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Perfect touchdown on the weekly chart.
Hit the lower tine of the pitchfork, to me that represents ST uptrend line on the weekly.
What's cool .. that pitchfork was put into place in early December.
Be nice to get some buying push here. -jonesie
Thinking CHID may bounce off the median bollinger band and/or the lower tine in this pitchfork.
If it doesn't I'm outta here for now.
My buy orders on PPHM are down around that gap ...
... between 1.20 and 1.22. If it's going this low it might as well go ahead and fill that gap and get it out of the way. Hopefully there I will be able to replace the shares I sold when PPHM broke ST uptrendline to the downside. Might not be a bad idea to at least be prepared for the 200SMA as well.
JMHO
jonesie
OT: OT: OT: re: TS
Maybe he is being vewwy vewwy quiet as his fellow stock "commentators" nearly get subpoenas.
LOL, just kidding, but that Overstock/Cramer/Greenberg thing is a HOOT! Is Patrick Byrne a nutcase or what??!!
by Herb Greenberg
TENAFLY, N.J. (MarketWatch) -- What a wild time! First we have the subpoenas from the SEC for info from me and my Dow Jones Newswires colleague, Carol Remond.
Then we hear Jim Cramer also gets a subpoena. Then we get news that SEC Chairman Chris Cox is claiming no knowledge of subpoenas.
Then we get Overstock.com restating several years worth of earnings, and saying in an SEC filing that "management acknowledges the implications of the misstatement on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting ..."
No wonder Overstock's president, Patrick Byrne, is working overtime alleging a conspiracy among short-sellers, hedge funds, research firms and the press. His company is in turmoil, but that's something short-sellers had figured out long before it became evident to the public.
The hostile reaction to warnings, such as those often reported with great professional confidence in this column, is typical. People and companies rarely complain if I write something positive. But write something negative and all hell often breaks loose. Nobody wants to hear the other side of the story.
Yet when it comes to investing, there can be nothing more critical than knowing why somebody is on the other side of a trade.
Sometimes they're merely selling a stock they own because they think it is too pricy. Other times they're selling stocks they have borrowed.
It's completely legal (unless they're selling shares that don't exist) and it is part of what makes this market efficient.
I believe it was Warren Buffett who said Rule No. 1 is to avoid losing money. Rule No. 2 is to never forget Rule No. 1.
As simple and elementary as that would appear, however, that's counter-intuitive, especially to the average investor.
Human nature is all about making money, not avoiding losing it. Yet the smartest investors put risk before reward.
That's where the shorts and others who are critical of public companies come in.
They poke and prod the underbellies of businesses, dissecting their financials, business strategies and even the quality of management. (Imagine that! Questioning management!)
Management personality and characteristics, including intellectual honesty, can be as telling as anything. Overstock may be the most current example, but it's hardly the only one.
Remember the bullying by Al Dunlap of Sunbeam? Or the famous "a-hole" comment by Enron's Jeff Skilling? Or how about Tyco International's Dennis Kozlowski?
This is all part and parcel of what happens when you air a company's dirty laundry, whether it is fraud, the reality that the company is little more than a fad or just pointing out that earnings quality is starting to erode.
Are there crooked shorts? Sure, just as there are crooked longs and crooked executives. The trick is separating the good from the bad. That's what I attempt to do, and I'm proud of it.
Drmyke3, the weekly still looks fine IMHO
A couple of daily/weekly charts below. All JMHO -jonesie
I use the daily for short term opportunities and sometimes to "steel my nerves" for what might be coming. As you can see from this chart the intraday broke thru just a tad, but not unlike a couple of previous occurrences, and for the moment is still above the ST trendline. A couple of indicators aren't to my liking, but the trend is still intact. Unless a landslide starts with huge volume, I tend to concern myself more with closing prices, intraday movements so often suck in folks on spikes or shake them out on dips:
Weekly ST uptrend is intact as well. Same indicators as in the daily aren't to my liking, I wish Aroon Up had not come down, and ChiOsc is on the wrong side of zero:
zacked, be careful what you ask for :)
It's just as "exciting" going down as it is going up, both can generate a bit of an adrenaline rush!
Me, I'd just as soon see down, down to ST lower uptrendlines, down to LT lower uptrendlines, I love those dips for adding more, each dip and bounce creates greater and greater support, and IMHO winds the spring tighter for eventually blowing through the top of that ascending wedge pattern ... when the NEOM story is good and ready. (Do it too soon, it will just come back down.)
