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Facebook's real-name policy draws line at titles
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Q. A year after I added a title to my Facebook name, I got a note from the social network saying I need to remove that unless I could confirm my identity by uploading a scan of my driver’s license. What’s their deal?
A. Facebook’s real-names policy, which requires users to list themselves by “the name they go by in everyday life,” is no secret. If people know you as “Arthur Dent,” you’re not supposed to rebrand yourself as “Zaphod Beeblebrox” on the social network.
But this user thought he was still complying with that dictate when he playfully added “Mssr.” — the longer of two possible abbreviations for “monsieur,” the French equivalent of “mister” — to his listed Facebook name.
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OurPet’s Company’s (OPCO) Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with Biochar gets a Nod from the Vet
At this year’s SuperZoo, The National Show for Pet Retailers that ran from July 31 – August 4 in Las Vegas, innovative pet care outfit OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) launched its new OurPets® Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with Biochar (http://dtn.fm/eI5Py). The timing was opportune. It seems there is growing awareness of biochar’s benefits. In a recent interview (http://dtn.fm/ENg8i), well-known veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker, DVM discussed the virtues of this unique form of charcoal as litter material for cats.
Biochar has a huge surface area because of its porosity. It is also hugely recalcitrant, and so holds on to nutrients, water and smells, the latter of which is an ideal quality for waste management. Biochar also comes in the right particle size, as Dr. Becker explains:
“Studies on the types of litter cats prefer show they are quite particular about particle size. The cat’s evolutionary substrate, for potty purposes, is sand. When kitties started living indoors, clay litter came along and most cats were okay with it. But clay has its own issues.
These days, there’s a wide selection of organic and natural types of litters on the market, but many of them feature big particle sizes, which don’t appeal to most cats. The danger in forcing an objectionable litter on cats is they often develop litter box aversion, which can lead to other problems.”
Just as beneficial, biochar clumps well. Clumping extends the life of the litter and provides a healthier environment for cats. Biochar is also very absorbent. And, of course, biochar litter is 100 percent biodegradable and compostable.
The term biochar typically refers to charcoal that is used to enrich soil. It is most often made by subjecting biomass to pyrolysis (heating without burning). Its property to increase soil fertility has been known to humans for at least two millennia, as the terra preta plots in the Amazonian basis have proven.
Biochar has been found to possess many virtues. Apart from being used as a soil amendment, biochar improves water quality by acting as a filter and acts as a carbon sink. It can trap large amounts of carbon dioxide in the ground for centuries, a process referred to as sequestering. So effective is its role in this respect that policy makers are actively considering its employment as a ‘carbon negative’ agent to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
OurPet’s Company aims to make the waste and odor category a more significant part of its business in the future. Currently, its flagship product in this area is the SmartScoop®. The company has, over the years, developed over 1,000 product lines and has another 30 or so products in the pipeline, plus an intellectual property stockpile of over 170 patents.
OurPet’s Company has been growing at twice the industry rate. It has had, since 2010, a CAGR of about six percent. The two-pronged branding strategy it initiated in 2011 with the OurPets® brand targeting the pet aficionado and the Pet Zone® brand targeting the mass market has, undoubtedly, paid off.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
New OTCQX Best Market International Interlisting Rules Increase Investor Introductions
Proposed amendments to the listing rules for the OTCQX Best Market are likely to benefit international companies. The rules, which will become effective from January 1, 2017, should make it easier for Canadian and other foreign companies to establish a secondary market in their shares for U.S. investors.
For historical reasons, an OTC listing had come to be synonymous with penny stocks. The earliest OTC precursor, Roger Babson’s National Quotation Bureau (NQB), published a directory of broker-dealer quotations on slips of pink paper: the notorious “Pink Sheets”. Today, the OTC Markets Group is a different animal. It still lists penny stocks. However, it has surpassed the NYSE and NASDAQ in the number of non-penny stocks listed, according to OTC Markets (http://dtn.fm/gI9ar).
Listed companies on OTC Markets Group’s platform are organized into three markets: OTCQX, OTCQB, and Pink. To qualify for the OTCQX Best Market, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, demonstrate compliance with U.S. securities laws, be current in their disclosure, and be sponsored by a professional third-party advisor known as a Principal American Liaison (PAL). Penny stocks, shells, and companies in bankruptcy cannot qualify for OTCQX.
The OTCQB Venture Market is meant for early-stage and developing U.S. and international companies that are not yet able to qualify for OTCQX. And the Pink Open Market lists foreign companies that may need to limit their disclosure, penny stocks, and shells, and distressed, delinquent, and dark companies not willing or able to provide adequate information to investors.
Companies listed under the OTCQX Best Market fall into three categories: U.S. community banks, U.S. companies, and international companies. OTCQX International is reserved for companies that are already listed on a qualified foreign stock exchange that wish to have a U.S. listing. Two amendments to the qualifying rules are likely to lead to more international listings.
