[Larry] Flynt (the "Hustler" guy) and [Joe] Francis (the "Girls Gone Wild" dude) are asking the government for a $5 billion bailout, claiming the adult entertainment industry has taken a huge shot to the face because of the downturn -- citing the fact that XXX DVD sales are down 22% from a year ago.

Yes, times are tough all over. All snickering aside, the porn has had a key role in driving the mass adoption of new technologies. Imagine video resumes without streaming media? SaaS works fine for applicant tracking systems but it wouldn't be as prevalent had it not been for SaaS - Sex as a Service...and I'm not talking about Nevada.

While those in recruiting believe we are ahead of the curve as it relates to technologies such as social media - and rightly so - it might make sense to keep an eye on what the porn industry is doing to drive its business model and see how we can implement these strategies into recruiting.

The high margin and guaranteed demand for porn encourages its production early in the technology adoption cycle. Just when the market of early adopters is depleted, sexual content vastly expands the market for the device.

Remove the word porn and substitute it with talent; take out sexual content and instead use new talent pools.

Now stop snickering and start surfing... ;)