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longhorn, here's what you're looking for:
Backlog
We maintain a positive outlook for 2013 , and our current backlog for the remainder of the fiscal year is approximately $ 6.6 million. Additionally, we have seen a material increase in our Facebook and Twitter related moderation and management services with new orders of approximately $ 2.5 million in the second quarter of 2013 , as compared to the new orders of approximately $ 1.1 million for the second quarter of 2012 . New orders are typically contracts where we provide services over a time period ranging from 90 to 365 days per client order. We anticipate seeing improved new orders for 2013 , however it is possible on a quarter - to - quarter basis we may see some variability
This is new verbage for LVWD, and clearly states that they need to be considered as a play beyond FB...afterall, Twitter is the new hot kid in town. I'm excited by this development
ssk, i agree with your thoughts. perception is more important than reality when it comes to trading stocks, and LVWD is no exception. i mean, there are myriad stocks today with big earnings that are doing very little. then there is some wacky play like CCCR (which i'm happy to be playing) that has no business being up 73%.
all that to say, we can now point to a financial statement whose backlog language has changed to reflect Twitter, and that excites me a bit
LVWD - interesting tidbit from the financial statement: "Additionally, we have seen a material increase in our Facebook and Twitter related moderation and management services with new orders of approximately $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2013, as compared to the new orders of approximately $ 1.1 million for the second quarter of 2012"
If LVWD starts to be considered a Twitter play, the shares trend up substantially imo.
LVWD profitable quarter, +.01 eps, stock at .23. Lowfloat, non-dilutor with cash in the bank.
LVWD +.01 eps on increased revs; net income down a bit on increased marketing expenses. Outlook for balance of 2013 looks good.
LVWD +.01 eps on increased revs; net income down a bit on increased marketing expenses. Outlook for balance of 2013 looks good.
PTIX - i bought some at 2.60 and 2.70 for a trade
RCON - volume and chart are saying "I want to be the next China Lowfloat Superstar". No earnings risk here either, as they won't be reporting til late september most likely
RCON - volume and chart are saying "I want to be the next China Lowfloat Superstar". No earnings risk here either, as they won't be reporting til late september most likely
hweb PTIX - worked out great, even for a bit of a late entry this morning for me.
congrats!
None of the above...just has to do with it being a quality co. with a low float, and hadn't had a run with all the others yet.
wow, up to 592M shares
Hey swampy. Didn't know u had this board. Marked it and will try to contribute.
Picked up some CLRX, CXM, and more XGTI. All 3 are low floaters with a story
It's pretty quiet on the XGTI front, but that's just fine. The company may be in a quiet period, so we will just have to be patient. In the meantime, I am flowing some trading profits into accumulating more shares
Thanks swampy. It's great to find these early and watch a plan come together. Expecting something good to happen with XGTI as well
The future is bright, while the past is the past
hweb, re: LVWD - seems like we're finally starting to get some volume. Could catch a nice run if the shares at .26 are taken. Let's hope!
The news for SPEX is adding up, and the price movement is starting to reflect the company advancements.
With USU fresh in traders' minds, such psychology could have a spillover effect on how high SPEX goes.
It will be interesting to see it play out.
SPEX suing WMT TGT CVS COST etc.
crosspost from Lion.com
http://www.thelion.com/bin/forum.cgi?tf=wall_street_pit&msg=2389404&t=0&cmd=r
SPEX released on a licensing deal with an unnamed tech leader that agreed to to license the Compufill divisions online drug prescript refill patent. So much for the the no revs sophistry from the short side.
More importantly in my view the volume increases signal a soak up may be in progress...if so the stock will move higher..perhaps much higher. What typically happens here is the short side defend their positions for as long as the borrowable shares last. When the supply inevitably dwindles the stock is free to move un opposed. Time will tell.
About the Compufill patent and associated litigation....SPEX is being represented by McKool Smith..the same patent litigator that sued...and beat Apple on behalf of VHC. So the analogy I made last week comparing the two seems at least in part closer.
http://www.patexia.com/lawsuits/Compufill-LLC-v-Walgreen-Co-et-al-id-5031
In addition a quick search of the patent resource Patexia shows that Compufill/SPEX has pending litigation against Walgreen Co.; CVS Caremark Corporation;Target Corporation; Costco and the big fish of the group Walmart. In my view any grocery chain store with a pharamcy will most likely be targeted as infringers of this patent. And this is just one patent. Clearly SPEX new management means business.