Just my personal druthers and thoughts :)
jonesie
OT, wow, GOOG
I'm glad GOOG didn't buy NEOM with GOOG shares yesterday LOL
jonesie
CHID has it's head poked up ...
... over some resistance again. Be interesting to see if it holds up.
I wish that Aroon Up would stay UP there at the top LOL.
Oil Sector Stock Price Cycle?
Last April/May saw many oil, gas and oil/gas services stocks' prices hit their 200SMA and/or lower uptrend lines then realize huge gains over the next 8-9 months.
Many of these stocks are once again at or near this same moving average and/or lower uptrend line.
The below spreadsheet shows several that may be good candidates for riding through the next cycle. A few are below their 200SMA which is a bit worrisome, some have broken uptrend lines, this can be seen in the spreadsheet as stocks whose current prices are lower than the 200SMA price noted, or below the current position of the uptrend line.
FWIW -jonesie
(note: the S&P 500 note next to HAL is incorrect, should be next to CHK, I saw that somewhere, have not confirmed though)
China Digital Appoints New President and Director
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Market Wire
09:58 a.m. 02/27/2006
LOS ANGELES, CA AND SHENZHEN, CHINA, Feb 27, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- China Digital Communication Group (CHID) ("China Digital"), one of the fastest growing battery components manufacturers in China, announced today that it has appointed Yu Xi Sun as its President and as a Director.
Ms. Sun joins China Digital from Shenzhen E'Jenie, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Digital, where she was Vice President. Prior to Shenzhen E'Jenie, Ms. Sun was a Marketing Manager and then was promoted to Assistant President at Shenzhen E'Jenie Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. Prior to Shenzhen E'Jenie Science, Ms. Sun was a Marketing Director of the Eastern China Area at Shenzhen City Li Ke Energy Co., Ltd, and is the former Legal Counsel for Hubei Xing Yuan Battery Co., Ltd. Ms. Sun earned an M.S. in Law from Hubei University.
Chang Chun Zheng, CEO and Chairman of China Digital, stated, "We are pleased to welcome Ms. Sun as President and Director to our management team. Ms. Sun complements our management team, bringing additional expertise in marketing, management and legal advisory, as we execute our growth strategies."
About China Digital Communication Group
China Digital Communication Group, through its Shenzhen E'Jenie subsidiary, is a rapidly growing manufacturer of battery shells and related technology for use in electronic products, primarily mobile phones. Since December 2003, the Company has adopted the approach of using licenses, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions to bring battery and telecom equipment makers in China to markets overseas. The Company's products now power digital cameras, camera phones, PDAs and laptop computers in East Asia and beyond. China Digital is continuing its expansion across China, while also seeking distribution partners in the United States. For more information, visit www.chinadigitalgroup.com .
Forward-looking statement: Except for the historical information, the matters discussed in this news release may contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, factors relating to future sales. These forward-looking statements may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, uncertainties in product demand, risks related to doing business in China, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions around the world, release and sales of new products, and other risk factors detailed in the company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For further information, contact: At the Company: China Digital Communication Group Roy Teng 310-461-1322 E-mail: Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=5BEB1A85D3156FF8 http://www.chinadigitalgroup.com Investor Relations: OTC Financial Network Peter Clark 781-444-6100, x629 Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=BF80242A78035841 http://www.otcfn.com/chid
http://www.chinadigitalgroup.com http://www.otcfn.com/chid
Short interest on TIV as of Trade Date 2/10/06:
Month-----ShrsShort---- % Change
---------------------------------
Feb 2006 - 3,956,897 ----- (-3.56)
Jan 2006 - 4,102,837 ------ +3.86%
Dec 2005 - 3,950,446 ----- (-1.88%)
Nov 2005 - 4,025,937 ------ +5.01%
Oct 2005 - 3,833,789 ------ +1.39%
Sep 2005 - 3,781,376 ------ +9.56%
Aug 2005 - 3,451,421 ----- +24.25%
Jul 2005 - 2,777,900 ----- +39.66%
Jun 2005 - 1,989,039 ----- +20.65%
May 2005 - 1,648,631 ----- +40.68 %
Apr 2005 - 1,171,931 ---- +113.52 %
Mar 2005 --- 548,854 ----- +86.95%
Feb 2005 --- 293,590 ---- +327.46%
Jan 2005 ---- 68,682 ----- +96.67%
Dec 2004 ---- 34,923 ----- +37.38%
Nov 2004 ---- 25,421 ----- +10.40
Oct 2004 ---- 23,027 ---- +408.66
Sep 2004 ----- 4,527 ---- (-59.68)
Aug 2004 ---- 11,227 ---- +132.59
Jul 2004 ----- 4,827 ---- (-31.31)
Jun 2004 ----- 7,027 ----- +55.22
May 2004 ----- 4,527 ------ NC ---
Apr 2004 ----- 4,527 ---- (-94.73)
Mar 2004 ---- 85,881 ---- (-13.21)
Feb 2004 ---- 98,951 ---- (-00.88)
Jan 2004 ---- 99,833 ----- +00.89
Dec 2003 ---- 98,951 ---- (-18.30)
Tri-Valley Reports Big Jump in Proven Oil Reserves
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PRNewswire
2:29 p.m. 02/24/2006
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Feb 24, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Tri-Valley Corporation (TIV) announced that its total proven reserves had increased from 160 barrels in 2004 to 218,000 barrels based on independent engineering analysis under reserve reporting rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The increase came from just one of three development properties acquired last year, and which is the only one of the properties with producing oil wells currently online.
