The purpose of this web analysis is to compare and contrast the design and content of two popular free pornography websites on the internet. According to a 2014 article published on nbcnews.com porn is a $97 billion industry. There are approximately 68 million daily pornographic search engine requests. Having one of the top pornographic websites on the internet could lead to very large advertising revenues so it is important to have it very well designed as well as have great content. On the opposite end of the industry, pornography can have many negative effects on its watchers such as negative effects on relationships and erectile dysfunction, more of which can be found on yourbrainonporn.com. Other negative aspects of porn can be underage …show more content…
Both sites open to a page with a black background full of thumbnails of various porn videos on the left side and bottom of the screen with an advertisement in the upper right corner of the screen. Both sites have a menu at the top giving options of categories, live or cam sex, premium HD, meet & fuck, and a search bar. Both sites have another menu across the top of the screen, though that displays links to websites that are part of the “Pornhub network”. There are differences in the organization of the videos however. The Redtube front page displays videos that have been freshly uploaded as of the current date even displaying, in minutes, how long ago a video was uploaded. Pornhub’s front page has their videos organized by category starting with what current viewers are watching, then moving on to hot videos in the United States, recently added XXX videos, then finishing off with a gallery of popular pornstars to choose from. Both sites finish with a menu at the bottom with standard links such as terms of service, FAQ, support, etc. Pornhub does offer more in that they also have a way to submit amateur porn for a portion of the ad revenue that your video brings in. When viewing videos each site had similar setups with the video on the left, ads on the right, and suggested videos below. All links checked out and there were no errors when navigating either page. Each page loaded with similar speed as