CYBERSPACE—In the beginning of BDSM online, there was Wasteland.com, the ancestor of all kinky web and mobile sites. After 17 years of providing perversion to its members, the site has been nominated for a YNOT Award for Best Niche Website.
The hardcore fetish site and online community has been the leader in genuine top-quality content for nearly two decades, creating high-end artistic images within a safe, unique and visually groundbreaking virtual network for the BDSM collective.
"I am delighted with this nomination, especially as I have a very fond place in my pornographic heart for YNOT,” says Colin Rowntree, founder of Wasteland.com. “Back in 1995 when we were getting Wasteland.com going, the very first webmaster discussion board came online, YNOT Network, operated by Rick Muenyong. The first batch of members was a group of 11 or 12 of us that were the pioneers of online adult. Just after that, the first tradeshow came to be - Cybernet Expo - run by the "grandmother" of online adult shows, Faye Sharp. Between those two entities, the foundations of Python, Silvercash, CyberErotica, Naughty.com, Wasteland and others helped each other figure out how to put porn on the internet and make if vastly profitable in those early days. Several years later, Faye retired from the tradeshow scene and YNOT under the new helm of YNOT Bob, and later, Jay and Connor, took it over.”
Rowntree continues, “I am thrilled to see how the new YNOT has carefully grown and is now flourishing. YNOT is one of the cornerstones of the adult industry online. Yes, I am honored to get the nomination from them (heck, we got the Peoples Choice award from them in 1997!) and look forward to watching YNOT continue to hold its stature as possibly the adult B2B portal that has a consistent track record of 16 years of integrity and service to the adult webmaster community."
In addition to the YNOT Award nomination, other Wasteland.com achievements include winning AVN’s Best Fetish Site for two years, receiving the XBIZ 2010 Excellence in Alternative Erotica / Best Specialty Site of the Year and being presented Cybernet Expo’s People’s Choice Award.
The YNOT Awards will take place during the European Summit inPragueon September 21, 2011.