The SEC rules for evaluating oil properties are necessarily conservative and do not include many factors commonly used by the petroleum industry evaluating the same property. In the case of this property, only a small section of one of the three hydrocarbon-bearing zones is used to define the total proven reserves and Tri-Valley's technical staff can make a case for many times the SEC number using commonly accepted industry standards. The Company believes it will reclassify these more speculative values as proved reserves in its SEC filings as it reworks and drills more wells which it expects to begin this quarter.
Another property is given six million recoverable barrels in the proven undeveloped category by independent engineers using standard formulas based on the most conservative, old technology extraction method. However, until it is put into production through rework of existing wells and new wells are drilled to re-confirm reservoir characteristics and production rates, the Company is not allowed to include any volume or value in its filings.
Another natural gas property presently has only a single old well with current modest production and the Company believes the entire 21 square miles are prospective for multiple additional locations for new wells.
"Through reworking more than 60 existing wells on these properties, drilling perhaps hundreds of new wells and modern technology, we expect to deliver exceptional new value to Tri-Valley shareholders. This is further supported by acquisition of our own workover and drilling rigs to provide timely support of our exploitation plans," said F. Lynn Blystone, president and chief executive officer.
Well, THIS time I got filled, at 2.80.
For better or worse. I think I'm going to like it though! Perfect touchdown on lower uptrend line.
jonesie
Short interest on TIV as of Trade Date 2/10/06:
Month-----ShrsShort---- % Change
---------------------------------
Feb 2006 - 3,956,897 ----- (-3.56%)
Jan 2006 - 4,102,837 ------ +3.86%
Dec 2005 - 3,950,446 ----- (-1.88%)
Nov 2005 - 4,025,937 ------ +5.01%
Oct 2005 - 3,833,789 ------ +1.39%
Sep 2005 - 3,781,376 ------ +9.56%
Aug 2005 - 3,451,421 ----- +24.25%
Jul 2005 - 2,777,900 ----- +39.66%
Jun 2005 - 1,989,039 ----- +20.65%
May 2005 - 1,648,631 ----- +40.68 %
Apr 2005 - 1,171,931 ---- +113.52 %
Mar 2005 --- 548,854 ----- +86.95%
Feb 2005 --- 293,590 ---- +327.46%
Jan 2005 ---- 68,682 ----- +96.67%
Dec 2004 ---- 34,923 ----- +37.38%
Nov 2004 ---- 25,421 ----- +10.40
Oct 2004 ---- 23,027 ---- +408.66
Sep 2004 ----- 4,527 ---- (-59.68)
Aug 2004 ---- 11,227 ---- +132.59
Jul 2004 ----- 4,827 ---- (-31.31)
Jun 2004 ----- 7,027 ----- +55.22
May 2004 ----- 4,527 ------ NC ---
Apr 2004 ----- 4,527 ---- (-94.73)
Mar 2004 ---- 85,881 ---- (-13.21)
Feb 2004 ---- 98,951 ---- (-00.88)
Jan 2004 ---- 99,833 ----- +00.89
Dec 2003 ---- 98,951 ---- (-18.30)
LOL zacked.
Wait .. did you really?
:)
jonesie
lenshawn:
Actually chartist mentioned the ascending wedge, I've got all sorts of other charts LOL.
