December 1, 2002

SO IT'S GOT THAT GOING FOR IT:

AUDIO: Is Pornography Driving Technology? (Brooke Gladstone, November 29, 2002, All Things Considered)
examines how the pornography industry has been a key driver in the development of new technology -- technology that eventually finds its way into widespread use.

It's not every NPR story that needs a parental warning, but this is a really interesting look at how pornography has driven new technologies, beginning with photography. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 1, 2002 9:42 AM
Comments

Actually it helped drive the popularity of the printing press too.

Posted by: M Ali Choudhury at December 1, 2002 10:22 AM

I think you'd have to call that erotica, rather than pornography.

Posted by: oj at December 1, 2002 10:54 AM

OJ--



The fact that this surprises you means you clearly haven't been consuming much porn over the past decade -- good man! Otherwise you would have seen DVDs, video conferencing, even secure online purchasing pioneered by the porn industry. Or so I'm told, ahem ahem.



BTW, do you know the difference between porn and erotica? Porn you read with only one hand.

Posted by: Charlie Murtaugh at December 1, 2002 10:41 PM
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