A while back I did a great interview on Elm Ave with Benic. The interview was a lot of fun and we talked about a lot of great things on social media and adult entertainment. Check it out!
ELM Avenue: Lauren MacEwen Interview from Benic Way on Vimeo.
Pics from Qwebec
August 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
Here are some pics from the Qwebec Expo. It was a great time and got to see and meet some great people!
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- Traveling
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- Driving around Montreal
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- Site seeing with Kiwi Girl
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- St. Joseph Cathedral
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- Dinner with HotGVibe and Kiwi Girl
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- Hanging with Eddie from XIndustry Jobs
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- Hanging with Ananda
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- Buster from Nalem taking pics of the show
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- Kiwi Girl being sassy
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- Hanging with HotGVibe and KiwiGirl
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- Hanging with Patrick the Cowboy
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Twitter Naked Image Gallery
August 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
Twitter recently added that ability to load up images directly onto their mainframe. They have upped the ante again. Twitter has created photo galleries!
The photo galleries are your most recent photos that you have uploaded onto Twitter. But unlike Facebook where their photo strip is the most recent 5 photos, for Twitter it will be the most recent 100 images uploaded onto Twitter. It will be aggregating photos as far back as January of 2010 to compile your individual image gallery.
Twitter will be using photos uploaded from third party apps like Twitgoo and Moby.
This poses an interesting issue for their terms of service. A lot of people us third party apps to post their #TittyTuesday pics or just random nude pics. Of course this is a feature we love about Twitter, and who doesn’t look forward to #TittyTuesday, but currently the image galleries are displaying nude photos. Obviously Twitter has either not figured this out, or not figured out what to do about it.
Because the images are being loaded on a third party app, it is up to the third party to monitor. It is possible that Twitter will insist that their third party apps be more stringent in their photo monitoring.
From a marketing perspective this is giving a great leg up for adult stars and websites. You can now pepper your profile with images from your website, or of you! It is a great way to do a little extra promotion in your tweets. So make sure that you images are good, in focus and highres!
You can view the most recent four images on your profile. But if you click an image it will take you to the complete gallery where you can see all the photos. If you click an image you can even see the tweet that posted the image.
This could possibly boost image retweets and give people much more interesting content to browse on Twitter.
In the mean time, enjoy your naked photo gallery!
PETA goes Dot XXX
August 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
PETA has long had provocative imagery in their ads. Many people have criticized them for exploiting women in their promotion of animal rights. But they are taking their nakedness to a new level. PETA is launching their own .XXX site. Though they might not be aware of the controversy in the adult industry regarding this TLD, they are definitely not only preventing anyone else from using their branded (and trademarked) URL, but they are capitalizing on it.
I am sure this will come as a mild surprise to many people. Though if you have really paid attention to their marketing campaigns, it is not a big leap. Of course, if you paid attention to their marketing campaigns, anyone who was looking to capitalize on a big name .xxx left unclaimed after the “sunset” period for trademarked URL registration, would not have had to think hard to come up with a PETA knock of porn site.
PETA is aware that this is a controversial move, but they have been in the center of controversy since they started their nude anti-fur and nude anti-meat ads.
Here are some ads that a few well known porn stars have already been featured in. Will the new site open a new more mainstream modeling opportunity for adult stars?
Montreal here I come!
August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tomorrow I head out for the Qwebec Expo in Montreal! It looks like it will be a great conference in a great city. It will be my first time in Montreal since I was a kid, so I am looking forward to seeing a little bit of the city.
I will be tweeting through out the event, so make sure you follow me @7_Veils to keep up with the conference and all the fun and crazy happenings.
Qwebec Expo
August 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Next week is the Qwebec Expo in Montreal. It is an Adult B2B conference. There promises to be some interesting seminars and I am sure some great networking.
The conference starts on Friday August 26 and finishes up on Saturday August 27th. If you will be at the conference, make sure you come find me.
Friday
Friday morning at 11:00 there is the New-Bees workshop. The panel will have some industry experts who have been around for a while and will share some tips and tricks to help you break into the industry.