The requirement to retain a Principal American Liaison (PAL) on an ongoing basis will be scrapped. Now it will be possible simply to have a qualified attorney, investment bank, or the ADR bank act as the OTCQX Sponsor during the initial qualification process. Consequently, the annual PAL letter will no longer be needed, nor will companies be required to provide an annual Issuer Compliance Statement to their PAL.
The requirement to be included in a Recognized Securities Manual in order to qualify for Blue Sky Manual Exemption is likely to be removed. The OTC Markets Group is in discussions with the North American Securities Administration Association (NASAA) and state regulators to gain recognition for OTCQX for the purposes of “Blue Sky Manual Exemption” for secondary trading.
The proposed changes will, undoubtedly, offer international companies easier access to the U.S. capital markets.
OurPet’s Company’s (OPCO) Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with Biochar gets a Nod from the Vet
At this year’s SuperZoo, The National Show for Pet Retailers that ran from July 31 – August 4 in Las Vegas, innovative pet care outfit OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) launched its new OurPets® Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with Biochar (http://dtn.fm/eI5Py). The timing was opportune. It seems there is growing awareness of biochar’s benefits. In a recent interview (http://dtn.fm/ENg8i), well-known veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker, DVM discussed the virtues of this unique form of charcoal as litter material for cats.
Biochar has a huge surface area because of its porosity. It is also hugely recalcitrant, and so holds on to nutrients, water and smells, the latter of which is an ideal quality for waste management. Biochar also comes in the right particle size, as Dr. Becker explains:
“Studies on the types of litter cats prefer show they are quite particular about particle size. The cat’s evolutionary substrate, for potty purposes, is sand. When kitties started living indoors, clay litter came along and most cats were okay with it. But clay has its own issues.
These days, there’s a wide selection of organic and natural types of litters on the market, but many of them feature big particle sizes, which don’t appeal to most cats. The danger in forcing an objectionable litter on cats is they often develop litter box aversion, which can lead to other problems.”
Just as beneficial, biochar clumps well. Clumping extends the life of the litter and provides a healthier environment for cats. Biochar is also very absorbent. And, of course, biochar litter is 100 percent biodegradable and compostable.
The term biochar typically refers to charcoal that is used to enrich soil. It is most often made by subjecting biomass to pyrolysis (heating without burning). Its property to increase soil fertility has been known to humans for at least two millennia, as the terra preta plots in the Amazonian basis have proven.
Biochar has been found to possess many virtues. Apart from being used as a soil amendment, biochar improves water quality by acting as a filter and acts as a carbon sink. It can trap large amounts of carbon dioxide in the ground for centuries, a process referred to as sequestering. So effective is its role in this respect that policy makers are actively considering its employment as a ‘carbon negative’ agent to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
OurPet’s Company aims to make the waste and odor category a more significant part of its business in the future. Currently, its flagship product in this area is the SmartScoop®. The company has, over the years, developed over 1,000 product lines and has another 30 or so products in the pipeline, plus an intellectual property stockpile of over 170 patents.
OurPet’s Company has been growing at twice the industry rate. It has had, since 2010, a CAGR of about six percent. The two-pronged branding strategy it initiated in 2011 with the OurPets® brand targeting the pet aficionado and the Pet Zone® brand targeting the mass market has, undoubtedly, paid off.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
OPCO Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with Biochar gets a Nod from the Vet
At this year’s SuperZoo, The National Show for Pet Retailers that ran from July 31 – August 4 in Las Vegas, innovative pet care outfit OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) launched its new OurPets® Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with Biochar (http://dtn.fm/eI5Py). The timing was opportune. It seems there is growing awareness of biochar’s benefits. In a recent interview (http://dtn.fm/ENg8i), well-known veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker, DVM discussed the virtues of this unique form of charcoal as litter material for cats.
Biochar has a huge surface area because of its porosity. It is also hugely recalcitrant, and so holds on to nutrients, water and smells, the latter of which is an ideal quality for waste management. Biochar also comes in the right particle size, as Dr. Becker explains:
“Studies on the types of litter cats prefer show they are quite particular about particle size. The cat’s evolutionary substrate, for potty purposes, is sand. When kitties started living indoors, clay litter came along and most cats were okay with it. But clay has its own issues.
These days, there’s a wide selection of organic and natural types of litters on the market, but many of them feature big particle sizes, which don’t appeal to most cats. The danger in forcing an objectionable litter on cats is they often develop litter box aversion, which can lead to other problems.”
Just as beneficial, biochar clumps well. Clumping extends the life of the litter and provides a healthier environment for cats. Biochar is also very absorbent. And, of course, biochar litter is 100 percent biodegradable and compostable.
The term biochar typically refers to charcoal that is used to enrich soil. It is most often made by subjecting biomass to pyrolysis (heating without burning). Its property to increase soil fertility has been known to humans for at least two millennia, as the terra preta plots in the Amazonian basis have proven.