I assume this is what he was talking about:
OT: They are on CNN now, this one guy is hilarious! eom
POWERBALL winners announced:
7-person group in Lincoln, NE
Plans for the money: Buy a 20% stake in NEOMEDIA
;)
jonesie
p.s. SOG, send them an email please?
ARCA on the bid, 70K shares at .408
I don't watch Level II all day on NEOM but I know that when I have taken a peek I don't see that very often, a 5K "placeholder" bid by a MM is usually what I see on OTCBB stocks.
Hmm, about half of that bid got whacked, the rest disappeared.
Oh well, so much for NEOM Level II watching today :)
jonesie
That's hilarious clawmann! eom
This all seems so HUGE ...
... I'm not sure I know what to say or think ;)
Interesting that, if there WAS to be consolidation in this space, it has been Neomedia doing the consolidating.
Other than that I'm tongue-tied for the moment.
Good luck to all!
GO NEOM!
jonesie
Neomedia Acquires Sponge
(the U.S. version)
London-Based Mobile Marketing Leader Sponge is Latest Acquisition by NeoMedia
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BusinessWire
08:00 a.m. 02/22/2006
FORT MYERS, Fla. & LONDON, Feb 22, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (NEOM), an innovator in wireless services and patented technologies that provide automatic links to content on the Mobile Internet, continued to build its worldwide mobile marketing competency today by signing a share purchase agreement to acquire Sponge, a London-based leader in developing and implementing mobile applications and delivering content to U.K. and international customers.
Charles T. Jensen, president and CEO of NeoMedia, said the agreement with Sponge signed earlier this week calls for an aggregate of $17.4 million consideration, including $6 million in cash and the remainder in NeoMedia shares, with an additional $4.35 million available under an earn-out if Sponge meets pre-determined earnings targets over the next two years.
'What a Month!'
"Wow! What a month it has been," said Mr. Jensen, as the acquisition of Sponge completed a "very hectic and very exciting" three-week period.
In the U.S., NeoMedia completed the acquisition of Mobot(R), Inc, ( www.mobot.com ) of Boston and announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to acquire of HipCricket, Inc. ( www.HipCricket.com ), of Essex, Connecticut. And in Europe, NeoMedia announced and completed the acquisition of Munich-based pan-European mobile services provider and developer 12snap ( www.12snap.com ), and announced the acquisitions of Gavitec-mobile digit ( www.gavitec.com ) of Wurselen, Germany, and now London-based Sponge ( www.SpongeGroup.com ). In addition, NeoMedia began the month by announcing it had been awarded a U.S. patent covering the capture and processing of bar codes explicitly from camera cell phones.
Mr. Jensen said the acquisition of Sponge "gives NeoMedia a range of multinational world-class capabilities we believe to be unmatched in mobile marketing. Our plan is to become a mobile marketing supercompany in Europe as the industry matures, and in the U.S. where market development is now well under way," he said.
'Putting the Pieces in Place'
Sponge has become recognized as one of Europe's top independent developers of mobile applications and content. Rapidly-growing and profitable, it is positioned as a premier provider of mobile services. From its London headquarters, Sponge runs innovative, high quality premium and non-premium mobile solutions in the U.S., Europe and Australia.
Sponge focuses on tools that its customers deploy in an extensive range of SMS- and MMS-based entertainment and mobile marketing applications. Sponge also develops handset software solutions for marketing and promotional agencies, and for media groups.
Sponge recently engineered and implemented Europe's largest-ever on-pack promotion for its Walkers(R) Crisps (Frito-Lay(R)) client, with more than 5% of the population of the U.K. participating. Sponge is now rolling out this promotion in other European markets, and it has also licensed its platform to Bertelsmann in the U.S. - where it is used by clients including Cingular(R), Univision(R), Universal Music(R) and Lifetime TV(R). Other major clients served by Sponge include NEC(R), Diageo(R), Vodafone(R), Endemol(R) and News International(R) .
"The founders and key personnel at Sponge have extensive senior level experience of profitably delivering mass-market communications and interactive services on behalf of blue chip clients and large media groups," said Mr. Jensen. "They know and have prospered in IVR and SMS, on premium as well as standard rate."
21,000 Messaging Applications!
"We are delighted to welcome the talented team at Sponge - the U.K. market leader in mobile marketing and media applications - to our rapidly expanding wireless solutions group," said Martin Copus, NeoMedia COO and chief executive of its PaperClick(R) wireless business unit.
