GUEST SPEAKER: DR. BRYANT PAUL PH.D>Sex SIGNED
ON FOR SEX
Sex and modern media technology
A long-term love affair: new technology = sexual interest
First public movie screening 1895
First known movie showing a naked woman – 1896
First nude in a HOLLYWOOD film - 1915
Inspiration
Audrey Munson
SONY introduces the camcorder – 1983
First sex tape made – 1983 (five minutes later haha)
Sexual content and service have been a driving force for the commercial internet since the early
days of the World Wide Web 1993 (and before)
Many early and current innovations have been, and continue to be sites focused on sex and
relationships
monthly site fees
free content to lure users
upselling
the power of convergence (coming together of technologies)
as convergence increases, so too does the speed of diffusion
it took 38 years to get to 50 mil radio users
14 years to get to 50 mil TV users
4 years to get to 50 mil Internet users
Why is Networked Technology and Sex a Match Made in Heaven?
The triple A engine of Internet Sex (Cooper 1998)
Accessible
Endless content and opportunities