Eddie K from X Industry Jobs will be giving a keynote on on employment in the adult industry. In case you are not familiar with X Industry Jobs, it is a great site that lets you know what jobs are available in adult entertainment. It is a great resource for companies that are looking to hire, and for people looking for an industry job. The site is designed to allow people to connect with each other in a professional manner. The other bonus, is it is not just for actors. Most of the jobs on the site are on the business or tech side. So make sure you check it out and go listen to Eddie’s keynote on Friday at 12:30.
On Friday at 3:15 I will be on the Marketing- Traffic & Social Networks panel. You will get a chance to pic the brains of myself and a few other industry experts on using social media for your brand and other ways to draw traffic to your site.
Saturday
First seminar at 12:15 will be talking about mobile and affiliate marketing. These are two very strong marketing tools that are often under utilized, or improperly utilized, but have a lot of power and revenue generating potential.
This will be followed by a billing seminar and then a legal workshop. Both will be great for people new to the industry, as well as industry veterans.
Blog on Vacation
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I am outta here for a week! So I will see you after Aug. 12!
What Elvis Taught Me About Social Media
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A list of 5 things Elvis taught me about social media.
1. Viva Las Vegas
Elvis was great about seizing the day and living in the moment. Make sure that you are doing the same thing, and then share it on Twitter and Facebook. Tell people about what you are doing and where you are going. Share the highlights so they can live the glamorous life with you.
2. Sequins and Jumpsuits
No matter where Elvis went he got attention. You could always spot him in a crowd. Create a good image. Customize your twitter background. Have a great profile image. Create a landing page for your Facebook. Customize yourself so you stand our from the crowd. Leave people no mistake who you are!
3. A good Pelvis Thrust
Know how to be playful. Elvis was famous for his pelvis thrust. It made the girls scream and the women blush. What are you doing to get people excited? Be playful, flirty. Have fun with it. Let your freak flag fly!
4. Have Good Hair
Elvis gave great photo! With all the photo apps out there, there is really no excuse for not posting photos. The great thing is they don’t even have to be good! Just post a picture of your self in the car rear view mirror, a snap shot in the bathroom. You don’t have to look good, you just have to be you. People love pics and they will connect with you more if you post them.
5. Be Elvis…or a good impersonator
Elvis lived his brand. He was Elvis all the time! Even most of the impersonators have integrated their Elvis persona into their lives. This is about being your brand. Being consistent in your brand image is important for building authority and building a strong network. So be you, but make sure that your brand image is a reflection of you.
Phishing in Adult Waters: New Twitter Phishing Scam
July 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
Is your account safe on Twitter?
There is a new phishing scam on Twitter that is hooking a lot of people. I am getting an upward of 20 DMs a day with this scam.
Have you gotten this DM?
“Someone said this real bad thing about you in this blog….tiny.url/82734823″
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“Is this you in this pic? ….tiny.url/93793″
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“Is this you in this video?… tiny.url/979793″
There have been a number of DMs being sent that are phishing people’s accounts. In case you are wondering what phishing is, that is when a website steals your login information. They usually get the information by directing you to a website that looks like the website of the account where you received the DM or email. It asks you to login, and when you type in your information you just have the hackers your login. It is called fishing, because they are casting our a line (the DM) and hoping to get a bite (click on the link). The problem with fishing is that people will frequently click the link if it comes from someone they trust or if the body of the message is compelling enough. Many times the persons better judgement is overrun by curiosity about the cryptic nature of the message.
This most recent scam intrigues you by implying that there is something being posted on a blog about you that is disparaging. People will click the link in order to safe guard their reputation. Of course what you are really doing is going to a site that is trying to steal your login information. Then they will send that same DM from you to every one of your followers.
The danger of this from a reputation point of view is that man people will just unfollow you if they think you are sending them phishing emails, either because they don’t like that you are spamming them or because they don’t want to risk having their account phished. So having a hacker get a hold of your account has the potential to cause some serious damage to your online reputation. Imagine if they started tweeting from your account? What would they say?
So if you get a phishing email, do not click the clink. Do not even click the “view in twitter” link in the email notification. Go to twitter.com, login and delete the message. If you did click a link, immediately change your password. I would also post a message saying your account got phished and you may have sent out messages to people. Tell them not to click the link either.
