Riven rapt How Myst and its new sequel won our hearts and minds. It could be the future of the Web. The real truth may never be known. Captain Hollywood pulled his Web pages down shortly after the accusations surfaced, and he declined to comment to the press about his alleged crimes against the online porn community. Sure, sex sells, especially when packaged with the ever-fresh attraction of new technology.
Crisis looms for the online porn biz, fueled by a volatile mixture of sex, technology and money.
Until Webmasters remember and care what this business is supposed to be about, providing adult material to adults who want it, and doing so in an ethical and professional manner, Webmasters who play by the rules and maintain quality sites are going to be pulling their hair out and wondering why they are broke. Last summer's court-ordered rejection of the Communications Decency Act has led to an online pornographic surge of priapic proportions. Cyberculture defenders don't like to admit it, but the Web is clearly the most efficient delivery vehicle for lewd pictures yet devised by human beings. A year or two ago, lust-crazed surfers had to toil long and hard before locating the orgasmic aid of their desire. Today one need hardly break a virtual sweat.