CYBERSPACE/January 18th 2012 – Wasteland, the internet’s very first and largest BDSM web and mobile site, has taken home the XBIZ Award for Specialty/Alternative  Site of the Year. The winners of the 2012 XBIZ Awards were announced at a gala ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The 10th anniversary  show honored the most outstanding achievements across every industry sector during the past year with more than 140 award categories.

“We are thrilled at winning the XBIZ Specialty/Alternative Site of the Year Award at this year’s show,” says Colin Rowntree, founder and CEO of Wasteland. Having been  operating Wasteland since 1994, we take great pride in our knack at thinking and shooting “outside the box” and are delighted that our work resonates with our  members, fans and followers.”

Wasteland.com has been featured by HBO, Wired and the BBC, and has won dozens of industry awards. Wasteland’s “sister site”, Sssh.com, presents erotica for women and couples from a woman’s point of view, and has been featured in Time Magazine, Newsweek and the recently published book, A Billion Wicked Thoughts. Colin Rowntree, founder of Wasteland, was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame Founders Division in 2011.