Biochar has been found to possess many virtues. Apart from being used as a soil amendment, biochar improves water quality by acting as a filter and acts as a carbon sink. It can trap large amounts of carbon dioxide in the ground for centuries, a process referred to as sequestering. So effective is its role in this respect that policy makers are actively considering its employment as a ‘carbon negative’ agent to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
OurPet’s Company aims to make the waste and odor category a more significant part of its business in the future. Currently, its flagship product in this area is the SmartScoop®. The company has, over the years, developed over 1,000 product lines and has another 30 or so products in the pipeline, plus an intellectual property stockpile of over 170 patents.
OurPet’s Company has been growing at twice the industry rate. It has had, since 2010, a CAGR of about six percent. The two-pronged branding strategy it initiated in 2011 with the OurPets® brand targeting the pet aficionado and the Pet Zone® brand targeting the mass market has, undoubtedly, paid off.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Positioned for Growth Within the $60 Billion Pet Industry
The future of OurPet’s Company (http://dtn.fm/1Ypil) (OTCQX: OPCO), a producer of innovative pet related products, is looking bright thanks to the growth of the pets industry since 2014. Since its foundation in 1995, OurPet’s Company has been dedicated to providing nutritional, medical, physical, and emotional stimulation and value to pets across the U.S.
But, the pet industry has never looked as strong as today. As warmer weather than usual crosses the U.S., sales have boomed in both veterinary and non-medical services. Spending for 2015 came in at a record $60.28 billion, and this figure is expected to grow by the end of 2016, according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA) (http://dtn.fm/7hsjN).
The APPA report includes information regarding market categories such as food, supplies, over-the-counter medications, veterinary care, animal purchases, and more. Although food, veterinary services, supplies and over-the-counter medications still remain at the top of pet industry spending, pet services have shown a record growth of 11.8% between 2014 and 2015 and over 5% growth from 2015 so far this year.
Additionally, according to Pet Business (http://dtn.fm/tf10Q), the industry is predicted to continue to grow as millennials now enter their prime spending years. Generation Y and the millennials are going to be the primary audience for the pet industry, both of which are highly influenced by advances in technology. Fortunately, OPCO’s product line is diverse. The company prides itself on offering the highest quality products to its animal friends, and current industry growth has allowed the company to focus on more innovative technological products such as its OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ (http://dtn.fm/X356d) line.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Positioned for Growth Within the $60 Billion Pet Industry
The future of OurPet’s Company (http://dtn.fm/1Ypil) (OTCQX: OPCO), a producer of innovative pet related products, is looking bright thanks to the growth of the pets industry since 2014. Since its foundation in 1995, OurPet’s Company has been dedicated to providing nutritional, medical, physical, and emotional stimulation and value to pets across the U.S.
But, the pet industry has never looked as strong as today. As warmer weather than usual crosses the U.S., sales have boomed in both veterinary and non-medical services. Spending for 2015 came in at a record $60.28 billion, and this figure is expected to grow by the end of 2016, according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA) (http://dtn.fm/7hsjN).
The APPA report includes information regarding market categories such as food, supplies, over-the-counter medications, veterinary care, animal purchases, and more. Although food, veterinary services, supplies and over-the-counter medications still remain at the top of pet industry spending, pet services have shown a record growth of 11.8% between 2014 and 2015 and over 5% growth from 2015 so far this year.
Additionally, according to Pet Business (http://dtn.fm/tf10Q), the industry is predicted to continue to grow as millennials now enter their prime spending years. Generation Y and the millennials are going to be the primary audience for the pet industry, both of which are highly influenced by advances in technology. Fortunately, OPCO’s product line is diverse. The company prides itself on offering the highest quality products to its animal friends, and current industry growth has allowed the company to focus on more innovative technological products such as its OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ (http://dtn.fm/X356d) line.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
OPCO Positioned for Growth Within the $60 Billion Pet Industry
The future of OurPet’s Company (http://dtn.fm/1Ypil) (OTCQX: OPCO), a producer of innovative pet related products, is looking bright thanks to the growth of the pets industry since 2014. Since its foundation in 1995, OurPet’s Company has been dedicated to providing nutritional, medical, physical, and emotional stimulation and value to pets across the U.S.
But, the pet industry has never looked as strong as today. As warmer weather than usual crosses the U.S., sales have boomed in both veterinary and non-medical services. Spending for 2015 came in at a record $60.28 billion, and this figure is expected to grow by the end of 2016, according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA) (http://dtn.fm/7hsjN).
The APPA report includes information regarding market categories such as food, supplies, over-the-counter medications, veterinary care, animal purchases, and more. Although food, veterinary services, supplies and over-the-counter medications still remain at the top of pet industry spending, pet services have shown a record growth of 11.8% between 2014 and 2015 and over 5% growth from 2015 so far this year.