"Sponge has the most battle-hardened platform in the mobile marketing industry - which has run more than 21,000 messaging applications, with 600 campaigns running simultaneously at present - from voting to reverse auctions to m-coupons and many, many more. Now," he said, "as part of NeoMedia, those applications will be able to be accessed on the Mobile Internet via our PaperClick code-reader, GoWindow(TM) and CodeWindow(TM).
"The acquisition of Sponge exponentially expands NeoMedia's one-stop offering for direct-to-mobile-web interactivity, and further reinforces our position in mobile marketing."
'Delighted to Join the NeoMedia Family'
Alex Meisl, chief executive of Sponge, said that "our whole team is delighted to be joining the NeoMedia family.
"The breadth of resources which the combined group can now offer will allow us to serve our client base even better and improve our hard-won reputation even further," he said.
About NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. ( www.neom.com ), is a developer and international marketer of software and patented technologies, including the PaperClick ( www.PaperClick.com ) platform, PaperClick for Camera Phones(TM) and the PaperClick Mobile Go-Window(TM) which provide One Click To Content(TM) connectivity for products, print and physical objects to link directly to specific desired content on the mobile Internet. NeoMedia also offers a variety of mobile enterprise solutions, including expertise in homeland security and e-authentication applications, and its Systems Integration Group specializes in providing expert-based IT consulting, hardware, and software solutions.
About Sponge Ltd.
Founded in 2001 by Alex Meisl and Dan Parker, Sponge has grown to become the U.K. market leader in providing mobile applications to agencies and media groups, and gain recognition as one of Europe's top independent developers of mobile applications and content. Today, Sponge counts more than 40 agencies, including WPP, Aegis and BBH, as clients, and supplies services for over 100 world-class brands, including Coca Cola(R), Heineken(R) and Diageo. Sponge also supplies a range of mobile services to media groups, including News International, Trinity Mirror, Endemol and IPC.
NeoMedia Technologies: London-based mobile marketing leader sponge is latest acquisition by NeoMedia
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M2
07:54 a.m. 02/22/2006
Feb 22, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- FORT MYERS, Fla., and LONDON - NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (NEOM), an innovator in wireless services and patented technologies that provide automatic links to content on the Mobile Internet, continued to build its worldwide mobile marketing competency today by signing a share purchase agreement to acquire Sponge, a London-based leader in developing and implementing mobile applications and delivering content to U.K. and international customers.
Charles T. Jensen, president and CEO of NeoMedia, said the agreement with Sponge signed earlier this week calls for an aggregate of GBP10 million consideration, including GBP3.45 million in cash and the remainder in NeoMedia shares, with an additional GBP2.5 million available under an earn-out if Sponge meet pre-determined earnings targets over the next two years.
What a Month!'
"What a month it has been," said Mr. Jensen, as the acquisition of Sponge completed a "very hectic and very exciting" three-week period.
In the U.S., NeoMedia completed the acquisition of Mobot, Inc, ( www.mobot.com ) of Boston and announced the acquisition of HipCricket, Inc. ( www.HipCricket.com ), of Essex, Connecticut. And in Europe, NeoMedia announced and completed the acquisition of Munich-based pan-European mobile services provider and developer 12snap ( www.12snap.com ), and announced the acquisitions of Gavitec-mobile digit ( www.gavitec.com ) of Wurselen, Germany, and now London-based Sponge ( www.SpongeGroup.com ).
Mr. Jensen said the acquisition of Sponge "gives NeoMedia a range of multinational world-class capabilities we believe to be unmatched in mobile marketing. Our plan is to become a mobile marketing supercompany in Europe as the industry matures, and in the U.S. where market development is now well under way," he said.
Putting the Pieces in Place'
Sponge has become recognized as one of Europe's top independent developers of mobile applications and content. Rapidly-growing and profitable, it is positioned as a premier provider of mobile services. From its London headquarters, Sponge runs innovative, high quality premium and non-premium mobile solutions in the U.S., Europe and Australia.
Sponge focuses on tools that its customers deploy in an extensive range of SMS- and MMS-based entertainment and mobile marketing applications. Sponge also develops handset software solutions for marketing and promotional agencies, and for media groups.
Sponge recently engineered and implemented Europe's largest-ever on-pack promotion for its Walkers Crisps (Frito-Lay ) client, with more than 5% of the population of the U.K. participating. Sponge is now rolling out this promotion in other European markets, and it has also licensed its platform to Bertelsmann in the U.S. - where it is used by clients including Cingular, Univision, Universal Music and Lifetime TV . Other major clients served by Sponge include NEC, Diageo, Vodafone, Endemol and News International .
