Who said pimping was dead? The pimp game has only reinvented itself in the digital world, disguised with selfie pictures as the new bait.
The line gets blurry between prostitutes, call girls, or girls just wanting attention (who later accept a proposition). Electronic Hoes, or ‘eHoes; as they are referred to, are using selfie pictures and can be found randomly on internet sites.
Pimps, escort services and call girls all using selfie pictures to lure in prospective clients, while social media sites such as Instagram and Twitter provide free ways to effectively advertise and promote an array of sexual services.
A simple search for escort girls on Twitter returns hundreds of tweets. On Instagram alone, you can easily get drawn into a world of illicit selfie photos with links to websites showcasing an abundance of pornographic content.
“The pimp game was a thriving business in the 1990s, from the ‘track’ to the hotel lobbies; pimps was getting it in,” says DeeMack of Las Vegas.
“Today it’s no longer out in the open. Digital technology has made things more personal, intimate, and fast moving. Instagram is the new ‘track,’ This iPhone I own has the power; with broadband, I’m managing the game using Facebook, tweeting, and if need be, texting. I don’t have to worry about being busted by the law like I did back in the day.”
In San Francisco, tech savvy pimps are tweeting in 140 characters or less, posting on Facebook, or Instagraming: “#Girls Girls.” Selfie pictures are bait and hook to reeling in a prospective client. Taken from one’s smartphone, a selfie picture is the easiest, most convincing way to entice and reach a “trix” (or customer) immediately.
In shows of brazen boldness, there are numerous pimp clubs on Facebook and on Google Hangout. It’s here that pimps give shout-outs, share stories, and even rate each other’s selfie pictures.
Pimping is big business, especially during commercial events such as the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby, and tech trade shows in Las Vegas. These events attract thousands of visitors with money, who want to party, and pimps with eHoes are on the hunt to cash in.
“Ironically, some of my best trixs are at CES Show and some of the other tech shows that come to town,” says Passion, a call girl from Las Vegas who lets her clients know using social media and text messaging both her availability and her pricing.
Police officers are now up against a new kind of criminal; one that is digital. “It’s challenging at times to patrol social media and the world wide web for illicit acts. We are constantly striving to stay two steps ahead of those doing illegal activities,” says Yoshi Gotto, a cyber crime detective from Colorado.
Tech-savvy pimps are fully utilising all aspects of digital technology from mobility, social media platform, to accepting payment via credit card, Paypal, and even Bitcoin has now been embraced. Pimping ain’t dead, it’s only gone digital…
Mike Johns is the Founder and President of Digital Mind State formerly known as UrbanWorld Wireless, the Los Angeles based company that bridged wireless technology and hip-hop culture. Mike Johns is the driving force behind the Digital Mind State brand, responsible for planning, business development, marketing and the company expansion.
