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Browsing the web these days, everywhere you go - you see some image of sex. Whether it's YouTube's most viewed videos, Google Search, or any other media outlet - an image of a partially dressed women, or an ad for a AdultFriend finder will be shown very frequently. Most people try to hide themselves from this crude content stating that is immoral, but in hindsight actually view these sites on a frequent basis. The internet used to be a goldmine of information ready at our finger tips where a child could learn about the World, but now it is turned into a landfill of pornography. What happened? Naturally, one would be correct to be assume that the phrase "Sex Sells" is 100% when it comes to Internet media. Take a spelling show and place a pretty attractive girl on it with a whole lot of cleavage and it instantly becomes an overnight hit. When I see this activity on the Internet, the first thing I think of is that all Internet users are probably male, and are just clicking for a good time. Because, we all make the stereotype that men enjoy pornography over women. Think about it - I would guess that 80% of all pornography on the Internet is advertised toward males. I mean, no offense to HotForWords or Tania but I seriously doubt that people view their videos for their content - I mean, I speak for myself and most other viewers. I honestly believe that 9 out of 10 guys would choose the product with a woman showing Cleavage than a product with a woman showing no cleavage. But according to research, there are more female internet users than men in a study completed in 2006. According to the report, the women outweigh the men 51.6% to 48.4%. So if Internet users are mainly Women, are we incorrect with our assumption about the stereotypes toward pornography? You may think that I am getting off topic here - but I promise you that it all comes full circle soon. My main point is the sex sells content more than any other advertising variable. Doesn't matter if you a women or man, seeing that contact turns you into Curious George and you want to see it. When it comes to sex on the Internet, it becomes "uni-sex", or appealing to everyone no matter what gender you are. The Internet acts like this invisiable shield where you can view things in private without people judging you. You could have NO talent what-so-ever, and your a girl who shows some skin, and you'll get viewership. For us men, we don't have this advantage - and we instantly loose. To the world - the people who create these videos and blog are portrayed as geeks, but once the geek is exposed as female, we jump faster than a bunny rabbit. If I never disclosed who I am, but instead said my name was Gregoria Avola and I was female tech geek - I guarantee that this blog would have tons of hits per day. People love the unusual, especially if it can be translated toward sex. So how sex changed the Internet? Well - the better question is how has the Internet changed sex? Sex has become more public and transparent through the adaption of Internet. Adult social networks are popping up like grass in the summer, while most Adult social networks are actually merging over to Facebook and Twitter. If you advertise that your site has "sex appeal" - people will start coming like a flock of sheep with no purpose. Does the content even matter anymore? I once heard a story that a attractive foreign woman started posting diaries in a non-English language and received over 1 million views. Most of the comments were English, so I am wondering if they even understood what she was saying. The Internet is a wonderful place to share and discover information about things you would never thought you would find. However, Sex has changed that. Sure you can find out the same information but it scattered through a web. I could write stories on blog that would interest you, but if I don't include the tag "sex" in this post, you might never have seen it.  So in closing, how has Sex changed the Internet? It redefined that essence what the Internet does, which is sharing information. Instead of sharing information, users are just attracted the part of the Internet that heightens their curiosity - the Sex.