Additionally, according to Pet Business (http://dtn.fm/tf10Q), the industry is predicted to continue to grow as millennials now enter their prime spending years. Generation Y and the millennials are going to be the primary audience for the pet industry, both of which are highly influenced by advances in technology. Fortunately, OPCO’s product line is diverse. The company prides itself on offering the highest quality products to its animal friends, and current industry growth has allowed the company to focus on more innovative technological products such as its OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ (http://dtn.fm/X356d) line.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Capitalizing on Canada’s Real Estate Market
Recently, real estate in Canada has reached an all-time high, but it is worth noting that many analysts, including those at the Financial Post (http://dtn.fm/6v2Zh), are convinced that price acceleration in Canada will slow without experiencing a hard landing. The article also reports significantly elevated prices in both Vancouver and Toronto, although these are slowly dropping. In addition, a report entitled ‘Vancouver still top real estate market to watch in Canada: report’ (http://dtn.fm/D2nYz) names Vancouver the top Canadian real estate market to watch in 2017 thanks to millennials.
The article (by News 1130) says that, although housing prices could drop slightly in 2017, Canada is in for a year of continued stability. Not only this, the PWC report ‘Emerging Trends in Canadian Real estate 2017’ (http://dtn.fm/321Sz) states that “the main message is that every regional market offers opportunities for savvy developers and investors—as long as they embrace technology and anticipate their future buyers’ needs.”
With the technological factor in mind, it is no surprise that companies such as eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) are set to capitalize on Canada’s real estate market. With potential tenants and buyers more informed than ever thanks to the Internet, real estate firms are having to adapt to customer’s growing tech needs, a point brought to light by a respondent of the PWC report. The respondent stated, “We’re getting to the point where if people don’t recognize technologies are existing and, moreover, how to integrate them, opportunities are being missed.”
EXPI is the holding company for a number of subsidiaries, most notably, eXp Realty LLC and eXp Realty of Canada. eXp Realty, the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage®, is a full-service real estate brokerage providing 24/7 access to collaborative tools, training, and socialization through a 3-D cloud office environment. This breakthrough in technology is allowing EXPI to create a business model that increases brokers and agent listings and sales while reducing overhead capital requirements.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com
Facebook On Pace To Reach $27 Billion In Revenue, Warns On Pace
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Facebook Inc., now on pace to reach $27 billion in revenue this year, is defying the slowdown in growth that usually comes with increasing size.
The social media giant said Wednesday that third-quarter revenue soared 56% to $7 billion and its quarterly profit nearly tripled to $2.38 billion, as it reaps the spoils of its dominance in mobile advertising.
Facebook's top-line growth rate is double any other U.S. company with revenue of $20 billion or more, excluding those growing through acquisitions, according to data from Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Yet Facebook said that it can't maintain its current pace. Starting in the middle of next year, Facebook will stop showing users more ads in their news feed, the tactic it has been using to juice revenue growth for the past two years, the company said Wednesday. As a result, advertising growth will "come down meaningfully," Chief Financial Officer Dave Wehner said during a call with analysts.
Facebook now expects a "much smaller contribution from this important factor going forward," he said. He added that Facebook expects to power growth by adding more users and boosting the amount of time they spend on the social network. Video is key to that strategy.
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Net Element, Inc. (NETE) Offering Reliable High-tech Payment Solutions to Worldwide E-commerce Enterprises
The payments industry is changing rapidly, with a growing number of users opting to pay for services or merchandise online or via mobile apps. This tendency has led to the emergence of thousands of companies dedicated to facilitating these payments for both the customers and the merchants. As more and more such businesses appear, there is growing concern for the quality and reliability of payment processing services, as well as for security of payment information.
According to a Business Insider report (http://dtn.fm/AW6oF) that takes an in-depth look at the current payment processing ecosystem, 2016 is a busy year for payments companies, as they focus on improving security of information, expanding their mobile service offerings, and building ecommerce capabilities designed to motivate consumers to continue making purchases digitally. It is expected that the volume of mobile payments will grow at a very fast rate in the U.S. and worldwide, being likely to reach $3 trillion by 2021.
In this vast landscape, a company such as Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) easily stands out for its versatility and dedication to offering value-added transactional services and high-quality mobile payment options to the global market. The company has several subsidiaries offering various payment processing solutions, ranging from comprehensive payment processing services for the retail industry to SMS messaging and mobile billing solutions or cloud-based point of sale platforms for the restaurant and hospitality industry. One of the most complex payment options comes from Net Element’s PayOnline subsidiary – a fully integrated e-commerce platform serving enterprises all around the world.
PayOnline, with offices in Russia and the Republic of Cyprus, was set up in 2009 as a dedicated provider of flexible, high-tech payment solutions customized for websites and mobile apps. The company is currently providing services to more than 3,000 companies in regions such as Eastern and Western Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Central Asia, Asia Major and North America. Dedicated to providing the most reliable service and maximizing its customers’ volume of successful transactions, PayOnline takes the time to study and understand its merchant clients’ business needs and to provide them with payment solutions that are entirely consistent with their main objectives.
The company also offers modern payment technologies such as person-to-person, recurrent payments and one-click payments, as well as technologies for mobile commerce matching all the major operating systems, including Android, iOS and Windows. With multi-channel support of customers and payers, PayOnline is designed to process payments by credit card, e-Wallets or MasterPass.
