I run the "livecams" department at a porn company. AMA!

Recently there was an episode of Workaholics (which is a comedy that airs on Comedy Central) which revolved around the 3 guys falling in love with an actress over a livecam type of website.

When they found out that all 3 of them were in love with her,they did some detective work and figured out where she "lived",and when they found the "home" it turned out that it was an office building like any other and the "room" that she was filming from was just a small cubicle that was decorated to look like the corner of an average teenage girls room.

And the entire building housed 15+ livecam girls that were all in cubicles that was decorated differently and all ran on strict schedules and had rules like any other office.

Is that really what it's like? or do these girls actually broadcast from their home?

LOL, i love that episode. How workaholics depicts livecam girls is partly true. Girls can work from anywhere as long as they have a good fast internet connection and an HD cam. But yeah, there are "farms" out there with lesser known stars who are strictly camgirls.

So.. what about porn.com?

I'm assuming you guys have a farm based on the somewhat vague response.

Nah, we're just starting this weekly free livecam show thing, so we're just booking, booking and testing and making sure we do this right.

Do the girls seem to enjoy their jobs or are a lot of them doing it for unfortunate reasons-need the money badly etc.?

Honestly, it's half and half.

That's... a little sad.

There's sadness everywhere. Not just in the porn industry. There's a bunch, I'd say majority of people who dislike what they do for a living but do it anyway. The porn industry is just a cross-section of humanity's collective misery pie.

Well that jut made me even sadder.

Damn dude, I'm sorry. It's Friday, not my intention to be a buzzkillington. Reside in the happy fact that you're alive in a 1st world country (please be right) and know that it's all good in the hood. Just keep sharp, and work hard too and everything will be fine.

Do you ever get bored of naked people? Genuine question. I always ask cause I think it's interesting that you kind of work in an industry that's an occasional treat to most people.

Also, Annie or Britta on Community...who would you rather?

Oh jesus that's hard. But Annie wins out. I have a busty bookworm fantasy I guess. She's so smoking hot. We're a bunch of nerds in the biz and blog about her all of the time. Funny you should mention that. And hell yeah I be breakin' a piece off for Britta too.

Hmmm. Seeing naked bodies will never get old to me. When it's on my monitor and it usually almost always is, I see a dick or a gaping butthole and don't bat an eye. Pussy lips all day. I have become desensitized, at least to digital nudity.

What's the pay for a job like yours?

i make 50k ish

Can...can I have your job?

lol, learn social media/marketing/photoshop/writing skills and move to L.A!

I have those! I HAVE THOSE!

List of insider adult sites, you may not even have to move at all. * www.gfy.com * www.jbm.com

Well, he is a redditor, so he's probably got the social media, photoshop, and basic writing skills down.

Good points! By that rationale, all of you guys should visit www.gfy.com and score some sweet jobs

As an unemployed dude, thanks a lot!

Anytime dude, I know it's hard out there. Think of us as the "good guy porn company" lol.

www.GFY.com is a good insider site if you want to get a job working in adult.

I told her to lick the camera and she told me she won't. I'm amused, confused, aroused and disappointed all at once.

maybe you'll get lucky at the next show (4th of July)

Are there hot singles in my area waiting to meet me?

always

After working in porn all day, what do fap to?

probably the same stuff you do

Freak

all a matter of perspective

Sasha Grey.

Retired, but I'll try throwing money at her and see if she concedes

not sure if allowed to ask, but how much money do you guys toss out there for that type of thing?

I can't say but the amount of money is definitely worth their time

Who is porn.com owned by?

No doubt, someone had to shell out some cash for that domain!

Yeah I'm not at liberty to say but the price tag I think was upwards of 10 million? 20? Something like that. We were featured in forbes i think it was.

1. What's the most popular thing girls get asked to do?
2. Do you have any shemales working there?

• 1.) Shove a toy in the butthole
• 2.) Not at the moment, no, is there a big market for that? Or is that just your personal tastes?