"The founders and key personnel at Sponge have extensive senior level experience of profitably delivering mass-market communications and interactive services on behalf of blue chip clients and large media groups," said Mr. Jensen. "They know and have prospered in IVR and SMS, on premium as well as standard rate."
21,000 Messaging Applications!
"We are delighted to welcome the talented team at Sponge - the U.K. market leader in mobile marketing and media applications - to our rapidly expanding wireless solutions group," said Martin Copus, NeoMedia COO and chief executive of its PaperClick wireless business unit.
"Sponge has the most battle-hardened platform in the mobile marketing industry - which has run more than 21,000 messaging applications, with 600 campaigns running simultaneously at present - from voting to reverse auctions to m-coupons and many, many more. Now," he said, "as part of NeoMedia, those applications will be able to be accessed on the Mobile Internet via our PaperClick code-reader, GoWindow and CodeWindow.
"The acquisition of Sponge exponentially expands NeoMedia's one-stop offering for direct-to-mobile-web interactivity, and further reinforces our position as the supercompany in mobile marketing."
Delighted to Join the NeoMedia Family'
Alex Meisl, chief executive of Sponge, said that "our whole team is delighted to be joining the NeoMedia family.
"The breadth of resources which the combined group can now offer will allow us to serve our client base even better and improve our hard-won reputation even further," he said.
About NeoMedia Technologies, Inc.
NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. ( www.neom.com ), is a developer and international marketer of software and patented technologies, including the PaperClick ( www.PaperClick.com ) platform, PaperClick for Camera Phones and the PaperClick Mobile Go-Window which provide One Click To Content connectivity for products, print and physical objects to link directly to specific desired content on the mobile Internet.NeoMedia also offers a variety of mobile enterprise solutions, including expertise in homeland security and e-authentication applications, and its Systems Integration Group specializes in providing expert-based IT consulting, hardware, and software solutions.
About Sponge Ltd.
Founded in 2001 by Alex Meisl and Dan Parker, Sponge has grown to become the U.K. market leader in providing mobile applications to agencies and media groups, and gain recognition as one of Europe's top independent developers of mobile applications and content. Today, Sponge counts more than 40 agencies, including WPP, Aegis and BBH, as clients, and supplies services for over 100 world-class brands, including Coca Cola, Heineken and Diageo. Sponge also supplies a range of mobile services to media groups, including News International, Trinity Mirror, Endemol and IPC.
"They don't want to here it."
Does anyone HERE have a theory about why our most ardent "bashers" (naysayers, whatever they want to call themselves) seem to be the most illiterate people on the board?
Is it a low-paid job they hold?
jonesie
p.s. That should have been "hear", badapag. Have a good day. Come again. Come often.
Wow, 2 650K share buys at .4084 just now
Someone guessed right.
jonesie
I hate to see those gaps up LOL.
NEOM fills them every time.
So far ;)
This run of acquisitions is just amazing, NEOM rolling everybody else up right before THEY get "rolled up"?
GO NEOM!
jonesie
Well only one trade there at 2.75, 2100 shares ...
... so even if I had bumped my order up a nickel this morning (like I thought about doing!) it wouldn't have filled.
You're right though, perfect touchdown on that lower uptrendline. Perfect.
jonesie
And I should have raised my order a nickel this morning
"My orders are in around 2.70"
Dang.
jonesie
Ckrush Announces New Management Team as Company Accelerates Strategic Initiatives; Changes Further Expansion of Entertainment and Digital Content Production, Acquisition and Distribution
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BusinessWire
11:25 a.m. 02/17/2006
NEW YORK, Feb 17, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CKRUSH, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CKRH), a creator and distributor of innovative digital entertainment content, feature films and sports programming, announced today the appointment of a new team of corporate officers and directors. The management restructuring furthers the Company's initiatives in the entertainment production and distribution businesses. Newly appointed as President of Ckrush is Jeremy Dallow, a veteran entertainment and sports industry entrepreneur with a proven track record in film production and sports management. Named as CEO is Roy Roberts, who brings experience in executive positions in a range of businesses, with notable background in entertainment and sports. Jan E. Chason, a longtime senior financial executive with extensive financial background in the sports and entertainment industry, will step into the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company.
