Cybersocket Annouces 2013 Award Winners

The annual Cybersocket Web Awards, the only event of its kind honoring the best GLBT websites, last week honored outstanding websites recognized for achievements in both Surfers Choice and Industry Choice categories.

The awards show, which took place Wednesday evening at The Factory in West Hollywood, attracted a large turnout at the nightclub. And XBIZ World magazine, which covers the online adult space, this year received the Best Webmaster Resource award.

Sister Roma provided red-carpet interviews, Jackie Beat emceed the awards and DJ Chi Chi LaRue and DJ Pornstar provided the music before, during and after the festivities, which was followed by the XBIZ 360° Digital Media Conference last week.

Following are recipients of the Cybersocket Web Awards.

Industry Choice Awards

Best Affiliate Program: Video Secrets
Best Billing Company: Epoch
Best Content Producer: Lucas Entertainment
Best Alternative Billing Company: NETbilling
Best Hosting Company: Webair
Best Webmaster Resource: XBIZ
Best White Label: AWEmpire
Business Person of the Year: Lisa Turner from Badpuppy
Company of the Year: MyGayCash

Surfers Choice Awards

Best Video Site: Men.com
Best European-Themed Site: MenAtPlay
Best Ethnic-Themed Site: ItsGonnaHurt
Best New Site: DylanLucas
Best Free Site: MenOntheNet
Best Massage Site: Massage M4M
Best Fetish Site: StraightBoysFucking, NakedMarine
Best Sex Scene: "The Yoga Orgy From Project Go Go Boy, Final episode" (CockyBoys)
Movie of the Year: The Cage by Hotstuds (Helix Studios, directed by Keith Miller)
Best Video-on-Demand Site: NakedSword
Best Newcomer: Derek Parker
Best Porn Star: Dean Monroe
Best Personality: Austin Wilde
Best Live Cam Site: Cam4
Best Amateur Webcam: Str8Cam
Best Escort Site: Rentboy
Best Hookup Site: Manhunt
Best Novelties Site: Fleshjack
Best Blog: QueerClick
Best Mobile Site: Scruff, Men4SexMobile
Hall of Fame for Excellence Award: Randy Whitley of Randy Blue

Fleshlight Girl Tera Patrick to Host Xbiz Awards 2013

XBIZ is pleased to announce adult film superstar Tera Patrick as the official host of the industry awards event of the year, the 2013 XBIZ Awards, presented by Fleshlight, on Jan. 11, 2013, in Los Angeles.

Patrick is widely regarded as one of the most successful adult film stars of all time with dozens of best-selling movies as both a performer and producer to go with countless magazine covers during her remarkable career. While she retired from performing and producing in 2008, this year Patrick has begun doing select projects in the industry again and has her sights set on making the 2013 XBIZ Awards a historic occasion.

"I am beyond thrilled and honored and can't wait to host the biggest awards event of the year!” Patrick said. “This is my second time I have had the pleasure of working with and hosting this event. Thank you for having me back XBIZ!"

In becoming one of the few stars in X-rated history whose popularity has transcended adult entertainment, Patrick’s achievements include being the only woman to ever be featured on the covers of both Playboy and Penthouse magazines simultaneously as well as landing multiple covers of FHM. She also published a best-selling memoir in 2009 called "Sinner Takes All."

“Tera is the type of star that comes along once in a generation,” said Dan Miller, managing editor of XBIZ. “With her incredible beauty, undeniable charisma and unmistakable passion for her profession, she has risen to a place in adult entertainment history where few have ventured before her.”

Alec Helmy, founder and president of XBIZ, said that Patrick was the ideal choice to usher in a new era of the industry’s most extravagant awards gala.

“Tera Patrick is simply spectacular,” Helmy said. “Her unparalleled achievements in the industry are rivaled only by her exceptional professionalism and tireless commitment to excellence in everything she does. We couldn't be more excited to have Tera host the most elaborate XBIZ Awards show in our organization's history.”

Glitz, glamour and the biggest personalities in the world of adult entertainment have made the XBIZ Awards the most prestigious symbol of industry success. The star-studded event attracts A-list movers and shakers of the multibillion-dollar adult entertainment industry, generating buzz throughout the business and mainstream media. With an expanded list of more than 150 award categories, the 2013 XBIZ Awards show is set to feature the most expansive array of honors in the show’s history.

The gala will culminate an unprecedented series of six grand-slam industry events dubbed XBIZ 360°, which gets underway on Jan. 9 in L.A.

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The Urban X Awards Celebrates Ethnic Porn

Taking place on Saturday July 21, 2012 will be the 5th Annual Urban X Awards and Dinner Gala at The Odyssey in Granada Hills, CA, which has been described at "sexy, exciting and always provocative.”

Coming together again to host this year's show is the "Black Barbie of Porn," Nyomi Banxxx and AVN Award winning director, Alexander Devoe. Attendees to previous years awards shows includes the likes of adult films stars Priya Rai, Lexington Steele, Pinky, Roxy Reynolds, Sara Jay, Phoenix Marie, Lisa Ann, Cherokee D'Ass, Olivia O'Lovely, Sean Michaels, Kristina rose, Mr. Marcus, Super Star XXX, Jada Fire, Jack Napier, Misty Stone, Julia Ann, TS Madison, Asa Akira and many more.

Urban X Awards was founded in 2008 by Giana Taylor. Her vision was to bring to the adult industry's attention that interracial and ethnic adult film was not a niche to set to the side, but a market that widely contributed to the lure of adult entertainment; therefore, it should be celebrated and awarded as such. After the success of the 1st Urban X Awards Show (then known as the Urban Spice Awards), every awards show since has earned critical acclaim and been deemed one of the most anticipated awards shows.

Visit the 5th Annual Urban X Awards site for tickets and more information.

http://www.urbanxawards.com