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==Controversy== |
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Advanced Video Communications, Inc., which runs Stickam, also runs a [[pornographic]] film company and at least 49 pornographic websites, many offering live-action video and targeting the Japanese market but based in the US due to Japanese laws restricting explicit nudity. Former vice president of Stickam, Alex Becker, claims that there is little-to-no separation between the operations in terms of management or employees, an accusation apparently backed up by internal company documents according to a recent article in the [[New York Times]]. Alex Becker also stated that thousands of customer service and abuse report messages were routinely deleted without being read or responded to, and that the company is not properly conscientious regarding online sexual predators. However, the company strongly denies these allegations. Scott Flacks, vice president for Marketing at Stickam, called Becker's claims "retaliatory" due to an inability to agree to a contract due to a dispute over intellectual property and that he plans to set up his own competing site. Flacks also stressed the company's emphasis on security and removing improper material, as well as comparing the situation to that of Disney and Disney's subsidiary Touchstone Pictures, which produces movies that include some with significant adult content. Adding to the confusion is the apparent lack of a revenue stream for Stickam, which does not charge users nor include advertising, yet shares office space and possibly employees with one of the sex sites, DxLive, which brings in approximately US$220,000 per day, as well as the minimal publicly available information on the owner of Advanced Video Communications, Japanese billionaire Wataru Takahashi. <ref>Stone, Brad.Stone, Brad. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/technology/11video.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all "Accuser Says Web Site for Teenagers Has X-Rated Link"] New York Times. C1, C4. July 11, 2007 |
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Revision as of 04:27, 17 July 2007
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Type of site | Social Networking |
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| Owner | Advanced Video Communications, Inc. |
| Created by | Advanced Video Communications, Inc. |
| URL | http://www.stickam.com |
Stickam is a social networking website that features user-submitted pictures, audio, video, and most prominently, live webcam chat, a unique feature. Additionally, it allows users to embed their streaming webcam feeds into other web sites via a Flash player.[1] Stickam is operated by Advanced Video Communications, Inc., an internet communications company founded in 2004.[2]
According to Alexa Internet, its rank in the list of most-visited web sites was hovering around 3,000th as of March 16, 2007.
Due to the privacy concerns associated with webcam chat, Stickam requires a minimum age of 14 to sign up, and has large warnings on many pages advertising their no-tolerance policy of explicit content.
Controversy
Advanced Video Communications, Inc., which runs Stickam, also runs a pornographic film company and at least 49 pornographic websites, many offering live-action video and targeting the Japanese market but based in the US due to Japanese laws restricting explicit nudity. Former vice president of Stickam, Alex Becker, claims that there is little-to-no separation between the operations in terms of management or employees, an accusation apparently backed up by internal company documents according to a recent article in the New York Times. Alex Becker also stated that thousands of customer service and abuse report messages were routinely deleted without being read or responded to, and that the company is not properly conscientious regarding online sexual predators. However, the company strongly denies these allegations. Scott Flacks, vice president for Marketing at Stickam, called Becker's claims "retaliatory" due to an inability to agree to a contract due to a dispute over intellectual property and that he plans to set up his own competing site. Flacks also stressed the company's emphasis on security and removing improper material, as well as comparing the situation to that of Disney and Disney's subsidiary Touchstone Pictures, which produces movies that include some with significant adult content. Adding to the confusion is the apparent lack of a revenue stream for Stickam, which does not charge users nor include advertising, yet shares office space and possibly employees with one of the sex sites, DxLive, which brings in approximately US$220,000 per day, as well as the minimal publicly available information on the owner of Advanced Video Communications, Japanese billionaire Wataru Takahashi. [3]
External links
- Stickam.com Stickam Homepage
- Alexa Internet: Stickam.com
- Interview with Hideki Kishioka and Aaron Novak of Stickam, via socalTECH.com
References
- ^ "Video sharing sites get more daring". International Herald Tribune. January 2, 2007.
- ^ "Stickam gives free boost for bloggers". Financial Times. February 13, 2006.
- ^ Stone, Brad.Stone, Brad. "Accuser Says Web Site for Teenagers Has X-Rated Link" New York Times. C1, C4. July 11, 2007
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