For more information, visit www.NetElement.com
Monaker Group (MKGI) Contributing to Iceland’s Tourism Industry
According to Vox.com (http://dtn.fm/P0hY8), Iceland didn’t become a tourist destination until the late 40’s, averaging only 5,300 people from around the globe visiting each year. By the late 90’s, this number grew to more than 200,000 tourists, a number that steadied until 2011, when things changed.
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of foreign visitors to the country exploded, reaching a huge 1.6 million. Not only this, tourist numbers in Iceland are expected to reach two million by the end of 2016. With outlets across the globe promoting Iceland as “a must see destination”, it is no surprise that the number of tourists in Iceland from the U.S. alone now outweighs that of Iceland’s population.
According to a report published by Kayak (http://dtn.fm/qY9fH), there has been a 65% increase in searches for Iceland hotels and flights, particularly in the time surrounding New Year’s vacations. But, in a country that gets bone-chilling cold in winter, with only four hours of daylight, why are so many U.S. tourists choosing Iceland as their holiday destination?
It all started with the island’s volcanic explosion in 2010. The news made headlines, which allowed for positive campaigns to be distributed about the country. Later, a new budget airline called WOW started offering European and North American flights for less than a third of the original price.
This was quickly followed by positive press labeling Iceland as being one of the safest countries in Europe thanks to its lack of terrorist threats. And, finally, Iceland is the perfect country for the Instagram generation today, who see Iceland on social media sites and view it’s sometimes out-of-this-world terrain as if it were Mars.
As a result of this current increase in Iceland’s popularity, travel and tourism companies worldwide are making the country more accessible, and this includes Monaker Group’s (OTCQB: MKGI) Maupintour, the oldest tour operator in the United States. Maupintour believes in helping others experience the wonders of our world and the delights of traveling through highly customized private tours.
The company now offers tours to every continent, with trips varying from one to two weeks. The Maupintour Iceland tour is set over the space of eight days and is called the Fire and Ice Tour. It includes luxury accommodation, private tours of both the cities and the natural parts of the country, a tour of the Northern lights, and private transfers between all locations.
For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com
Monaker Group (MKGI) Contributing to Iceland’s Tourism Industry
According to Vox.com (http://dtn.fm/P0hY8), Iceland didn’t become a tourist destination until the late 40’s, averaging only 5,300 people from around the globe visiting each year. By the late 90’s, this number grew to more than 200,000 tourists, a number that steadied until 2011, when things changed.
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of foreign visitors to the country exploded, reaching a huge 1.6 million. Not only this, tourist numbers in Iceland are expected to reach two million by the end of 2016. With outlets across the globe promoting Iceland as “a must see destination”, it is no surprise that the number of tourists in Iceland from the U.S. alone now outweighs that of Iceland’s population.
According to a report published by Kayak (http://dtn.fm/qY9fH), there has been a 65% increase in searches for Iceland hotels and flights, particularly in the time surrounding New Year’s vacations. But, in a country that gets bone-chilling cold in winter, with only four hours of daylight, why are so many U.S. tourists choosing Iceland as their holiday destination?
It all started with the island’s volcanic explosion in 2010. The news made headlines, which allowed for positive campaigns to be distributed about the country. Later, a new budget airline called WOW started offering European and North American flights for less than a third of the original price.
This was quickly followed by positive press labeling Iceland as being one of the safest countries in Europe thanks to its lack of terrorist threats. And, finally, Iceland is the perfect country for the Instagram generation today, who see Iceland on social media sites and view it’s sometimes out-of-this-world terrain as if it were Mars.
As a result of this current increase in Iceland’s popularity, travel and tourism companies worldwide are making the country more accessible, and this includes Monaker Group’s (OTCQB: MKGI) Maupintour, the oldest tour operator in the United States. Maupintour believes in helping others experience the wonders of our world and the delights of traveling through highly customized private tours.
The company now offers tours to every continent, with trips varying from one to two weeks. The Maupintour Iceland tour is set over the space of eight days and is called the Fire and Ice Tour. It includes luxury accommodation, private tours of both the cities and the natural parts of the country, a tour of the Northern lights, and private transfers between all locations.
For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com
MKGI Contributing to Iceland’s Tourism Industry
According to Vox.com (http://dtn.fm/P0hY8), Iceland didn’t become a tourist destination until the late 40’s, averaging only 5,300 people from around the globe visiting each year. By the late 90’s, this number grew to more than 200,000 tourists, a number that steadied until 2011, when things changed.
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of foreign visitors to the country exploded, reaching a huge 1.6 million. Not only this, tourist numbers in Iceland are expected to reach two million by the end of 2016. With outlets across the globe promoting Iceland as “a must see destination”, it is no surprise that the number of tourists in Iceland from the U.S. alone now outweighs that of Iceland’s population.
