Thanks to falling prices on digital videocameras and user-friendly web site development platforms, tons of folks are now trying their hand at running Internet porn sites.
By Christian Martère

    We love great porn sites, but the one thing we love even more is a top-notch porn site that offers a terrific deal. Thanks to falling prices on digital videocameras and user-friendly web site development platforms, tons of folks are now trying their hand at running Internet porn sites. As a result, the competition has become fierce –which has translated to increased value for consumers. From bundled porn sites to free trials that cost almost nothing, Internet porn sites are using a variety of methods to introduce you to their great content. The only down side is the fact that lackluster porn sites can also use the same methods. To help you separate the wheat from the chaff, we’ve put together this list of outstanding deals. There are too many of them to cover in one article, so think of this as an ongoing series. Our first installment should keep you busy until we compile the next batch. Enjoy!

DIRTIER BY THE DOZEN: BUNDLED PORN SITE DEALS
    Bundling together  multiple sites under one membership umbrella is one way in which porn companies have been able to create additional value for consumers. Sometimes the sites will all be related, offering more of the same type of content. Other times they will be completely different in order to provide a wide array of choices. It all comes down to what you’re looking for. When similar sites are bundled, this can be a great opportunity for fans of a specific genre. Joining more than one porn site can quickly become very expensive, but bundling makes this possible for just one membership fee. 8Teen Boy, Spank This, and Frat Boy are well known sites that share one thing in common: Helix Studios. Helix is known for many things, but one of their specialties is twinks. For less than $1 a day, you get unlimited access to all their sites (including four more). All in all, you get five weekly updates, over 1300 clips, DRM-free downloads, and a 30% discount on DVDs purchased from the online store.
    Badpuppy is one of the oldest, largest, and best network sites in existence. Since 1996, the Badpuppy network has grown to include over 30 sites. Among them are the official sites of popular porn stars such Jeff Palmer, Austin Brody, and Shane Slater – plus many top amateur sites like Club Amateur USA, Boys On The Net, and Hidden Gay Cams. On top access to all of those sites, one of the most exciting features of Badpuppy is their original content.
    Overall, Badpuppy members end up with daily photo gallery updates, live sex shows, and a vast library of Video On Demand titles – plus access to 30+ excellent sites.
    If you’re into exclusive models, exclusive content, and weekly updates featuring boy-next-door types, you can’t go wrong with a Next Door Pass. They cater to a straight and gay audience with their models mingling between the gay and straight world, some- times mixing it up with some really hot bi content! The models are all jocks with boyish looks, lean bodies, and an insatiable appetite for sex. For the price of any one of these sites, you get unlimited access to seven more sites, at no additional cost. This includes the popular Next Door series, as well as Tommy D, Mason Wyler, Cody Cummings (See sidebar for more information about a special deal to these three sites), Nude Male Dancers, and Stroke That Dick.
    All that sex can leave your head reeling. Thankfully, there’s a refreshing site that offers the same sex but with a comedic edge. Jason Curious has been host of one of the longest running shows, The Jason Sechrest Show, focusing on the adult entertainment news, reports, interviews, and a VOD theater with all the current gay porn titles available for streaming. Jason Curious is stocked with tons of information about the adult industry, a fantastic blog, and keen insights into the gay porn industry and its most popular models and studios. For a nominal monthly fee, you can be up-to-date on the daily happenings of all your favorite stars. On this site you’ll find exclusive content about Falcon Studios, Chi Chi LaRue’s Channel 1 Releasing, Hot House, and Raging Stallion.

WHATEVER YOU WANT / WHENEVER YOU WANT IT: THE VIDEO-ON-DEMAND REVOLUTION
    Advancements in technology are quickly changing the way we consume our entertainment. Major video rental chains such as Blockbuster have suffered huge losses in recent times, thanks largely to video-on-demand services offered via cable TV providers and the Internet. The porn world has always been quick to embrace new technologies, helping to speed their adoption even in the mainstream. When video-on- demand, the Internet, and porn content met, it was a revolution – and since then, things have never been the same. Thanks to V.O.D., we are now freed from the dreaded walk of shame to our local adult bookstores to get porn content. In addition, the convenience of browsing at home 24/7 can’t be beat. Besides the basic technology itself, V.O.D. has also brought about other innovations – such as the ability to buy porn content piecemeal. We can now choose to buy an entire film, an individual scene, or by-the-minute viewing credits. In addition, we can pay to download content for offline viewing, with or without DRM restrictions. We can even download “virtual rentals” that are time-limited. This flexibility has created enormous value for consumers by allowing us to pick and choose what we want, providing us with an inexpensive way to try before we buy. As a consequence, it has also changed the way studios create and market their content. For example, in the past you would expect a physical porn DVD to have a few great scenes, along with a few less-than- stellar ones. In today’s V.O.D. world, however, we’re not forced to buy the bad scenes along with the good ones – so everything the studios create needs to be good if they want it to sell.
    One of the biggest providers of Video on Demand is AEBN. With over 75 categories to choose from and thousands of titles in their catalogue, having an AEBN subscription is like having your own personal porn Library of Congress. Setting up a user account, browsing all the titles, and watching previews is free. To watch films or scenes, you just purchase viewing credits. The site uses the new Silverlight Media Player, which is compatible with both Mac and PCs – and they even offer HD content. If you’ve ever wished there was a gay porn version of Netflix, this is it.
    Another one of the best V.O.D. services is Naked Sword. What makes Naked Sword unique, however, is the fact that you just pay one monthly subscription fee to watch all the porn you want. Forget about managing minutes, because this is the all-you-can-eat buffet of gay porn! Naked Sword has partnered with fifteen major studios to bring you a huge selection of classic titles along with all the most recent releases. You also get live sex shows, an entertaining blog, interviews with big-name porn stars, original web series like Dirty Tricks and the Tim and Roma Show, and more.
    Male Flixxx is another excellent V.O.D. that is focused on hardcore gay videos. Those with a flair for hardcore porn will definitely appreciate the wide selection that this site has to offer. Homoactive TV is a relatively new site online that offers a great selection of European titles that are available for streaming or download. In addition, you can also purchase physical copies of your favorite titles on DVD with no charge for shipping, no matter where in the world they are shipped. They also offer a rewards program that gives you credit for purchases. If you’re into gay amateur content, Gay Hot Movies is the V.O.D. service to try thanks to their extensive selection and great service.
    You truly can’t go wrong with any of these V.O.D. sites. Which one you choose is really just a question of which one provides exactly what you’re looking for.

