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Adult Web sites enjoy boost from stimulus checksThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/08/08
Seems Uncle Sam's economic stimulus checks are boosting an unlikely part of the economy.
Adult entertainment Web sites began seeing a spike in business shortly after the first wave of checks went out in mid-May, according to Adult Internet Market Research Co., a New York firm that tracks the adult online world.
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The checks paid up to $600 to individuals and $1,200 to married couples.
The online spike is unusual because the warmer months — beginning in May — tend to be slow for the adult online entertainment industry, said Kirk Mishkin, director of the market research firm.
The market research firm was alerted to the increase by one of its for-pay Web sites.
"Thirty-two percent of respondents referenced the recent stimulus package as part of their decision to either become a new member or renew an existing membership," said Jillian Fox, a spokeswoman for LSGModels, the company that tipped off the research firm.
The market research firm polled the rest of its 800 pay-site members and 4,000 affiliate sites and found similar results after compiling data over seven weeks.
Some 20 percent to 30 percent of the people who responded said the stimulus checks were an incentive to go onto the sites, Mishkin said.
The surveys didn't ask how much of the stimulus checks went to online visits, Mishkin said, but purchases tend to be about $50 for a monthly membership.
"People know how much they need to pay for rent, buy gas and take their kids to school," he said. "The stimulus check was a way for some people to entertain themselves."
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Comments
By Alan
Aug 29, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this
Good site!
By jim
Jul 10, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
http://avn.com/internet/articles/31181.html
someone actually looked beyond the press release
By jim
Jul 10, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this
http://avn.com/internet/articles/31181.html
someone actually looked beyond the press release
By lorandmike
Jul 8, 2008 8:48 PM | Link to this
you americans! your pathetic/perverted and demented.sex sex sex!!!you people keep saying poor but you all agree to spend money that way.on the real side i can understand the poor man. he never had the money anyway.I LOVE HOW AMERICAN WOMAN RULE YOUR MEN!!!!!I ALWAYS KNEW AMERICAN MEN WERE SO WEAK!SHAME YOU ARE SO IGNORANT THAT YOUR GOVERMENT KNOWS TO GET THERE MONEY BACK,BUY PAYING THOSE INTERNET STARS MORE THAN WHAT THEY GAVE YOU AMERICAN PERVERTS!
By evilnot
Jul 8, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this
I spent my $318 check on overdue bills. I am happy to say everything is now current. So, do I care if someone spends their check on porn sites - NO I don't care the money was given to stimulate the economy - so spend it where you want to. This is America.
By Jason
Jul 8, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this
It just goes to show the shape that our society is in. When God is not placed first in our lives, every thing else will fall apart.
By jim
Jul 8, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this
The reporter who reported this story should be fired and this story shows us how the press doesn't do their job. If the reporter had done some homework,she would of found the domain for this supposed research firm was bought on June 17 2008. Considering their website says they have been in business for years but they just bought their domain on 17th of june in 2008? Now I'm not a fancy reporter but that would of made me pause on the validity of the information.
By NCR
Jul 8, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this
How can you possibly pay for porn? Seriously, how can you? That doesn't make sense. Porn is free everywhere, yet you are so dumb that you're paying for it??? That's just crazy.
By Brain Exerciser
Jul 8, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this
Our leaders have chosen to redirect our tax dollars into the hands of lower income individuals to stimulate our economy. Unfortunately, in today's world, that does not work very well. We are watching the trusted recipeints of tax refunds channel the dollars to China via Wal-Mart, and now we are seeing dollars pumped into off-shore adult websites.
Our lower income citizens need help, but this is certainly not an effective way to stimulate our economy. I hope any follow-up packages that are targeted to stimulate the economy will offer us the hope that it will actually stimulate OUR economy.
Why do I get the feeling that our two lame Presidential candidates will instead simply advertise a package that "sounds good" to voters?
By solicitor bulgaria
Jul 8, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this
>stimulus giggity
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