Photo by The Willing Well II

CNNMoney reports that Silicon Valley prostitution is booming thanks to sex workers incorporating social media, easy credit card payment options, and the kind of shirts you find at Hot Topic into their business models. Square card readers have also become popular for charging "consulting fees" of $300-$500 an hour.

The sex workers CNN interviewed are very aware that their customers are tech guys and one says, "The majority of them are very sweet, kind, and quiet." These marketing-savvy vixens have developed strategies for attracting their tech industry clients because they assume they have the means to pay. Prostitution is up in San Jose suggesting that these strategies may be as good for business as they are for the lulz.

Some sex workers market to the tech crowd with apparel that reflect interests their customers are likely to have. Examples include t-shirts with phrases like "Geeks Make Better Lovers," comic book undies, and other internet meme-inspired tees. The idea is to look as much like a male character from The Big Bang Theory as possible.

Other tech prostitutes use social media to nab new clients. In case you had any doubt that there is a podcast about everything, sex worker Siouxsie Q hosts a podcast called "The WhoreCast" that shares stories of American sex workers. The podcast recently changed its name from "This American Whore" because of a dispute with NPR.

Another sex worker, Kitty Stryker talked about her day job as a social media manager and even said "everything I know about social media marketing I learned doing sex work." But I have no fucking idea what that means. Stryker did specify that she has noticed some patterns such as an increase in the number of clients she'll see from a single start-up when the company is doing well and how quickly a new company can take their place as her top caller.

Who knows if the increase in prostitution will continue or if nerds will realize that the girls wearing Dr. Who shirts think it's a medical show. Either way, good luck to the Valley's newest group of entrepreneurs.