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jenmcewen

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    Comment #10399800

    absolutely. My email is jen@mikandi.com.

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    Comment #10399508

    oh yeah, lots of creators use Patreon. Fenoxo, the creator of the text based RPG Trials in Tainted Space (he sells it in MiKandi), uses Patreon and brings in $20K a month. https://…

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    Comment #10397598

    Some performers do use Patreon. But if you want to promote your erotic work, Patreon doesn't accept accounts promoting porn with live actors, only drawn art.

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    Comment #10397579

    "China has a... quite healthy attitude towards copyright and trade secrets. That is, they don't give a flying fuck here." haha, I used to live in Dongguan.. Well, actually, Changpi…

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    Comment #10397574

    it's unethical. I love Android because it's open and am happy that Google kept it that way... to an extent. Some of the things they do are backhanded. For example, there's a strong…

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    Comment #10397534

    Thanks! We had a ton of fun shooting that. Andy and James ad libbed a lot of it. It was fun to shoot because we had to hide in the back room while they did their thang, otherwise t…

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    Comment #10397527

    I haven't seen it yet. I find most of these "exposes" into the performer world tend to be biased, but I'll check it out.

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    Comment #10397525

    An AMA sounds fun. :) I think the article covered the misconceptions and the state of the industry pretty well. I think the biggest misconceptions are: 1. No one pays for porn, but…

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    Comment #10397494

    Thanks for the heads up. I'll take a look. Most of the activity happens in the Android client, not on the site, so we sometimes don't check the web property as often as we should. …

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    Comment #10396495

    I was just about to share this. That's my company (and me in 2 of the pictures). Thanks for sharing it.

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    Comment #8490837

    Mostly for fun. I've got a .ninja and .beer. Contemplated .xxx's for my company to protect the brand against cybersquatters.

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    Comment #8488492

    Nope, you can use it lots of other messaging, like marketing, newsletters, and notifications.

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    Comment #8485743

    :( That's pretty much the same response I received when I argued my case years ago.

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    Comment #8485740

    Oh man. Just from looking at the title, I had a feeling your might be in the adult space. The same happened to me. We were using Mailchimp to send technical newsletters to our regi…

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    Comment #8485703

    Excellent question. Five years ago, I started my company with my partner. Before that, I joined his first startup. All in all, we've been working together and living together for a…

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    Comment #8483437

    Sound advice for anyone choosing a name in a foreign language. I lived and worked in China and met numerous men with lofty names like Jenius (yes, with a J) and King (1). I also wo…

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    Comment #8480538

    Oh man, you've just opened the floodgates. I just love to geek out on this topic. :) I've been in the adult industry for almost a decade- both in "hardware" (sex toys) and software…

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    Comment #8480278

    Agreed. With so much free porn online, everyone has be come a connoisseur. What stands out is experience, quality/niche, and convenience. I found this reddit thread on who pays for…

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    Comment #8480252

    I'm the co-founder of MiKandi, the adult app store. Adult games are a top search term in our store. If you're making adult Android or HTML5 games, I'd love to get in touch. We just…

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    Comment #8480220

    You're absolutely right there. You can purchase adult DVDs with Mastercard/Visa at brick and mortars. Once it's online, that's when you get hit with not only the higher rates but t…

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    Comment #8480158

    Hey there! I'm the writer of that article. Thank you for sharing it and I'm glad you found it enlightening. I like to call those of us in the industry that put out great tech, oper…