We’ll go ahead and make it clear, for the sake of those who missed the headline: This post is not something you want to peruse in your cubicle. We’ll try to keep the post itself pretty clean, but clicking through just about any of the links within will lead you to pages packed with boobies, wing-wongs, and hoo-has. And yes, I did just use those words on TechCrunch.
Back in March, adult social network AdultSpace (who, we have reason to believe, spent at least 13 minutes coming up with their name) got a hot cash injection of $1.3 million from various angel investors. At the time, AdultSpace disclosed that one of their primary goals was to get into the mobile space.
Five months later, that goal has been reached — to some extent, at least. AdultSpace has now launched the mobile version of their site, opening the door for users to share pictures of their junk wherever they may be. Users can access the mobile site from any smartphone by pointing their browser at the normal AdultSpace.com URL, allowing them on-the-go access to member profiles, pictures, videos, blogs, forums, and classifieds.
Alas, it’s still all browser based. It’s convenient, but not cutting edge. AdultSpace’s goal here is to cut into AdultFriendFinder’s lead, but the latter has had a mobile site for some time now. Neither has managed to pull off a native application on any of the major smartphone platforms yet – which, of course, isn’t really their fault. Plenty of folks will argue handset sales numbers to death here, but the only platforms truly worth developing for at this point are those with centralized app stores. That is: Android (App Market), iPhone OS (App Store), BlackBerry (Blappworld), Palm webOS (App Catalog), and S60 (Ovi). Of those, the only store that such apps would even be considered for is Android’s App Market.
It’s too bad, really. The ridiculous popularity of premium “Semi-clothed chicks standing there looking sexy” applications proves that people are less reserved on their mobiles than most would have assumed. There’s money to be made in portable flirting (portaflirting?). Booty-calling is on the way out; it’s all about Booty-browsing, now
When this post went up, everyone on the TechCrunch CrunchCam excused themselves from their desks for a bathroom break. Why is that?
Fun Trivia: I was sitting in a packed coffee shop when I wrote this. Many of these pages have auto-start Flash video/audio stuff running. I at least had the courtesy to sit somewhere my laptop screen wouldn’t be visible to others, just in case of stray nakedness.
I got up to get a drink, and that backfired. I was about 5 feet from my table, and one of the pages started blabbing about how they’re the #1 Adult content network in a not-so-coffee-shop-friendly way.
Whoops.
You didn’t mute? Silly journalists!
Not used to not having headphones plugged in. My buds busted last week. Oh well – if I’m ever looking at porn in a coffee shop again, I’ll know better.
How this post is NFSW??
To the first comment, LOL. That was funny.
How fun! Now if only I cared.
This has absolutely nothing to do with anything, but you have a fantastic last name.
As do you
What fun a Kumparak-Windnagle wedding would be.
P.S. I always take the time to comment on posts I don’t care about, just like Chad.
hahaha! thank you. :p It’s german, so my parents say.
Wangdingle would be funnier.
I read it as Windangle…
I heard that Paul Carr is having a difficult time being excepted by the TC crew. The only person at TC that really likes him is Sara Lacy, and that’s only because she thinks he’s cute.
He’s ginger, it’s to be expected.
If he’s having a hard time being excepted, he’s probably having no trouble being accepted.
Lol. Expected, excepted, or accepted, the dude is a handful for any organization. I’m sure he’s a shock to all of your senses.
BlackBerry Blapp world
dont u mean Fapp world???
Do you guys think that Apple will ask them to remove their content since using Safari on the iPhone, it will allow people to view inappropriate content?
Just asking…
I thought “NSFW” was Paul Carr’s ‘thing’? I know I was disappointed when I realised it wasn’t his article … (no offence, Greg).
It’s okay. I’m disappointed this wasn’t Paul Carr’s article, too.
(Actually, I totally forgot that Paul uses the NSFW lead in headlines. Dropped it behind to make it slightly less confusing. Can’t drop it all together because, well, naked people.)
Yes, NSFW is so peculiar to Carr: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSFW
Kumparak: Highly doubtful there were many (if any others) to have this happen. Isn’t Carr a Saturday-only thing, once a week? I swear that’s what I read…
OK… by far the best lines I’ve ever heard on Techcrunch… LOL!
“Back in March, adult social network AdultSpace (who, we have reason to believe, spent at least 13 minutes coming up with their name) got a hot cash injection of $1.3 million from various angel investors.”
So another reason to develop for Windows Mobile… at least you’re not tied to those silly app stores with all their rules and weird approval/rejection rules.
Ok, the UI isn’t as flashy as on an iPhone, but Microsoft is working on great stuff and the platforms stays as open as it is. Windows Mobile Marketplace will just be an extra :-)
Correction: Another reason to develop for Android. Open-ness AND a modern OS!
See , when you say NSFW, it is actually very SFW as we work in a porn office. However facebook is banned for time wasting , so please can you mark those stories as NSFW for those of us in the porn industry in future.
looking sexy
can’t argue with a service that lets you share pictures of your private area for the whole world to see. i wonder if anyone will become a web celeb using this.
I love how at the bottom of their site they call out AVN, Playboy, AND TechCrunch!!
Will they get a good penetration into the adult social web market?
You guys should check out the Finnish alastonsuomi.com
Porn sells. But it’s a nice phenomenon. People getting nude and showing off. Even fat (ooooh?!) people exhibit themselves and receive encouraging comments from other members.
Porn and nudity shouldn’t be the privilege of “hot-looking” people only. This is equality!
Hey nice, i would also like to share this with you
http://www.techmasher.comActually there is a VERY adult app that has somehow slipped through the cracks (pun intended?) at the iPhone App Store. Check out Grindr X It’s even gay oriented, rather than straight, and the concept is very close to AdultSpace.
Hopefully this won’t “brick” my phone…
Anyone? No… Poor joke, you’re right.