Award categories for the 5th Annual XBIZ Awards were released Thursday. This year’s award show will take place in conjunction with the XBIZ Hollywood ‘07 Conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, Calif., an annual industry conference featuring two full days of power networking, intensive workshops, seminars and parties.

As in past years, hundreds of adult entertainment companies will compete for the coveted XBIZ Award, which is awarded based on innovation and excellence within the industry. Award nominees are nominated by clients and colleagues and then judged by a panel of peers.

From now until the night of the awards show on Feb. 8, the nominee submission process will take place from Nov. 1-30, followed by an announcement of official nominees on Dec. 11. By Dec. 18, the judging process begins, and then the winners are announced the night of the show.

XBIZ event organizers say they expect the 5th Annual XBIZ Awards to be the biggest industry celebration to date, promising a star-studded event not to be forgotten.

This year’s categories include:
Affiliate Program of the Year
VOD Company of the Year
Novelty Company of the Year
Studio of the Year
Design Company of the Year
Live Video Chat of the Year
Content Provider of the Year
Innovative Product of the Year
GLBT Company of the Year
Mobile Company of the Year
Online Community of the Year
Web Retailer of the Year
Web Host of the Year
Adult Site of the Year
Billing (IPSP) of the Year
Billing (Merchant) of the Year
Billing (Alternative) of the Year
Up & Coming Web Company
Up & Coming Studio of the Year
Crossover Move of the Year
Business Man of the Year
Business Woman of the Year
Honorary/Legal of the Year
ASACP Service Recognition
FSC Netizen of the Year.

With anticipation building for its new annual conference in the heart of Tinseltown, adult media company XBIZ went live with two websites - XBIZHollywood.com and XBIZAwards.com - that detail event related information, registration instructions and a plethora of sponsorship opportunities.

The XBIZ Hollywood ‘07 Industry Conference will be held Feb. 7-8 at the glamorous and historic Roosevelt Hotel in the heart of Hollywood, Calif. The 2007 XBIZ Awards will be held Thursday, Feb. 8., as the grand finale to the conference.

XBIZ has reserved an exclusive block of rooms at the Roosevelt for guests, who can receive a booking discount by mentioning special group code: XBIZ.

The XBIZ ‘07 Hollywood Industry Conference will feature two days of highly focused educational workshops and seminars that will explore a wide range of subjects covering all sectors of the adult entertainment industry, set against the trendy atmosphere of the Roosevelt Hotel, its meetings rooms, restaurants and stylish Tropicana venue.

“The XBIZ staff is dedicated to providing XBIZ Hollywood ‘07 attendees with a dynamic and unique experience that speaks directly to their bottom line,” XBIZ Publisher Tom Hymes said. “The industry is changing, but opportunities continue to abound. While most industry trade shows continue to target individual areas of the adult entertainment industry, we believe that it is time to explore the many ways we can all work together. That is the exciting and ground-breaking focus of XBIZ ‘07 Hollywood Industry Conference.”

Tentative seminar and workshop topics will explore a wide range of subjects, such as expert marketing strategies, ways to exploit new distribution models, content production tips and techniques and how to position a business model to endure economic slowdowns, legal threats and increased competition.

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CzechBoys.com, a European leader in online gay erotica since 1999 and the Internet’s only gay erotic daily magazine has announced the re-launch of their content site CzechBoyContent.com which now makes available for the first time exclusive content to adult webmasters.

CzechBoyContent.com launched in 2004 offering webmasters several licensed plug in feeds including a weekly model service with a new model going online every week in pictures and video, an erotic monthly e-zine with a XXX action video, 2 new models, erotic fiction and more each month, as well as a streaming video plug in. Earlier this year CzechBoys partnered with Pistol Media and now offers it’s twink weekly streaming video plug in exclusively through HardGayFeeds.com, but webmasters can still order the weekly model service or monthly e-zine directly from CzechBoyContent.com.

With the re-launch of the all new CzechBoyContent.com webmasters can now purchase model photo sets and duo action photo sets for use exclusively on their sites. Webmasters can also commission on-demand sets with over 20 different models, and new potential models added monthly.

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InternallyGay.com is the new 100% all exclusive site from RainbowRevenue.com. Site number ten in its growing line up, the sponsor claims it is the first ever gay creampie site. With a $1 trial, Rainbow Revenue expects good conversions for their latest addition.

Webmasters will find plenty of banners and a ton of free hosted movie and photo galleries to promote the new property.

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The 7th Annual Cybersocket Awards were announced last night at the Gay Phoenix Forum. This is the only event of its kind that honors the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender websites. Each year, outstanding websites are recognized for their achievements in 28 different Surfer categories and 12 different Industry categories. Below is a list of those that walked away with the coveted trophy.

Industry Choice Awards:

Best Affiliate Program: PrideBucks.com
Best Alternative Billing: ePassporte
Best Billing Company: CCBill
Best Business Person of the Year: Tim Valenti (NakedSword)
Best Hosting Company: Chili Host
Best Industry Publication: XBiz
Best Live Feed Provider: Flirt4Free
Best Megasite: PuppyCash
Best New Site: BrokeStraightBoys
Best Video Company Site: Falcon Studios
Best Web Content Provider: HardGayFeeds
Best Webmaster Community: GoFuckYourself

Surfer’s Choice Awards:

Best Adult Blog: GayPornBlog
Best Adult Novelties: AdamMale
Best Adult Video for iPod: (tie) Colt Studio Group, DirtyTony
Best Amateur Video Site: DirtyBoyVideo
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Best AVS Site: MANCheck
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Best Celebrity Site: MaleStars
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Best Original Theme Site: YouLoveJack
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Best Reality Site: StraightCollegeMen
Best Video Company Site: Raging Stallion Studios
Best DVD Retail Site: AdamMale
Best VOD Site: NakedSword
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On Sunday, October 8th GayGravy.com will be paying $75 for all sales sent to PrideMov.com and GayDownloadPass.com. Those that are on rev-share will receive 100% recurring for the life of all memberships sent on Sunday.

Don’t be left out of the “who’s who” of the GLBT Internet. Reserve space in the 2007 edition of Cybersocket’s Gay Net Directory today. Now in its 10th year, this bestselling guide (the only one of its kind) is delivered to over 30,000 avid GLBT Internet surfers every year.

Packed with over 2,000 Web site listings, the Directory is distributed in bookstores all over the world. Cybersocket is now reserving space for display advertising and 30-word web site listings in the 2007 edition.

By advertising in the printed Directory, your site listings are given preferred status in their search engine, Cybersocket.com. If you purchase more than one ad, significant discounts apply.

The deadline to reserve space is Friday, October 13th. For more information, contact Sales((at))cybersocket.com.