It's just personal taste, however I do feel that there could be some big bucks in that, I mean like really good shemales, not half-assed amateurs.

Do the girls do the anal stuff alot?

Yeah, I'm thinking if we get a hot ladyboy, that should do the trick (there's a huge t-girl market www.tranny.com for example) Thanks for the suggestion!

If you end up getting one, you should get the ladyboy to fuck a real girl.

Kinky, i like it.

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that's not offensive considering the term 'shemale' is for transsexuals who work in the porn industry. But whatever.

This guy is right. Silly porn context.

What's your average bandwidth consumption? You guys running any load balancers?

Shit, this is where I feel stupid. That's a question for tech but I know we did a bunch of beta testing and it wasn't til a flood of redditors showed up that we started seeing broken connections and whatever the hell else goes wrong technologically. Answer: a lot?

Ah, the old reddit hug. It's the best.

You guys are like a swarm of internet traffic locusts lol (a compliment)

It's rather convenient for tech companies to have a free server stress test at the low, low cost of wide advertising.

You guys are almost like freelance marketers, only you don't get paid.

Do you ever tap into the shows at home to watch?

Oh yes.

Have you nutted at work? We're all friends here.

no but lots of dick slime on my thighs during my first month

What do your parents think of you working there?

They have no idea. My life, my rules.

Is there not a sinister side to this industry? Especially when cams are hosted abroad?
I've read it isn't always a financially challenged college babe, and is often a chinese sex slave racking in profits for a pimp.

Do you have any kind of screening process for this?

Whoa there. Give me a sec to scrub that image.

Well, I have no idea how cams work abroad, but here in the states, especially the major respected channels that we go through are really cool and flexible about performers. As long as they have fast internet and an HD webcam, they can host shows virtually anywhere.

And we hire pornstars through big L.A agencies so there's a lot of paperwork to ensure everything is on the up and up. CYA, as they say.

What does live cam mean?

"livecams" are live streaming shows with pornstars. You enter in chatroom-style and can ask her questions and of course, see her get freaky and play with herself.

What was by far the strangest livecam show you ever saw

I feel like this link best illustrates all of the disasters that can go on in a livecam show. It's totally fucked, guys.

http://www.efukt.com/21051_The_Camwhore_Awards.html

Yeah... I've seen efukt... Not going back there, thanks.

pay attention to this guy. heed his wise words.

that last one was sad :/

yeah it was..

What's the kinkiest thing you've ever done?

Had sex in a drive-thru as I was ordering at Wendy's then kept humping all the way home. Love those goddamn square burgers.

By working in a such company, what have you gained so far?

In this atypical career, I get to accomplish weird things like writing porn parodies, creating interactive games, virtual reality sex, develop apps, social media, and helping out a special someone realize their dream of directing a porn scene!

How did you get into this? Was it your intention or random occasion?

I majored in creative writing/marketing in school and got this job completely at random while searching for jobs online

Do you have an affiliate program I could promote?

Yes! www.PimpRoll.com is our main affiliate program. www.HostedTube.com too actually come to think of it.

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Not to me. And that was before I got this job. Heh. Dem college days is crazy, mane.

How did you get that job and why did you decide to get that job?

I found it randomly online and like everyone else in the world, I gotta do what I gotta do to get paid! I decided to take the job because it's FUN.

What sort of server/back end is porn.com run on? Databases, TBs of storage, OS, etc. I'm sure those servers are well endowed.

Shit, I have no idea about the backend but after beta testing, our servers can handle thousands of viewers. fingers crossed

ha. "backend"

hahahaha

What's the worst part of your job?

post-moderation. like a mad motherfucker

How long does this last? I don't get home from work until 6:30EST

ah, it's a one hour show

ah well I will miss it :( Hope It turns out well.

Damn! well thanks for the best wishes

I used to do web development for a number of adult sites, but not cams, except for a house cam site.. Do you get a lot of women having technical issues with their equipment, that you need to resolve?

Yeah we try to minimize those technical problems from occurring with lots of prior testing.

