BUDAPEST—More than 100 professionals and companies in the online adult industry have been nominated for 2013 YNOT Awards. Voting for the third-annual peer-determined awards opened Aug. 15 at YNOTawards.com.
“This year’s list of nominees is varied and impressive,” said Connor Young, president of adult industry news and technology company YNOT Group LLC. “There are some familiar names, of course, but a surprising number of nominees are people and companies that typically are overlooked by other awards-giving organizations.
“That’s one of the reasons we involve rank-and-file members of the industry in the process from start to finish,” Young continued. “The YNOT Awards are intended to be a legitimate representation of honest-to-goodness standouts, based on business-to-business interaction. The nominees were selected by a jury with input from the industry at large, and the winners will be determined by an industry-wide vote.”
Awards for 2013 will be given in 29 categories — four more categories than in 2012. Categories recognize everything from membership websites to marketing campaigns, revenue and traffic programs, billing and hosting companies, content providers, and industry events. This year’s awards also will honor Innovator of the Year and Emerging Company of the Year along with the Businesswoman of the Year and Businessman of the Year.
Voting will continue through Sept. 18. Adult industry members may visit here to register to vote. Only those currently employed in the adult entertainment industry are eligible; credentials will be verified.
The 2013 YNOT Awards will be presented Sept. 25 during an elegant dinner ceremony at Symbol, a highly-regarded restaurant, wine cellar and art gallery located in one of Budapest’s most exclusive areas. The venue, inside a 220-year old European mansion, combines historic atmosphere and five-star cuisine, according to YNOT Group Vice President Jay Kopita.
“Symbol is justly famous for its elegance and ambience,” Kopita said. “This year’s event opens a whole new chapter in the YNOT Awards. The European Summit and especially our sponsors deserve high praise for helping us to bring this kind of class to the industry.”
Fleshlight / FNCash is the Diamond Sponsor for the 2013 YNOT Awards. Gold Sponsors include SexGoesMobile, Webbilling, MojoHost, Grand Slam Media, CumLouder, CommerceGate, Brazzers, TrafficJunky, RIVCash and YNOT Mail.
The 2013 YNOT Awards categories and nominees are:
Best Niche Site
Best Overall Adult Site
Best Emerging Site
Best Software Company
Elevated X
Too Much Media
Mansion Productions
Best Adult Reviews Site
Rabbit's Reviews
TheBestPorn
Honest Porn Reviews
AVN
Mr. Porn
Best Web Design Studio
Dickmans Design
Mansion Productions
Zuzana
WyldeSites
Blue Design Studios
Best Tube Site
Best Adult Dating Company
Upforit Networks
Dating Factory
White Label Dating
Adult Friend Finder
SexSearch
Best Industry Event
Internext Expo
TES - Barcelona
The Phoenix Forum
TES - Prague
Webmaster Access
Best Gay Site
NakedSword
Channel 1 Releasing
Next Door Entertainment
Falcon Studios
Best Live Cam Site
Cam4
Streamate
MyFreeCams
LiveJasmin
Company Rep of the Year
Joey Gabra
Scott Walley
Donna Georgescu
Oren Klaus
Ines Petersen
Company of the Year
Affil4You
PussyCash
Manwin
Gamma Entertainment
Fleshlight
Best Traffic Services Company
Grand Slam Media
Juicy Ads
Ero-Advertising
Exoclick
Traffic Junky
Best Mobile Revenue Program
First Mobile Cash
BrokerBabe
SexGoesMobile
Affil4You
Mobjizz
Best Gay Revenue Program
CuriousCash
Next Door Buddy Profits
Men Network Cash
zBuckz
NakedSword
Best Live Cam Revenue Program
Video Secrets
Streamate
PussyCash
AWEmpire
Best Overall Revenue Program
Gamma Entertainment
BangBros Online
CrakRevenue
CE Cash
Nasty Dollars
Businesswoman of the Year
Lauren MacEwen
Kristin Wynters
Tanya Fathers
Jo Merlone
Oksana Reutova
Best Mobile Services Company
Bitter Strawberry
SexGoesMobile
Affil4You
Reporo
Kimia.mobi
Businessman of the Year
Jay Van G.
Luke Hazelwood
Brad Mitchell
Kim Nielsen
Yuval Kijel
Best Billing Company
CCBill
Epoch
Netbilling
CommerceGate
Orbital Pay
Best Marketing Campaign
Fleshlight
PussyCash
Affil4You
JuicyAds
Bitter Strawberry
Best Emerging Company
Grand Slam Media
DDF Cash
Adult Support Systems
iCushy
LabelSex
Best Alternative Billing Company
2000Charge
Webbilling
Paxum
iCushy
Payoneer
Best Adult Internet Brand
Gamma Entertainment
PussyCash
Fleshlight
Crak Media
Manwin
Innovator of the Year
LiveCamNetwork
Webcamwiz
LabelSex
WebmasterCentral
Life Selector
Best Content Provider
Amazing Content
Webmaster Central
Adult Centro
Adult Filmstar Content
Best Hosting Company
Red Apple Media
Naked Hosting
Adult EU Hosting
MojoHost
CaveCreek
Nominees may claim badges at YNOTawards.com/badge.htm and link them to the voting page.
For more information about the YNOT Awards, visit YNOTawards.com. To investigate sponsorship opportunities and ceremony reservations, email Kopita at [email protected] or ping ICQ 92418228.
