National A-1 Internet and HotMovies.com welcome the opportunity to work closely with AVN. Partnering with HotMovies.com both as a sponsor and as the operator of AVNVOD.com shows that the most respected adult industry publication joins the long list of those who recognize that pay-per-minute and digital delivery are the future for adult content.

National A-1 Internet and HotMovies.com welcome the opportunity to work closely with AVN. The AVN Entertainment Expo and the AVN Awards(R) are two of the most important events in the business and our sponsorship and association with AVN will definitely boost the HotMovies.com brand.

This is an enormously exciting opportunity to grow content businesses that combine the unique capabilities of the internet with the art and science of traditional programming.

More important is the opportunity to up-sell Comcast high-speed Internet access. You're getting this subscriber base to bring their own access, and Comcast can sell them cable-modem service pretty aggressively.

We think the high correlation between Internet users and mobile phone ownership suggests an opportunity for wireless services or applications that can link aspects of personalization across multiple Internet platforms. Still, it will be crucial for companies to let consumers know just how they can leverage personalization opportunities across multiple access devices to their benefit.

The window of opportunity for Internet startups to get in before the big guys is closed in most cases. There's a difference these days from the heady early days. The cost of entry is getting higher by the week, and the venture-capital firms are more rigorous about their funding decisions.