Can you make livejasmin stop popping up?

sorry, wrong company. they are bastards. but are effective bastards nonetheless.

FWIW Noon (PST) on a Friday seems like a bad time to do anything porn related (most people are at work)

Yeaahhhh, good point

I think of it as charity for us unemployed folk. Keeping up spirits and all that.

Hahaha. Porn hour for the proletariat?

I used to think that all the guys working behind the scenes would be douche bags but you're actually really respectable.

why thank you. and to you and the reddit community, I think you guys are the most progressive thing to happen to the internet. The idea of autonomy and dedication is really admirable. It's a wonder what people can accomplish when it comes to something they're truly passionate about. its like encarta versus wikipedia. take care bud.

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I feel like this link best illustrates all of the disasters that can go on in a livecam show

• http://www.efukt.com/21051_The_Camwhore_Awards.html

I need to know who's dick you had to suck to get the domain name Porn.com

Metaphorically? Nobody's.

I'm just saying, that domain name alone is worth a whole lot of money. I have a weird fascination with valuable domain names and who ones them. This was a somewhat serious question as to how you got your hands on it. Did your company have to buy it or did they register it a long time ago?

My boss scooped it up in the mid 90s along with www.teengirls.com, bigtits.com,maturewomen.com, and www.tranny.com

Do you ever take advantage of your own "assets"?

Edit: I meant does he jack it to his own site....

Nah we just find them, book 'em and make sure everything goes swimmingly

How old are you? have you experienced porn induced E.D.?

im at that wondeful wanderlust age of 32

Do tube sites make money? If so, how?

its all about internet trafific. www.trafficforce.com for a quick break down

Skin Diamond, Misty Stone, Justine Joli and Princess Donna are my faves atm.

duly noted!

What shampoo do you use?

i buy whatever man shampoo is on sale, always some derivative of axe or some shit

Please tell me at the 4th of July show they won't be sticking firecrackers in their asses. ^please

oh you just gave me a great idea

how much do you earn?

50k ish

Have you ever slept with somebody you did hire? (Camgirls etc) Just one time?

no but i wanted to so so badly

What color is your underwear?

Right now? Naked as a Jay bird yawns

Is there a secret porn mafia that will take you out if you try to enter the California porn business?

I ask for a friend...,

yeah don't mess with tony cilantro, he'll fuckin' kill ya

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thank you for the suggestion, i'll jot her down right now

Neither of the twitter accounts you linked has made any tweets verifying that they are doing an IAMA, so,...this isn't really proof.

Well, what would satisfy as proof. Come 3pm, you'll see I'm not lying.

The proof that I am referring to is to whether or not you indeed

run the "livecams" department at a porn company.

All IAMA's require proof.

Okay, check my twitter now. Hopefully that's sufficient

That works.

Thanks!

No problem!

nice best reddit topic whatever the fuck is called, for months

thanks dude!

Hi, Been around the scene for a while. Basically, your like a drug dealer, selling sex and you like to participate in the goods.

I feel sorry for you dude. Your never going to get married.

You are tainted by the job you do, it was cool at first, like porn, like a keyhole peeping thing, but after thousands of keyholes, then its just not exciting.

Good for you though, keep peeping and consuming.

In 30 years maybe or 20 or 10 it may be the reason why your life is not as it should be.

most ignorant comment here...congrats. What about his job makes him a bad person or destined to be alone? Everyone needs to make a living and hes doing so with something he enjoys and went to school for. The porn industry is huge and just because you are a part of it doesn't make you a bad person. I'm sorry that your 'morals' deem it unfit but what he does with his life is no ones concern but his and who he chooses to surround himself with.

Thanks for that.

Aw, I don't need your pity, fellow smut peddler! With all due respect, you don't know a goddamn thing about me and to make these presumptions are just...naive and ignorant. The only way you'd be able to make such an intimate, almost Nostradamus-like evaluations is if you knew me, and you don't. Just by reading what I write isn't a portal into who I am.

Good hunting, old boy.