model may not be good for me but its better for soceity as a whole, because it will increase the standard of living for those who actually feel the cost of 'entertainment' in their pocket.
- chatmasta 12y agoThe porn industry has some seriously impressive operations. They are years ahead of the curve in terms of technology and business development. Here's a short list of what they've been the first to adopt: - CDN - Streaming - Traffic exchange (mainstream: Outbrain) - Free content -> Paid content upsell (videos -> webcams) Engineers in that industry face some of the toughest scalability challenges anywhere, and they do it with less supply of engineering labor, less investment, and less approval from their families. Personally I wouldn't direct my energy there, but if you want a good case study in how to market businesses, generate revenue, and scale to millions of users, just take a look at any of the biggest porn sites.