The fashion industry may be opening up but the core of it is still very much an ‘insider’ industry. I can see Industrie having a far bigger reach than their suggested 15,000 as readers try to satisfy their appetite for industry-insider knowledge.

Incidentally, to the person who mentioned Self Service, I adore their interviews but noticed in the latest issue that they were amiss?

I notice that you lead with the ‘How to Look Good Naked’ editorial. The topic is personal for me, because I’m trying to get out of Google Images safe search jail, meaning that I’ve lost over 60,000 new uniques in the month of April for showing the LOVE magazine nudes and also the Louis Vuitton Elle Turkey photos from Dec./Jan.

Probably 40 photos out of 6000 could put me out of circulation when we were building 30-50% a month.

Presumably I will prevail in being restored to moderate search status — after putting the photos on a separate website — but this very strong nudity trend among brands and traditional media puts Google Images in the very Kafkaesque position of being probably the most influential censor in the world.

Even Tavi’s blog came down for a day or two last week, until her Twitter fans took over and got Google’s attention. I believe she had one nude photo. Most of the fashon websites accept the restricted rating without a challenge. The costs are high if you’re a mixed content website as I am.

If the industry intends to stay on this course of looking more erotic by the month, then leaders must work with Google on some kind of 4th category or paid for stamp of approval.

Presently, the Industrie photos are lumped right with the pornographers. If you’re trying to cover the trends and write about sensuality while building a significant traffic base, Google Images is critical for smart bloggers. WSJ reported that 38% of all Google searches recently were in Image. Personally, I use image for almost everything.

Of course one should be diversified in sources of traffic. Facebook was underdeveloped for us. But Google’s attempts to satisfy parents — which I understand and support — are having a chilling effect on the rest of adult web reading. You’re talking an imagesearch traffic drop of 80% of you lose a moderate search rating.

Yes, you can join the forum but dealing with Google Images is the most Kafkaesque experience of my career. For understandable reasons, they don’t want to take firm positions. Few actual rules are posted. Last week, I was told to ask myself “could a mom be upset if her child saw the photos?”

They do review your situation after you fix the problems, but there’s no guarantee they will talk to you or reinstate you. I LOVE Google, but this is a very chilling situation for Internet content producers who aren’t pornographers. I will post your article, not on any of my websites, but on the subterranean Tumblr blog. It’s the only place I feel safe writing about the fashion industry right now.