Violet Blue (author)
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{{About||the adult film actress who previously used the name Violet Blue|Noname Jane}}
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'''Violet Blue''' is an American writer, [[podcaster]], [[blogger]], editor, sex educator, and sex columnist.
==Sex-related writing==
Blue is a [[blog]]ger who writes a weekly sex column for the [[San Francisco Chronicle]]. Her [[podcast]] Open Source Sex, in which she reads [[erotica]] and talks about topics such as fetishes and oral sex.<ref>[http://www.sfbg.com/40/08/art_music_pod.html San Francisco Bay Guardian Arts and Entertainment<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She also has a [[Video blogging|video blog]]. Blue wrote a feature about porn for women which was published in the July 2007 issue of [[O, The Oprah Magazine]]. She lectures at [[San Francisco Sex Information]] on the topics of oral sex and fetish. Blue is the author of several books on sex and has edited several volumes of erotica anthologies. Her first book was an anthology of erotic she edited titled "Sweet Life: Erotic Fantasies for Couples" was published in December 2001 by Cleis Press.
==Other activities==
Blue's web presence is not limited strictly to sex writing:
* She writes news and technology blog [http://www.techyum.com Techyum].
* She is a contributor to [http://sf.metblogs.com/profile.phtml?author=1007 Metroblogging San Francisco].
* In addition to her own [http://violet.blip.tv/ video blog], she is a correspondent for [http://www.geekentertainment.tv/tag/violetblue Geek Entertainment Television].
* In January 2007, [[Forbes]] named her one of The Web Celeb 25.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/webcelebs Web Celeb 25 list] - [http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/23/web-celeb-25-tech-media_cx_de_06webceleb_0123top_slides_26.html Violet Blue]</ref>
She was a crew member of industrial machine [[performance art]] group [[Survival Research Labs]] from 1996 to May 2007.
In October 2007, Violet Blue launched the [[DRM]]-free publishing venture [http://www.digitapub.com Digita Publications], releasing [[audiobook]]s and [[ebook]]s in several open formats on a variety of sex-related subjects.
==Trademark litigation==
In October 2007, Blue<ref name="lawsuitanalysis">[http://avn.com/law/articles/558.html Analysis: Violet Blue Vs. Violet Blue]"; Adult Video News, November 6th, 2007</ref>, filed a lawsuit<ref>[http://www.jurisnote.com/Cases/blue5370.htm JurisNotes.com case abstract fetched 9 July 2008]</ref> against [[Ada Mae Johnson]], alleging that Johnson had adopted Blue's [[persona]], and her recently trademarked<ref>[http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm US Patent and Trademark Office] - search for Violet Blue</ref> name, "Violet Blue". The lawsuit alleges [[trademark violation]] and [[trademark dilution|dilution]], as well as [[unfair business practices]].<ref name=bluesuit>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/10/sex-journo-viol.html|title=Sex Writer Violet Blue Sues Porn Star Violet Blue Over Name|accessdate=2007-10-24|author=Ryan Singel|date=2007-10-24|publisher=[[Wired News]]}}</ref> With the lawsuit pending, Johnson, the bulk of whose income "just a few hundred dollars per month" was derived from her self-named web site, changed her stage name to Violetta Blue,<ref name="namechange">[http://ainews.com/story/12515/ Pornstar Violet Blue Changes Name]"; Adult Industry News; November 3, 2007</ref> and then to Noname Jane pursuant to a preliminary injunction and court order to cease using "names, trademarks and Internet domains confusingly similar to, or identical to, Plaintiff's trademark VIOLET BLUE,"<ref name="namechange2">[http://avn.com/law/articles/30259.html Noname Jane, The Best Performer You Never Heard Of]"; Adult Video News, May 16th, 2008</ref> which was filed in 2007<ref>Source USPTO search, fetched May 31st, 2008</ref>, and Johnson announced that her web site's name would also change in the near future.