According to a report published by Kayak (http://dtn.fm/qY9fH), there has been a 65% increase in searches for Iceland hotels and flights, particularly in the time surrounding New Year’s vacations. But, in a country that gets bone-chilling cold in winter, with only four hours of daylight, why are so many U.S. tourists choosing Iceland as their holiday destination?
It all started with the island’s volcanic explosion in 2010. The news made headlines, which allowed for positive campaigns to be distributed about the country. Later, a new budget airline called WOW started offering European and North American flights for less than a third of the original price.
This was quickly followed by positive press labeling Iceland as being one of the safest countries in Europe thanks to its lack of terrorist threats. And, finally, Iceland is the perfect country for the Instagram generation today, who see Iceland on social media sites and view it’s sometimes out-of-this-world terrain as if it were Mars.
As a result of this current increase in Iceland’s popularity, travel and tourism companies worldwide are making the country more accessible, and this includes Monaker Group’s (OTCQB: MKGI) Maupintour, the oldest tour operator in the United States. Maupintour believes in helping others experience the wonders of our world and the delights of traveling through highly customized private tours.
The company now offers tours to every continent, with trips varying from one to two weeks. The Maupintour Iceland tour is set over the space of eight days and is called the Fire and Ice Tour. It includes luxury accommodation, private tours of both the cities and the natural parts of the country, a tour of the Northern lights, and private transfers between all locations.
For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com
Twitter Will Automate Brands’ Customer Service Dms With Welcome Messages, Quick Replies
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Twitter's new welcome messages and quick replies help brands automate their direct message conversations with customers.
Have you been paying attention to the battle between Twitter and Facebook Messenger to serve as marketers’ favorite social customer service channels? If no, click here and here. If yes, scroll down.
To make messaging businesses through social networks feel less like navigating the DMV’s website, Facebook Messenger and Twitter have turned toward automated guides. In April, Facebook Messenger introduced welcome messages that brands could use to tell people why they might want to privately message a brand, and how; it also debuted chat bots that, in part, are meant to do for customer service what ATMs did for banking. Now it is Twitter’s turn.
Twitter is starting to roll out its own ways for brands to automatically greet people who direct message (DM) them and handle at least part of the conversation through a series of preset messages, but only when people start those conversations in the most updated version of Twitter’s apps.
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Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (MTBC) to Release Third Quarter Results Late Next Week
Before the opening bell, Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) announced plans to release its third quarter financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2016, before the market opens on Thursday, November 10. Following the release, MTBC plans to host a conference call for investors in order to review highlights from its quarterly results, including the recent acquisition of MediGain, LLC and its affiliate, Millennium Practice Management, LLC.
The conference call will take place on November 10 at 8:30 am EDT. To access the call, investors should dial 844-802-2438, or 412-317-5131 for international callers, and reference “MTBC Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Call.” A replay of the conference call will be available roughly one hour after the conclusion of the call and can be accessed by dialing 877-344-7529, or 412-317-0088 for international callers, and providing access code 10095250. Alternatively, an audio recording of the conference call will be made available on the company’s investor relations website (ir.mtbc.com) through the end of the year.
To date in 2016, MTBC has leaned on its integrated cloud-based technology platform and sizable international workforce to distinguish itself in the competitive health care IT market. In a recent interview with NetworkNewsWire, Bill Korn, chief financial officer of MTBC, spoke to some of the company’s main accomplishments in 2016. Specifically, MTBC delivered its third consecutive quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA during the second quarter of 2016, raised $7.5 million of non-convertible preferred stock and closed on its tenth and largest acquisition since its IPO in 2014.
Among these achievements, the MediGain acquisition, in particular, is expected to be transformative for MTBC. Completed for a total purchase price that represented a “significant discount as compared to the industry norm of at least one times annualized revenues for a company of MediGain’s size,” Korn noted that “the incremental profits for this acquisition are expected to greatly exceed the company’s cost of capital,” making it accretive to shareholders as early as the first quarter of 2017. Supporting this forecast, the accounts in good standing acquired through the transaction have annual revenues in excess of $10 million.
“[W]e are very pleased to have acquired MediGain, which marks an important corporate milestone as our largest acquisition to date, and demonstrates the highly strategic nature of our successful, acquisition-based growth strategy,” Mahmud Haq, chief executive officer of MTBC, stated in a recent news release.
For more information, visit www.mtbc.com, and see the company’s fact sheet at http://ir.mtbc.com/events.cfm.
Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (MTBC) to Release Third Quarter Results Late Next Week
Before the opening bell, Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) announced plans to release its third quarter financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2016, before the market opens on Thursday, November 10. Following the release, MTBC plans to host a conference call for investors in order to review highlights from its quarterly results, including the recent acquisition of MediGain, LLC and its affiliate, Millennium Practice Management, LLC.
The conference call will take place on November 10 at 8:30 am EDT. To access the call, investors should dial 844-802-2438, or 412-317-5131 for international callers, and reference “MTBC Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Call.” A replay of the conference call will be available roughly one hour after the conclusion of the call and can be accessed by dialing 877-344-7529, or 412-317-0088 for international callers, and providing access code 10095250. Alternatively, an audio recording of the conference call will be made available on the company’s investor relations website (ir.mtbc.com) through the end of the year.
