Kink.com
Kink.com is a San Francisco-based internet pornography company that runs a group of websites devoted to BDSM and related fetishes.
History
Kink.com was started by UK-native Peter Acworth in 1997 while he was a PhD student in finance at Columbia University. After reading a story in a British tabloid about a fireman who made a 250 thousand pounds in a short period by starting an internet pornography site, Acworth decided to start a porn site of his own. Since Acworth had what he described as a lifelong interest in bondage, he oriented the site toward BDSM porn.
The site was called Hogtied.com and initially featured content that was licensed from other primary producers. The site was successful, and the site was soon grossing several thousand dollars per day. Acworth soon left his graduate studies to work on the site full time.
In 1998, Acworth moved the company from New York City to San Francisco. Finding that sales were leveling off because other sites were using the same content, Acworth began producing his own content, initially featuring himself with various models who he found through Craigslist or through his photographer friends.
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| Type: | pornography (BDSM related fetishes) | |
| Author: | Peter Acworth | |
| Owner(s) | Peter Acworth | |
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The company reports that its revenue in 2006 was $20 million, based mainly on users who pay a monthly subscription fee to access the main part of the site. Several websites under the Kink.com umbrella (such as Waterbondage.Com, UltimateSurrender.Com, and more recently DeviceBondage.Com) feature talent that relocated following the demise of Insex as a result of US government pressure in 2005, but offer more of a focus on consensuality than Insex was known for.
In 2007, the company's website Fucking Machines was involved in a trademark dispute when the United States Patent and Trademark Office refused to grant a trademark for the name of the site, asserting that it was obscene.
Also in 2007, the company began streaming regular live shows, in part as a defense against copyright infringement. One Kink.com bondage site, Device Bondage, now streams monthly live shows, and erotic wrestling site Ultimate Surrender began streaming its competitive matches live in 2008.
In 2008, the company added on-demand technology to its websites, selling updates to their websites on a per-episode basis rather than strictly by subscription. This system recently began adding third-party content, including that from Germany's Marquis. The company's most recently launched site is BoundGods.com, a gay bondage site directed by Van Darkholme. Bound Gods was launched under a new gay-focused division, KinkMen.com.
In November, 2008, Kink.com was nominated for a 2009 AVN Award in a new category, Best Adult Website
In December 2010, Kink.com announced it was opening a "Community Center" on its property.
See also [ Kink.com Community Center ]
Kink.com's Websites
- Behind Kink
- www.behindkink.com
- Behind the scenes documentaries and forums.
- Free Hardcore
- http://www.free-hardcore.com - Free promotional videos and pictures of all of Kink.com's most recent work.
- Fucking Machines
- www.fuckingmachines.com
- Hogtied
- www.hogtied.com
- Infernal Restraints
- www.infernalrestraints.com
- Kink on Demand
- www.kinkondemand.com
- Men In Pain
- www.meninpain.com
- Sex and Submission
- www.sexandsubmission.com
- The Training of O
- www.thetrainingofo.com
- TS Seduction
- www.tsseduction.com
- Men have sex with transexuals
- Ultimate Surrender
- www.ultimatesurrender.com
- Three rounds of fit women battling in progressing states of undress
- Water Bondage
- www.waterbondage.com
- Whipped Ass
- www.whippedass.com
- Wired Pussy
- www.wiredpussy.com
Past & Present Performers
This is a partial list of people who have worked at Kink.com. See Kink.com models for a more definitive list
- Amber Rain
- Angel Long
- Angelica Sin
- Anna Devine
- Annie Cruz
- Aria Giovanni
- Ava Devine
- Bobbi Starr
- Brooke Haven
- Candy Manson
- Chanta Rose
- Charlotte Brooke
- Charlotte Vale
- Charlotte Stokely
- Daphne Rosen
- Dragon Lily
- Eva Angelina
- Flower Tucci
- Gen Padova
- Ginger Lynn
- Ice La Fox
- Isabella Soprano
- Isis Love
- Jada Fire
- Jasmine Byrne
- Jassie James
- Jenaveve Jolie
- Jennifer Luv
- Jezebelle Bond
- Justine Joli
- Katja Kassin
- Kelly Wells
- Kikki Daire
- Lacie Heart
- Leah Luv
- Lilyanna
- Lorelei Lee
- Marie Luv
- Mark Davis
- Melissa Lauren
- Mia Banggs
- Micah Moore
- Mika Tan
- Nadia Styles
- Nautica Thorn
- Penny Flame
- Princess Donna
- Rita Faltoyano
- Rod Barry (Little Billy)
- Roxy Jezel
- Samantha Sterlyng
- Sandra Romain
- Sasha Grey
- Satine Phoenix
- Sativa Rose
- Sean Michaels
- Shay Sights
- Shy Love
- Sinnamon Love
- Steven St. Croix
- Tia Tanaka
- Tory Lane
- Wolf Hudson
See also [ Kink.com models ]
Kink.com purchase of San Francisco Armory
In late 2006, Kink.com purchased the San Francisco Armory for $14.5 million, for use as a production studio. A group known as the Mission Armory Community Collective formed to oppose Kink.com's use of the building and in early February 2007 held a public protest in front of The Armory. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom also expressed concern over the Kink.com purchase, and scheduled a special meeting of the San Francisco Planning Commission in March 2007 to review the company's use of the building. This public meeting was well-attended by both supporters and detractors of the Kink.com purchase. The Planning Commission for its part ruled that Kink.com was not in violation of any law or zoning requirement.
See also Kink.com KGO and/or KinK (documentary)
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