San Francisco, CA (1888PressRelease)
September 01, 2008 - Unseen has announced today immediate availability of the Beta version of its online grassroots erotica marketplace service at http://unseen.tv. Over the past six months, since its Alpha launch on March 1, 2008, the site has grown to 14,000 daily visits and 400 registered users. Over the next several months of Beta, Unseen expects to implement important monetization features and launch a dedicated marketing plan designed to exceed the word of mouth and Craigslist ads it has hitherto relied upon.
Unseen sees its business in providing a pro-to-consumer on-line marketplace connecting individual producers of erotica art content and the vast army of consumers of such content, presently served by the borderline illegal cyber-porn operators. Unseen aims to combine the commercial success of cyber-porn and the cult-like loyalty of alt-porn with its principles of cultural richness, inclusiveness, and law-obedience. Artists of all media and experience levels, whose work ranges from erotically-charged intellectual satire to home-grown amateur porn, are welcome as contributors.
Unseen hopes to demystify personal expressions of intimacy by offering a sophisticated intellectual platform which dismisses typical online content factories as soulless money propositions in a space that could not be more personal. The company's strong ethical foundation is equally matched by its technical sophistication. Unseen estimates the size of the grassroots erotica industry at $5 billion.
While passing the 6-month mark, Unseen is preparing itself to scale. Early indications of repeat visitor traffic corroborate the company's confidence in its suite of technical innovations, like the truly open weighted tagging system, which enables progressively accurate and adaptive search results. Registered site visitors may set preferences to personalize their viewable content. Customizable preferences include media type, sexual orientation, and hardness of the content. Visitors have the ability to interact directly with the artists, complimenting the work, asking questions, or even making specific content requests. The site also features a social networking dimension which enables direct interaction between various actors, such as matching models and artists.
Contributing artists will soon have the ability to earn revenue through three distinct monetization streams. They will be able to sell their physical works of art, create subscription-based premium galleries, and enable high-resolution files to be purchased as printable pieces.
Unseen partner Raina Gustafson, a painter and printmaker herself, says, "This is truly a clean, well-lighted place for erotica, one where artists can comfortably share their visions, relate to one another, and not feel marginalized."
Unseen's founder Igor Urisman echoes: "Our inspiration has been Victoria's Secret, which in just a matter of 15 years disabused the seedy catalog operators from their stronghold on lingerie, and brought it right into America's malls and bedrooms."
About Unseen: Unseen is owned and operated by Liquid Amber, a California corporation located in Berkeley, Ca.
For more information about this topic or to schedule an interview with an Unseen spokesperson, please contact Raina Gustafson via raina ( @ ) unseen dot tv or 480.242.4325.
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