 Sssh.com Logo | |
| Industry | Women's erotica |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 1, 1999 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Angie Rowntree (director, founder & CEO) |
| Website | sssh |
Sssh.com is a members-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]
Sssh.com is a porn for women (feminist pornography) and erotica site that features original HD erotic movies, original novels, audio plays, radio stations, VR applications, live events, and more. The site is run by women for a female audience. The sites content, including its movies, have all been inspired by its members, via surveys, which has been continually running for seventeen years[ when? ].[ citation needed ]
The focus of Sssh.com is on chemistry and mutual pleasure, with women in strong character roles taking control of their own pleasure. [2] 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." [3] [4]
At the 2013 Oscars, female nominees were given a free one-year VIP membership to the site as part of a gift bag. [5]
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Mindbrowse.com and SexTalkTuesday.com are websites produced by Sssh.com founder Angie Rowntree. [9]
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, [10] actress CoCo Brown, [11] adult director Holly Randall, [12] adult actress Kendra Sunderland, [13] Gigolos actor Garen James, [14] therapist Gloria Brame, [15] sex educator Ducky DooLittle, [16] adult actress Belle Knox, [17] author Midori, [18] and comedian Sara Benincasa. [19]
Mindbrowse.com hosts a live streaming show where professionals in the adult industry talk about issues facing the industry. [20] Past guests have included Nick Hawk, [21] Cindy Gallop, [22] Candida Royalle, Jacky St. James and Chauntelle Tibbals. [9] [20]
Sssh.com was featured in computational neuroscientist Ogi Ogas' book A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships. [23]
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, [2] Cosmopolitan, [24] CNBC, [25] Fox News, [26] and Time Magazine, [27] and Psychology Today. [28]
| Year | Ceremony | Result | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Alternative Website [29] |
| XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Specialty Site of the Year [30] | |
| 2013 | Sex Awards | Nominated | Hottest Sex Scene for Ellington [31] |
| Nominated | Favorite Adult Website [32] | ||
| XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Specialty Site of the Year [33] | |
| 2014 | AVN Awards | Nominated | Best Specialty Site of the Year [34] |
| Nominated | Best Web Release for Ellington[ citation needed ] | ||
| XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Specialty Site of the Year[ citation needed ] | |
| 2015 | XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Feminist Porn Release of the Year for Interlude [35] |
| Won | Best Alternative Website [36] | ||
| AVN Awards | Nominated | Best Alternative Website [37] | |
| 2016 | XBIZ Awards | Nominated | Adult Site of the Year for Women [38] |
| Nominated | Couples-Themed Release of the Year[ citation needed ] | ||
| Nominated | Marketing Campaign of the Year[ citation needed ] | ||
| AVN Awards | Nominated | Best Drama for Gone [39] | |
| Nominated | Best Alternative Website [40] | ||
| CineKink Film Festival | — | Gone Chosen as Official Selection [41] | |
| Swedish International Film Festival | Nominated | Gone Chosen as Official Selection [42] | |
| Los Angeles CineFest | Nominated | Gone Chosen as Official Selection [43] |
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