"The digital marketplace is growing rapidly and we are excited to have assembled this group of experienced and talented entertainment industry executives," said Ckrush President Jeremy Dallow. "We believe it is a powerful endorsement of Ckrush's strategic vision that we could bring on board proven entertainment industry professionals such as Mr. Chason, who with the rest of the management team, has demonstrated a record of leadership and accomplishment in this fast-growing industry."
Among the initial film and entertainment content projects Ckrush has produced for later release is the feature film comedy "Beer League," starring Artie Lange, the popular comedian/actor who is a regular on the Howard Stern Show, and "TV the Movie", starring Steve O, Preston Lacy and Wee-Man of "Jackass" fame. Ckrush also co-produced the sorority comedy, "National Lampoon's Pledge This," starring Paris Hilton. Ckrush distributes content to the full range of media platforms and channels, including theatrical film release, DVD retail, the digital online industry, television and pay-per-view.
Additional details of the new management team include the following:
-- In addition to serving as the Company's CEO, Mr. Roberts will also serve as a Director of Ckrush. Most recently he served as the CEO of Sparkle Industries, a manufacturing company. His entertainment background includes positions as CFO of Worldwide Entertainment & Sports, a publicly traded sports & entertainment company and CFO of Palisades Entertainment, one of the nation's leading independent film distribution companies.
-- In addition to serving as the Company's President, Mr. Dallow will join Ckrush as a member of its Board of Directors. Prior to joining Ckrush, Mr. Dallow co-founded Bulldog Boxing Management and Bulldog Entertainment, providers of management and consulting services to athletes and entertainers. While with Bulldog, he served as executive producer of several motion pictures, including the upcoming Ckrush Entertainment film releases, "Beer League," "TV The Movie," and the Ckrush co-production, National Lampoon's "Pledge This."
-- Mr. Chason, a Certified Public Accountant, brings more than 36 years of experience in financial management and control, strategic planning and financing. Prior to joining Ckrush he served as the Chief Financial Officer and/or other senior financial executive roles for Majesco Entertainment Company and 3 other public companies including SFX Entertainment Inc., the world's largest promoter and producer of live entertainment events, where he served in several senior corporate positions, directing M&A, financing, and other matters. Prior to these roles, Mr. Chason was a Partner with Ernst & Young LLP.
-- Jim DiLorenzo has resigned his positions as CFO, Executive Vice President and Board member. He will remain at Ckrush in a senior consulting capacity.
-- Cedric Kushner resigned as President and Director of the Company.
About Ckrush, Inc.
Ckrush, Inc., formed in 2004, consists of three divisions that create entertainment and sports-related digital and filmed content for global distribution to all media platforms, including the film, online, and mobile device markets. .The Ckrush Entertainment division produces and distributes feature films and television programming, and has a robust pipeline of film and television projects either completed or in development. Ckrush Entertainment recently produced the feature film "Beer League," starring Artie Lange, and "TV the Movie" starring Steve O, Wee Man and Preston Lacy of "Jackass" fame. Additionally, the Company co-produced National Lampoon's "Pledge This," starring Paris Hilton. These films are slated for release in 2006. Ckrush Sports, Inc. focuses on professional sports, including the promotion of professional boxers, televised boxing events and other sports ventures. Recently, Ckrush Sports entered into consulting agreements with legendary boxing trainer Lou Duva as well as highly regarded promoter Dino Duva. Ckrush Direct produces and distributes programs and products for pay-per-view video-on-demand, and retail and direct response DVD and video channels. For more information, please visit http://www.ckrush.net .
NeomRocket, that's what I was thinking could be going on.
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=9755846
Well that was relatively painless.
Do that 20 more times and Cornell could dump 20 mill shares without hurting the PPS ;)
Anybody here have orders in today that were taking forever to fill? I suppose a motivated/helpful MM could save up a whole lot of little buy orders and then fill a Cornell sell order that way?
Or a motivated buyer not wanting to push the PPS up while buying, and working out a deal with a Cornell trader offline then printing the trade.
Just curious ;) If I knew more about how that stuff worked ... well, I'd be Mide over on the GTE TA board lol.
jonesie
stocktrader, here's a few:
Weekly with Pitchfork (short term uptrendline, looks fine.
Then a daily showing a short term uptrendline, busted intraday today.
Lastly a longer term daily with horizontal support lines, including a newer potential support line in between the older resistance/support lines I put in quite a while back.