==Boing Boing==
Around June 2008, a [[blogosphere]] controversy erupted after Violet Blue posted a blog claiming the popular blog [[Boing Boing]] apparently removed all blog posts (estimated by a Los Angleles Times blogger<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/06/violet-blue-scr.html Violet Blue scratches her head over BoingBoing purge]</ref> to number at least 70) referring to the author from the site. A heated debate ensued after a brief statement on the boingboing site regarding this action stated; "Violet behaved in a way that made us reconsider whether we wanted to lend her any credibility or associate with her. It's our blog and so we made an editorial decision, like we do every single day".<ref>[http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/01/that-violet-blue-thi.html That Violet Blue thing, Posted By Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator, July 1, 2008 8:48 AM]</ref> In commentary attached to that blog entry, "many commenters surmised that they had something to do with Blue's suing to stop a porn star from also using the name Violet Blue," and many commenters found the removal troubling, but [[Xeni Jardin]] said that she hoped she would not have to make the reasons public.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-boingboing-hypertext-0709jul09,0,4360232.column "Blog hits nerve in excising some old posts", Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune, fetched 8 July 2008]</ref>
==Books==
===Authored===
* The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Strap-On Sex, Cleis Press, 2007, ISBN 157344278X
* The Smart Girl's Guide to the G-Spot, Cleis Press, 2007, ISBN 1573442739
* Fetish Sex: An Erotic Guide for Couples, Daedalus Publishing Company, 2006, ISBN 1881943232 - with Thomas Roche
* The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Sex Toys, Cleis Press, 2006, ISBN 1573442542
* The Smart Girl's Guide to Porn, Cleis Press, 2006, ISBN 157344247X (IPPY Bronze award winner for erotica)
* The Ultimate Guide to Sexual Fantasy: How to Turn Your Fantasies into Reality, Cleis Press, 2004, ISBN 1573441902
* The Ultimate Guide to Adult Videos: How to Watch Adult Videos and Make Your Sex Life Sizzle, Cleis Press, 2003, ISBN 1573441724
* The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus: How to Go Down on a Woman and Give Her Exquisite Pleasure, Cleis Press, 2002 ISBN 1573441449
* The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio: How to Go Down on a Man and Give Him Mind-Blowing Pleasure, Cleis Press, 2002, ISBN 1573441511
===Edited===
* Sweet Life: Erotic Fantasies for Couples, Cleis Press, 2001, ISBN 1573441333
* Sweet Life 2: Erotic Fantasies for Couples, Cleis Press, 2003, ISBN 1573441678
* Taboo: Forbidden Fantasies for Couples, Cleis Press, 2004, ISBN 1573441864
* Best Sex Writing 2005, Cleis Press, 2005, ISBN 1573442178
* Best Women's Erotica 2006 , Cleis Press, 2005, ISBN 1573442232 (IPPY winner for Erotica)
* Best Women's Erotica 2007, Cleis Press, 2006, ISBN 1573442585 (IPPY winner for Erotica)
* Lust: Erotic Fantasies for Women, Cleis Press, 2007, ISBN 1573442801
* Lips Like Sugar: Women's Erotic Fantasies, Cleis Press, 2007, ISBN 1573442321
* Best Women's Erotica 2008, Cleis Press, 2007, ISBN 1573442992
==Film and video work==
* Geek Entertainment TV (GETV), December 2005-present, show host
==Digital releases==
* Sweet Heat (erotica), Digita Publications, 2008, (audiobook), ISBN: 978-0-9799019-6-6
* Erotic Role Play: A Guide For Couples, Digita Publications, 2007, (audiobook, ebook), ISBN: 978-0-9799019-5-9
* How To Kiss, Digita Publications, 2007, (audiobook, ebook, and Amazon Kindle versions), ISBN: 978-0-9799019-2-8
* The Modern Safer Sex Guide, Digita Publications, 2007, (ebook and Amazon Kindle versions), ISBN: 978-0-9799019-4-2
* Creatures of the Night (erotica), Digita Publications, 2007, (audiobook and ebook and Amazon Kindle versions), ISBN: 978-0-9799019-3-5
* Pleasure Zone Basics, Digita Publications, 2007, (audiobook), ISBN: 978-0-9799019-1-1
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tinynibbles.com/ Violet Blue's Main Site]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/violetblue/ Violet Blue's ''Chronicle'' column]
* [http://sf.metblogs.com/profile.phtml?author=1007 Metroblogging San Francisco posts]
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