To date in 2016, MTBC has leaned on its integrated cloud-based technology platform and sizable international workforce to distinguish itself in the competitive health care IT market. In a recent interview with NetworkNewsWire, Bill Korn, chief financial officer of MTBC, spoke to some of the company’s main accomplishments in 2016. Specifically, MTBC delivered its third consecutive quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA during the second quarter of 2016, raised $7.5 million of non-convertible preferred stock and closed on its tenth and largest acquisition since its IPO in 2014.
Among these achievements, the MediGain acquisition, in particular, is expected to be transformative for MTBC. Completed for a total purchase price that represented a “significant discount as compared to the industry norm of at least one times annualized revenues for a company of MediGain’s size,” Korn noted that “the incremental profits for this acquisition are expected to greatly exceed the company’s cost of capital,” making it accretive to shareholders as early as the first quarter of 2017. Supporting this forecast, the accounts in good standing acquired through the transaction have annual revenues in excess of $10 million.
“[W]e are very pleased to have acquired MediGain, which marks an important corporate milestone as our largest acquisition to date, and demonstrates the highly strategic nature of our successful, acquisition-based growth strategy,” Mahmud Haq, chief executive officer of MTBC, stated in a recent news release.
For more information, visit www.mtbc.com, and see the company’s fact sheet at http://ir.mtbc.com/events.cfm.
MTBC to Release Third Quarter Results Late Next Week
Before the opening bell, Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) announced plans to release its third quarter financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2016, before the market opens on Thursday, November 10. Following the release, MTBC plans to host a conference call for investors in order to review highlights from its quarterly results, including the recent acquisition of MediGain, LLC and its affiliate, Millennium Practice Management, LLC.
The conference call will take place on November 10 at 8:30 am EDT. To access the call, investors should dial 844-802-2438, or 412-317-5131 for international callers, and reference “MTBC Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Call.” A replay of the conference call will be available roughly one hour after the conclusion of the call and can be accessed by dialing 877-344-7529, or 412-317-0088 for international callers, and providing access code 10095250. Alternatively, an audio recording of the conference call will be made available on the company’s investor relations website (ir.mtbc.com) through the end of the year.
To date in 2016, MTBC has leaned on its integrated cloud-based technology platform and sizable international workforce to distinguish itself in the competitive health care IT market. In a recent interview with NetworkNewsWire, Bill Korn, chief financial officer of MTBC, spoke to some of the company’s main accomplishments in 2016. Specifically, MTBC delivered its third consecutive quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA during the second quarter of 2016, raised $7.5 million of non-convertible preferred stock and closed on its tenth and largest acquisition since its IPO in 2014.
Among these achievements, the MediGain acquisition, in particular, is expected to be transformative for MTBC. Completed for a total purchase price that represented a “significant discount as compared to the industry norm of at least one times annualized revenues for a company of MediGain’s size,” Korn noted that “the incremental profits for this acquisition are expected to greatly exceed the company’s cost of capital,” making it accretive to shareholders as early as the first quarter of 2017. Supporting this forecast, the accounts in good standing acquired through the transaction have annual revenues in excess of $10 million.
“[W]e are very pleased to have acquired MediGain, which marks an important corporate milestone as our largest acquisition to date, and demonstrates the highly strategic nature of our successful, acquisition-based growth strategy,” Mahmud Haq, chief executive officer of MTBC, stated in a recent news release.
For more information, visit www.mtbc.com, and see the company’s fact sheet at http://ir.mtbc.com/events.cfm.
Facebook Continues To See Significant Ad Spend Growth
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Advertisers keep increasing investment in Facebook, third-quarter reports from Kenshoo and Merkle both found.
According to Kenshoo data released this week, advertisers on the campaign management platform increased spending on Facebook (including Instagram and Facebook Audience Network) by 45 percent year over year in Q3. Click-through rates across the Facebook ecosystem have steadily risen over the past three quarters, increasing by 14 percent year over year in Q3. Kenshoo attributes the higher engagement rates to more specialized ad types and better targeting.
The growth was driven by dynamic product ads — Facebook’s retargeting ad format that shows users products from sites they have visited previously. Dynamic product ads (DPAs) accounted for 42 percent of ad clicks and 21 percent of ad spend on Facebook among Kenshoo customers. That’s up from just 15 percent click share and eight percent spend share for DPAs a year ago.
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Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (MTBC) Helps Improve Health System Quality & Safety with Advanced EHR Software
A few years ago, most doctors were still updating their patient files manually and kept hard copies in their offices to refer to whenever necessary. More often than not, this antiquated system proved cumbersome and inefficient, especially in an emergency situation where a doctor needed to access his or her patient’s medical history quickly and the file went missing or was accidentally misplaced. Potentially leading to a delay in proper care, this medical patient filing system became increasingly obsolete, and a growing number of health care professionals started turning toward electronic health record (EHR) keeping.