Spoke too soon :)
This stock is incredibly manipulated.
50% swings? They're fun though!
$20,000 worth of shares to create some premarket excitement .. then $250,000 worth of shares dump.
The greatest game in the world!
jonesie
LOL, greed kills. EOM
But I cancelled my sell order at .69 lol EOM
"PPS rise should continue"
JMHO but it's just as likely to go back to .42 or so.
Been incredibly volatile lately, 2 50% swings in a matter of days? That's crazy.
I guess we'll see, perhaps this M&A news IS the sign of a change in the pattern. Breakout above this level would be a good sign of continued growth ... maybe ;)
Good luck to us though!
jonesie
As partial penance ... CHID
I've mentioned this before.
Very volatile lately, but ... UP.
Recent news posted at http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=3454
LOL doubloon, oops, sorry...
I guess THAT is why I hadn't seen that before.
Trying to scan and absorb too much stuff, apparently absorbing nothing! Yikes!
jonesie
Wall Street News Alert: Breaking News Alert! February 16, 2006
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03:25 a.m. 02/16/2006
Weston, FLA., Feb 16, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are: China Digital Communication Group (CHID), Maxtor Corp (MXO), Comtech Group Incorporated (COGO), BellSouth Corporation (BLS), and 3Com Corporation (COMS) .
China Digital Communication Group (CHID) will likely get the attention of investors as the markets begin trading this morning. Yesterday after the stock markets closed, the company, one of the fastest growing battery components manufacturers in China, issued a press release announcing that it has entered into an agreement to acquire one of the leading power suppliers to the domestic market (China) and that is a pioneer of third generation (3G) power supply technologies and equipment.
The company is UPE (Far East) Limited ("UPE"), which operates through its wholly owned subsidiary company, Shenzhen Zhuo Tong Power Supply Industry Co., Ltd. ("Zhu Tong").
This is big news for China Digital and likely will appeal to investors! In 2005, Zhuo Tong had unaudited revenues of $5.4 million USD, and unaudited net income of US$1.85 million.
Wall Street News Alert is putting aggressive investors on high alert to continue watching this company! Changchun Zheng, CEO and Chairman of China Digital, stated, "The acquisition of Zhuo Tong is a pivotal step in transforming China Digital from a mobile phone components manufacturer into a 3G technology and equipment system provider. Zhuo Tong leads the 3G power supply market in China with an impressive customer base and technological intellectual property, and will be immediately accretive to our earnings. The combination of Zhuo Tong and our battery shell manufacturing subsidiary Shenzhen E'Jenie provides a synergistic platform to drive aggressive future growth."
Zhou Tong provides power supply technology and equipment to China's "Big Four" - China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, and China Netcom. Zhuo Tong serves large-scale commercial and industrial telecommunication operators; electrical power supply system providers, electricity utilities and other ancillary service providers. Zhuo Tong is ISO9001 quality control certified; holds a TLC license for producing telecommunication equipment and components in China; and is a member of the Chinese Power Source Academic Society.
Aggressive investors need to watch this company VERY closely! Pursuant to the acquisition agreement, China Digital will acquire 100% of UPE in an all stock transaction valued at approximately US$11.1 million. China Digital will issue 18.5 million shares to the shareholders of UPE in exchange for all of the shares UPE. Upon completion of the acquisition, the shareholders of UPE will own approximately 25% of China Digital. The closing of the acquisition is subject to various conditions, including the completion of an audit of Zhuo Tong's financial statements, the completion of financial due diligence on UPE and Zhuo Tong by China Digital and the receipt of customary consents, approvals and opinions.
Prior to yesterday's press release, the stock closed yesterday at Sixty Four cents a share.
To view a detailed, in-depth profile of China Digital Communication, visit http://www.thenewssvc.com/CHID021506.html To view all of Wall Street News Alert's special early morning trading alerts for this morning, visit www.WallStreetNewsAlert.com, where you may also sign up to receive free email alerts in advance of our press releases being issued.
In case you are not familiar with the company: China Digital Communication Group, through its Shenzhen E'Jenie subsidiary, is a rapidly growing manufacturer of battery shells and related technology for use in electronic products, primarily mobile phones. Since December 2003, the Company has adopted the approach of using licenses, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions to bring battery and telecom equipment makers in China to markets overseas. The Company's products now power digital cameras, camera phones, PDAs and laptop computers in East Asia and beyond. China Digital is continuing its expansion across China, while also seeking distribution partners in the United States.