'Compufill LLC v. Walgreen Co. et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-04346 filed on 5/20/2011 in Central District of California
Plaintiff(s): Compufill LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Hennigan Dorman LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Lawrence M Hadley; Roderick G Dorman
Defendant(s): Walgreen Co.; CVS Caremark Corporation; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Target Corporation; Costco Wholesale Corporation
Patent(s): 6728684 - On-line pharmacy automated refill system '
bottom of the page http://www.patexia.com/feed/early-stage-patent-infringement-may-23-2011-32
Anyway it should be interesting given the volume action for the last few days
Was anyone expecting this news regarding real-$ license? I am pleasantly surprised
BCLI granted orphan status...nice
BrainStorm's NurOwn Cell Therapy Receives Orphan Drug Designation in the European Union for ALS
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/brainstorms-nurown-cell-therapy-receives-123000032.html
PR providing details of SPEX+Rockstar investment:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/spherix-closes-rockstar-patent-acquisition-100000760.html
SPEX - AAPL/MSFT/SNE consortium takes stake in SPEX - wonder if they're gonna go after Samsung
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/spherix-closes-rockstar-patent-acquisition-100000760.html
today's move attributable to rather important Form 3 filing by Rockstar Consortium:
http://secfilings.com/searchresultswide.aspx?link=1&filingid=9415760
Q2 2013 Earnings to be announced 8/14, premkt.
http://www.liveworld.com/about-us/investor-relations/
ZHNE gets gaudy price target from popular Seeking Alpha author:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1563302-despite-doubling-zhone-offers-upside-to-8-10-in-12-18-months
i think that greg miller, while generally very thorough, misunderstood or at a minimum underestimated the magnitude of the Rockstar deal, which includes an investment in SPEX. one has to ask why they'd invest in SPEX if they didn't expect a big future return. that's what gets me itchin to add to my already-decent position.
SA article from Greg Miller: Spherix's Low Float Overhaul
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1563132-spherixs-low-float-overhaul
URRE, a reverse split uranium play like USU worth a radar after the immense run USU has had
eye-opening article about SPEX+Rockstar: http://www.iam-magazine.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=ff3958e6-e067-48d8-b3a4-7f4b71e07cea
Rockstar's hook-up with Spherix could be more than a straight privateering play
A press release issued by Spherix yesterday concerning its acquisition of “a suite of patents” from Rockstar contains no detail on how much, if anything, the firm paid for the patents; or, indeed, what the patents cover. What it does say, though, is that Rockstar has become a shareholder of Spherix and that the firm is set to launch its first action against what are termed “known infringers” within the space of 30 to 60 days.
To the best of my knowledge Rockstar, the NPE formed by the consortium that successfully bid for the Nortel patent portfolio back in June 2011, has yet to sue anyone for infringement, though in an interview I did with its CEO John Veschi, that was published in IAM 60, there was a clear message that at some time soon it probably would. “We have not litigated yet, although we think about it virtually every day, as it is always the backstop or alternative path to our negotiations,” he told me. “I suspect we will need to resort to litigation in the near future, as some of the users of our patents feel no remorse or obligation to pay fair royalties. Personally, I just think it’s a shame that some users have chosen as a matter of course to treat you like a second-class citizen if you haven’t sued them. Systemically, something seems wrong with that picture.”
Although we do not yet know what patents are involved in this deal, if Spherix does start litigating soon we will begin to get an idea about whether they are core assets in the Rockstar portfolio, or more peripheral. When I asked Veschi about the NPE’s sales strategy, this is what he told me:
With sales we do a lot more thinking about it than doing. There are a lot of opportunities, but it is not our primary business. About 20% of my time is probably invested in talking about sales and partnerships, but it has to be a no-brainer for us to go ahead with a deal.
There are no Rockstar assets that are not for sale. Does that mean they will be sold? No. But if there is an offer made we cannot refuse they will go. That is business. Sometimes patents are simply more valuable in someone else’s hands. We are often approached by other parties about sectors or subsets of our portfolio that they would like for either tactical or strategic needs. We need to explore those opportunities.