THREE SITES, THREE DAYS, THREE DOLLARS... :MASON WYLER BRINGS US THE ULTIMATE THREEWAY
    Package deals that offer access to multiple sites can be perplexing. That’s because of the fact that when they are bad, they can be pathetic. But when they are good, the value can be almost overwhelming. If you’re a regular Cybersocket reader, you’ll know that we’ve had our eyes on Mason Wyler, Cody Cummings, and Tommy D. for a long time. We’ve sung each of their praises before, and whenever we’ve tried to imagine our ultimate porn dream team, these three have all been included. That’s why we were so intrigued when we heard that they had teamed up to offer a three-day membership to all three sites for just $3.
    Mason Wyler is best known for being a country boy with a perpetually hard cock. He’s featured alongside some of the hottest men in porn under the Next Door Studio brand name. He’s featured some great twosomes and even some scorching three-ways that appeal to our horny sensibilities. But Mason understands that the economy is slowing business down, so he’s offering a three-way that’s bound to appeal to our tightly-guarded wallet.
    What Mason Wyler’s site offers is much bigger than that. He’s teamed up with his buddies at Next Door to bring you full access to three sites: Mason Wyler, Cody Cummings, and Tommy D. If you’re a full-fledged gay porn connoisseur, those names will definitely ring a bell for being well-designed websites with even hotter content. Right now, for three days and for only $3, you can check out the high quality that these sites have to offer.
    Though all three offer three similar jocks, their sites and content couldn’t be anymore different. Tommy D, a straight stud with a knack for gay sex is comfortable in front of the camera whether he’s having sex with a fellow buddy or a hot girl. Cody Cummings is a little more on the straight side, opting for a lot of bisexual content on his site, but you can’t get enough of his trim, chiseled body. Additionally, he’s now becoming more open to same-sex action in front of the camera, so now it the time to check out this site. Mason’s wild and kinky personality rounds out this perfect trio.
    All three sites offer state-of-the- art high definition videos, high-resolution photo sets and the ability to download all this content without limits and without any DRM restrictions. Each site has a vast library of new content and archived clips, so with all that porn to look through in three days, you might spend 72 hours in front of your computer with your hand down your pants!

SOMETIMES YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR: GETTING BACK TO BASIC VALUE
    Sometimes a product is so good that it almost sells itself. For example, have you ever heard of a London-based travel agency called Earth? Most people haven’t, and that’s just how they like it. They’re actually one of the most successful travel agencies in the world, but they never advertise. On their website, you’ll only find a short slideshow informing you that, “Membership is currently limited to recommendations from existing clients or by invitation.” When you’ve got something that is best in its class, you don’t have to resort to gimmicks. That’s a pretty extreme example, but it’s got some parallels in gay porn where some of the best sites don’t bother with crazy offers or tons of “bonus” content. On the other hand, sometimes sites with lackluster content will do almost anything to get your attention. That’s not to say that there aren’t excellent sites that offer bonus content and extra goodies. Indeed, there are – and that’s why it can be so confusing to know which sites to trust. In this section we’ll focus on sites that stick to the good, old- fashioned (but never outdated) sales model of simply providing the highest quality content at a very reasonable price, with no tricks.
    Lucas Kazan doesn’t go in for gimmicks or package deals, but they do offer subscribers an amazing online experience that stays true to their brand’s reputation for gorgeous models, expert cinematography, and hot sex.  The slickly designed site is easy to use, uncluttered, and full of top- notch, exclusive content.
    Another site known for its unmatched content is suit-and-tie porn site Menatplay. This European website explores the allure of men in suits (and out of them) in a way that has come to define the genre. When you join Menatplay, you don’t gain access to a dozen other suit-and-tie porn sites that rehash the same models – but you do get beautiful porn content that you can’t find anywhere else in the world. They offer pristine, high-resolution photo sets and full-length, hi-definition video clips of men in suits giving in to their most base desires.
    If you like your men masculine and perhaps a little beefier, hairier, and raunchier, you can never go wrong with the Hot House Backroom. This legendary porn studio has crafted a member site that offers a regular schedule of live shows featuring well-known performers, a large archive of past live shows, clips from their award-winning films, web-exclusive content, and much more. There’s no need for gimmicky extras, because this mega-studio has it all right on their own site.
    Randy Blue has become synonymous with beautiful guys and hot sex. Rather than emulating the cookie-cutter, generic stereotypes that are far too prevalent in gay porn, the talented photographers of Randy Blue follow their own instincts when recruiting new models. The result is fresh and surprising content featuring unique guys. Rather than following trends in gay porn, Randy Blue start them. Everything about the site and its content is designed to enhance the user experience. With their weekly updates, feature-length videos, live shows, and much more there’s no need to dangle carrots in front of potential subscribers. The content speaks for itself and would still be reasonable at twice the price.
    If you’ve been disappointed by gay porn sites that didn’t offer the quality you were expecting, it might be time to get back to basics. With their perfect mix of reasonable prices and superior content, the sites just mentioned are hard to beat.

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