The Village Voice - ok, probably not the best source on the web, but still - is reporting that pr0n finally goes into the direction of 2.0. As we all know, pr0n was seriously stuck in web 1.0: the best way to get it is still using torrents/p2p file sharing and it is definitely not something you’d invite your RL friends too, as - let’s say - facebook: ‘Everyone from adult content fiends to Avenue Q puppets (?) know that the internet is for porn. But according to tech experts like Wired.com’s Regina Lynn, the internet not only exists for porn, it exists because of it. The trouble these days, in Lynn’s opinion, is that the adult industry is lagging. Consuming porn on the internet is still a passive experience, says Lynn, and the recent Web 2.0 movement has passed over porn entirely. Even NPR posits that the adult content industry may be losing “its techno mojo.”’ Right.

So, YouTubePorn might have been a nice attempt, but there is nothing returning - or not much, except for ultimate fame on the internetz for that creepy ex-gf of yours - to the people that share & upload their errr.. materials. Enter Zivity. Zivity calls itself a community-powered showcase promoting female beauty. What makes them special - according themselves? Zivity models and photographers enjoy the privilege of a free Zivity membership. Zivity is an exclusive, invite-only community with real models, real photographers, and real votes. These votes convert to real revenue (aka CASH) for models and photographers. Oh and: Zivity’s collection of models from every walk of life is uncensored, advertising-free, and different from online photo sites because you can actually interact with the real models and photographers you’re voting for. Connect with stars, become a top fan, and chat with photographers about upcoming photo shoots with new models. Essentially, Zivity is a site where women can post photos of themselves and get paid according to their popularity. The system works like this: for the right to access Zivity, members pay $10 a month. Every month’s subscription comes with five “points,” which members use to vote on their favorite photos. Then the points translate back into dollars. For every point a member gives a model’s photo, she gets 80 cents. So in effect, members determine how much each model makes. Village Voice author Bonnie Ruberg ask an interesting question:Whether or not Zivity is porn per se, it’ll be exciting to see what the site can do for adult content. Will it be the sexy new MySpace? Will it crash and burn? Does porn even lend itself to building a community? In Second Life, it definitely does. But there the avatars interested in pr0n have their anonymity - and virtual female sex - to comfortably hide behind, and most are not willing to give that up.

Now, anyway, I applied for beta membership. Out of curiosity, and because I have some RL photographs - if the friend agrees - I would like to put up, just to see if Zivity’s concept actually works. (And if I’m any good. At all. ;)) But even more happily, I’d like to test out how the ‘Second Life Community’ would be accepted here. God knows we have gorgeous female avatars. And it’s a whole lot less work shooting in Second Life than IRL. (And less cold for the model too. *waves at the RL friend and nods when she remarks February is not a good time to shoot outdoors*) And then you have all those beautiful, almost real 3D ladies that come are born from 3D software such as Poser. One can hardly see the difference with ‘real’ woman anymore: take a RL person and put tons of make up on it, or a mesh with a skin upon it, what’s the difference, right? No where on Zivity it states that the models must be human, any hot female avie willing to give this RL career a try? ;)

Tags: female, social network, zivity

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