An adult website teased a racy concept for an 18+ coffee shop--and may have stumbled on a franchise.
Not long ago, a curious email arrived in my inbox. Apparently, xHamster, a juggernaut adult website, was launching a chain of adult-themed coffee shops. The first of its 18+ coffee shops would be in the San Fernando Valley, natch, and in Chatsworth, specifically, a neighborhood in the northwest sector known for churning out adult content. The stores would be called xHamster with Cream and would offer"adult-themed custom drinks and free, unfiltered WiFi.
I was surprised, but not exactly shocked. Clearly, porn had officially gone mainstream. The adult coffee shop would be the new, one more racy retail effort to corral customers. Annoyed there was no address listed for the new coffee shop, I emailed xHamster to get the details. And that's when Hawkins pointed out the entire thing was an April Fools' Day joke: The email had arrived April 1st. But I wasn't the only one who'd been intrigued by the 18-and-over coffee shop model.
As for me, personally, I'm a vice president at the company and help explore marketing and business opportunities. I also founded the xHamster Data Center to try to use the vast resources of data we have to try and help people understand sexuality better.Starbucks announced they'd be banning adult content from their WiFi
in response to protests from religious groups. The whole thing was a canard--there was never any real problem to be solved, no epidemic of Starbucks customers looking at adult content in public--but the company decided it wasn't worth the hassle, I suppose. Oddly, we found that there were plenty of people on xHamster who were producing videos at Starbucks.
So, internally, we talked about doing something that could raise awareness or encourage conversation. We're an adult site, so for us to be taken seriously on an issue, we need to show either data or humor. This seemed like a good way to do it.Well, we like to think that we did a good job! That's always the basis of a believable April Fools' Day prank.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Disneyland is getting ready to open a massive, $1-billion Star Wars theme park in CaliforniaJust over a year ago Disneyland's relationship with its hometown of Anaheim was tense. Now, the two sides have 'reset' ties as Disneyland prepares to open its largest single-themed land expansion ever: Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
Read more »
Michael Avenatti's coffee chain reportedly failed to pay $3 million in taxes, as the lawyer used the company's funds to pay his rent, shop at Neiman Marcus, and moreAvenatti allegedly transferred millions of Global Baristas' funds into his own accounts, using the money for rent and shopping at Neiman Marcus.
Read more »
A massive company most people have never heard of owns some of the most famous coffee and café chains in the world, including Panera Bread, Krispy Kreme, and Pret a MangerJAB Holding is owned by the secretive German Reimann family, which has a net worth at least $19 billion.
Read more »
Here comes Levi Strauss' first earnings report as a public company in nearly 35 years ...Levi Strauss, which returned to the public market last month, is scheduled to report quarterly earnings on Tuesday afternoon.
Read more »
Limo company operator indicted in crash that killed 20 people in upstate New YorkNauman Hussain was indicted by a grand jury on 20 counts of second-degree manslaughter and 20 counts of criminally negligent homicide, according to an official.
Read more »
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang says taxes on tech companies could pay for $1,000 monthly payment to every American adultPresidential candidate Andrew Yang says taxes on tech companies could pay for $1,000 monthly payment to every American adult.
Read more »
Israel Decriminalizes Adult Use Cannabis During CannaTech Conference In Tel AvivGetting high in the holy land is no longer considered a crime. Israel, which legalized medical marijuana over a decade ago, decriminalized adult use cannabis consumption as of April 1.
Read more »