Sex at work? Just say no!

Is the sex industry online driving the Internet forward or dragging it down? That’s the question I was posed by a friend of mine, who just so happens to be that rare breed mix of academic, businessman and geek, as I lay in bed recovering from facial surgery last week. And before you ask, no I wasn’t having a nose job, facelift or sadly any other cosmetic procedure so there’s no need to replace the existing head and shoulders image accompanying my bio! But anyway, back to the interesting question at hand. I say interesting as, for me, the sex online question is not quite as black and white as it is for those on a moral crusade or championing sexual freedoms in the modern age. Geek that I am, I cannot help but look at the online adult industry from a purely technical perspective.