It also may help to concentrate certain parties’ minds when it comes to a negotiation. Maybe they should agree to a licence with us just in case we sell the relevant patents. We have a lot of very good assets and do not need them all.
Bearing in mind all of that, maybe the most interesting thing about the hook-up with Spherix is how much of a stake Rockstar has taken in the firm. By becoming a shareholder, of course, Rockstar will benefit from any successful assertions Spherix undertakes, while removing itself (and, therefore, its five big corporate shareholders – Microsoft, Apple, BlackBerry, Sony and Ericsson) from the direct firing line. The fact that actions are expected imminently suggests that a lot has been going on behind the scenes in the lead up to yesterday’s announcement.
On the face of it, then, what we have here is a classic privateering arrangement (what was it BlackBerry said about privateers recently?); but it is possible there is more to it than that. As a Spherix shareholder it is not only assertions of its own patents that Rockstar will benefit from, but also of other portfolios Spherix owns and may acquire in the future. Should Rockstar have taken a sizeable portion of the ownership, that may indicate that the firm is set to become a vehicle through which Veschi and his team get to play with a lot more than the ex-Nortel patents they currently manage. If Rockstar is to have a long-term future that is important – because without acquisitions it will eventually disappear as one by one those Nortel rights expire. Should it turn out that Spherix is asserting what would generally be considered to be among the crown jewels of the Rockstar portfolio, as opposed to, say, rights that the NPE has previously advertised are for sale in its Summer and Winter 2012 catalogues, it would probably be safe to assume that there is a long-term significance to what was announced yesterday.
There is one other thing about Spherix that is also worth noting. If you go to the About Us section of the firm’s website, you’ll find that a certain Anthony Hayes is expected to become CEO next month. Regular IAM blog readers may recognise the name. At the start of this year, we reported that Hayes, previously a partner at law firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, was one of the people behind JaNSOME IP Management, a New York-based IP advisory and monetisation outfit launching a $30 fund that would invest “in global opportunities in the patent market”. Whether his move to Spherix is fund-related, or whether Hayes has cut his links with JaNSOME is not clear.
XGTI new 1.3m float IPO today; disruptive tech (spectrum) -- one to radar
Here's the ihub board for additional info:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/XG-Technology-Inc-XGTI-26912/
This one should have a real good run in it...great story
XGTI IPO opens today for trading @5.50.
Nice potential for this IPO to trade up considering the solution they provide in a sexy spectrum sector.
Backlog is over $35M and bids exceed $100M.
1.3m float will make it volatile.
what a good article. this whole rockstar thing is a nice surprise, especially when considering who the consortium is and represents.
SPEX - big investor/patent news this AM; should be a big day...and with only 650k float, who knows what might happen
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/spherix-partner-world-famous-rockstar-100000463.html
TYSONS CORNER, VA--(Marketwired - Jul 17, 2013) - Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPEX) -- an intellectual property development company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Rockstar Consortium, the owner of the world famous Nortel Networks patent portfolio of over 4,000 patents, to acquire a suite of patents.
Through the Rockstar Consortium transaction, Spherix will substantially increase its intellectual property portfolio and be positioned to enhance its opportunities for revenue generation through the monetization of these assets.
"We are very excited to partner with Rockstar. Spherix's acquisition is even more significant because in addition to this suite of patents Rockstar has agreed to become a shareholder of Spherix." said Harvey Kesner, Spherix CEO. Mr. Kesner continued, "We expect to bring our first action against known infringers within 30-60 days." The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Should get some good volume today on the Rockstar Consortium news
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/spherix-partner-world-famous-rockstar-100000463.html
is the consensus here that VLOV loses uplist eligibility at a share price below $3?
d-tag is just icing on an already moist and delicious cake. if you buy SPEX, it has to be for the merger/patents.
d-tag makes for nice trading opportunities around a core position imo.
i think you're onto something there. i think you should file patent app and open the lines of communication w/ north/south to sell your idea...get them up to 223 patents
its existence may not be new, but large conglomerates lining up to use it, that's where the excitement is.
and hey, with the lousy diet that most americans have, a mild laxative effect would be welcomed! ;)
the up-and-coming nature of D-Tag is exciting, and any involvement from SPEX makes an already interesting story all the better.