Sssh.com
| Industry | Women's erotica |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Angie Rowntree (Director, Founder & CEO) |
| Website |
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Sssh.com is a member’s only female erotica site and the first “Porn for Women” website to be recognized by the mainstream adult industry, winning the XBIZ Award for Best Alternative Website.[1]
History
Sssh.com is a women’s porn and erotica site that features original HD erotic movies, Original Novels, Audio Plays, Radio Station, VR World, live events and more. The site is run by women for a female audience.[2] The sites content including its movies have all been inspired by its member, via the sites survey, which has been continually running for seventeen years.[3]
The focus of Sssh.com is on chemistry and mutual pleasure, with women in strong character roles taking control of their own pleasure.[4] Founder Angie Rowntree said, “I launched Sssh.com in 1999, for a very simple reason: When I looked around the web at all the different porn sites, and looked around the adult video market at all the different titles and series, I didn’t see much which would appeal to women.”[5][6]
At the 2013 Oscars, female nominees were given a free one-year VIP membership to the site as part of a gift bag.[7]
Productions
- Gone is a story about love and loss in small town America. Critic Rich Moreland stated, “Angie Rowntree and Sssh.com deserve congratulations for perhaps the most thoughtful and significant porn film this reviewer has ever seen. It stands alone in defining adult film as art.”[8] Madeline Blue was nominated for XBIZ’s “Best Actress – Couples Release” for her role in the film.[9]
- Ellington is a Cinderella story of Cindy Ellington, who is taken advantage of by her stepmother. Her college friend, Joe Prince, tries to help and a romance develops.[10] The movie was featured on ABC’s Nightline.[4]
Education
Mindbrowse.com and SexTalkTuesday.com are websites produced by Sssh.com founder Angie Rowntree.[11]
Sex Talk Tuesday is every Tuesday from 3-4PM EST. Each show has a guest moderator who asks questions. Participants share their thoughts and opinions on sex. Past guest moderators have included comedian Margaret Cho,[12] actress CoCo Brown,[13] Holly Randall,[14] adult actress Kendra Sunderland,[15] Showtime’s “Gigolo” actor Garen James,[16] Gloria Brame,[17] Ducky DooLittle,[18] Belle Knox,[19] Midori,[20] and Sara Benincasa.[21]
Mindbrowse.com hosts a live streaming show where professionals in the adult industry talk about issues facing the industry.[22] Past guests have included Nick Hawk,[23] Cindy Gallop,[24] Candida Royalle, Jacky St. James and Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals.[25][26]
Sssh.com was featured in computational neuroscientist Dr. Ogi Ogas’ book A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships.[27]
Media
Sssh.com founder Angie Rowntree is a frequent panel discussion participant at adult industry trade shows, and has been profiled by major media outlets including ABC’s Nightline,[4] Cosmopolitan,[28] CNBC,[29] Fox News,[30] and Time Magazine,[31] and Psychology Today.[32]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Result | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Alternative Website[33] |
| XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Specialty Site of the Year[34] | |
| 2013 | Sex Awards | Nominated | Hottest Sex Scene for Ellington[35] |
| Nominated | Favorite Adult Website[36] | ||
| XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Specialty Site of the Year[37] | |
| 2014 | AVN Awards | Nominated | Best Specialty Site of the Year[38] |
| Nominated | Best Web Release for Ellington[39] | ||
| XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Specialty Site of the Year[39] | |
| 2015 | XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Feminist Porn Release of the Year for Interlude[40] |
| Won | Best Alternative Website[41] | ||
| AVN Awards | Nominated | Best Alternative Website[42] | |
| 2016 | XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Adult Site of the Year for Women[43] |
| Nominated | Couples-Themed Release of the Year[40] | ||
| Nominated | Marketing Campaign of the Year[40] | ||
| AVN Awards | Nominated | Best Drama for Gone[44] | |
| Nominated | Best Alternative Website[45] | ||
| CineKink Film Festival | N/A | Gone Chosen as Official Selection[39] | |
| Sweden International Film Festival | Nominated | Gone Chosen as Official Selection[46] | |
| Los Angeles Cine-Fest | Nominated | Gone Chosen as Official Selection[46] | |
References
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- ↑ "Best porn women". YourTango. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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- 1 2 3 "Mommy porn revolution women seek erotica written woman". ABC News. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Interview with Angie Rowntree of sssh.com". Porn Corporation. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Popular porn for women". Refinery29.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sssh.com Screaming O Add Buzz and Smiles to Oscar Gift Bags". AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Gone an illuminated sacrifice". 3hattergrindhouse.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "A nice girl who howls at the moon part four making magi". 3hattergrindhouse.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ellington Trailer". eroticscribes.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mindbrowse.com". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sex Talk Tuesday- Margaret Cho". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "CoCo Brown- Xbiz.com". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Holly Randall". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Kendra Sunderland". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Garen James Xbiz.com". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Therapist Dr Gloria Brame is SexTalkTuesday Moderator". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Ducky DooLittle to Guest Moderate SexTalkTuesday". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Duke Porn Star Belle Knox to Host SexTalkTuesday". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "SexTalkTuesday to Welcome Guest Moderator Midori". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Comedian Sara Benincasa to Moderate SexTalkTuesday". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mindbrowse.com". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sssh.Com Interviews Nick Hawk from Showtime's Gigolos". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "MakeLoveNotPorn Co-Founder Tagged for Women in Porn Debate". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mindbrowse.com at Xbiz.com". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "mindbrowse". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sssh.com Prominently Featured in Top 10 Amazon.com Sex Book A Billion Wicked Thoughts". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Meet the married couple who created a safe way to search for porn". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Angie Rowntree". CNBC. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "From deep throat to lovelace how porn industry has changed". FOX News. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Angie Rowntree". Time Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "The triggers sexual desire pt-2 what's erotic women". Psychologytoday. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "2012- Best Alternative Website". Business AVN. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "sssh.com picks up xbiz award nomination for site of the year". Tonybatman.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Hottest Sex Scene for Ellington". The Sex Awards. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Favorite Adult Website". The Sex Awards. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Specialty Site of the Year". Xbiz.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ XBIZ. "Wasteland Studios Garner Five 2014 XBIZ Awards Nominations". XBIZ. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 3 CineKink. "sector king zulu king + gone". cinekink. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 3 XBIZ. "Sssh.com is Nominated for Two 2015 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ XBIZ. "Sssh.com Receives 2015 XBIZ Award for Adult Site of the Year – Alternative". XBIZ. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ "Sssh.Com Receives AVN Nom for 'Best Alternative Website'". business.avn.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ XBIZ. "Sssh.com Garners 5 XBIZ Award Nominations". XBIZ. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Sssh.com's 'Gone' Draws Nomination For Best Drama In AVN Awards". business.avn.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Sssh.com Receives AVN Nomination for Best Alternative Website". business.avn.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- 1 2 http://www.wonderfilms.org/awards-and-festivals/