Also known as electronic medical records, EHRs have a significant impact on the health care system, improving its overall quality and enhancing patient safety. Electronic health records streamline clinical operations, allow multiple practitioners to access patients’ medical histories, allow convenient storage and retrieval of information, and can help a practice be more operationally efficient. By accessing a patient’s history electronically, doctors can immediately see how a specific condition developed and evolved and decide the best course of action and treatment based on this comprehensive information.
These features have convinced a great number of physicians to switch to EHR systems, with the adoption rate nearly doubling in the United States since 2008 (from 42% to 83% in 2015). In January of this year, roughly 59% of U.S. medical service providers reported using an EHR system, with the slight decline owing to a much larger sampling size. In addition, nearly 35% of health care professionals reported using a fully functional EHR platform with capabilities such as electronic charts, electronic prescribing and integration with imaging and testing centers. Among the specialties with the highest adoption rates are internal medicine and pediatrics, dialysis, nephrology and pathology.
To further encourage the use of EHR systems, the federal government issued a set of ‘Meaningful Use’ standards in 2010, outlining a series of EHR use requirements for doctors wishing to be eligible for Medicare and Medicaid payments. All health care units using EHR systems need to be in line with the Meaningful Use standards by 2017 or risk penalty. At the moment, three-quarters of EHR users reported that their systems meet Meaningful Use requirements, while more than 370,000 physicians or practices have already earned incentive under the program.
The EHR software from top health care information technology provider Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) fully meets all the requirements of any small- to medium-sized medical practice, no matter the size and specialty. Built around the company’s proprietary ChartsPro™ software, this web-based EHR is easy to use and intuitive, being designed to improve the productivity of any practice by automating all its clinical activities. Since it is web-based, it does not require any software download or installation and allows medical professionals to access it anytime, anywhere, using only a computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. The system also includes 13 specialty-specific modules, including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Podiatry, Rheumatology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry.
Some of the Medical Transcription Billing software’s top features include Patient Charts, which allow for the capture and storage of extensive patient information such as vitals, social history and care plan; a Clinical Decision Support System, which helps provide preventative care with evidence-based alerts; a Personal Tab module, which enables detailed documentation of patient demographics; and a host of patient education materials via the MedlinePlus Encyclopedia.
For more information, visit www.mtbc.com, and see the company’s fact sheet at http://ir.mtbc.com/events.cfm.
Moxian, Inc. (MOXC) Giving Businesses a Stronger Mobile Presence with Consumers
With mobile devices continuing to grow in popularity, companies need to adapt their websites and strategies to reach this mobile audience. As a result, organizations are having to build a stronger mobile presence and associated marketing strategy to effectively capture consumer attention.
According to the Huffington Post article ‘5 Key Elements for an Effective B2C Mobile Marketing Strategy’ (http://dtn.fm/qQHn9), the elements that businesses need to consider in order to ensure they are reaching the right audience at the right time with the right content include: social media marketing, tailoring content for mobile use, using mobile-friendly emails, using hyper-targeted ads, and choosing a responsive design. Since social media in particular is widely used on mobile devices, companies now need to make sure that all aspects of their marketing strategies are appropriately tuned to this widely-accepted form of communication.
Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC), a company in the business of providing social media marketing and promotion platforms to help merchants advertise through social media, offers two mobile friendly applications: the Moxian+ Business app and the Moxian+ User app. These applications allow merchants to connect more easily with consumers thanks to targeted ad campaigns and promotions, together with consumer behavior data compiled from the Moxian user database.
The Moxian+ Business application allows organizations to convert consumers into members, which in turn helps them build lasting relationships, increasing repeat sales. With the help of this mobile application, businesses can regularly update customers with new products and other information. Not only this, the application mobilizes staff, which allows them to market their business via social media from their mobile devices. The application also offers multi-channel promotional tools, both online and offline, and provides business reports on the go.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com
Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (MTBC) Helps Improve Health System Quality & Safety with Advanced EHR Software
A few years ago, most doctors were still updating their patient files manually and kept hard copies in their offices to refer to whenever necessary. More often than not, this antiquated system proved cumbersome and inefficient, especially in an emergency situation where a doctor needed to access his or her patient’s medical history quickly and the file went missing or was accidentally misplaced. Potentially leading to a delay in proper care, this medical patient filing system became increasingly obsolete, and a growing number of health care professionals started turning toward electronic health record (EHR) keeping.
Also known as electronic medical records, EHRs have a significant impact on the health care system, improving its overall quality and enhancing patient safety. Electronic health records streamline clinical operations, allow multiple practitioners to access patients’ medical histories, allow convenient storage and retrieval of information, and can help a practice be more operationally efficient. By accessing a patient’s history electronically, doctors can immediately see how a specific condition developed and evolved and decide the best course of action and treatment based on this comprehensive information.
These features have convinced a great number of physicians to switch to EHR systems, with the adoption rate nearly doubling in the United States since 2008 (from 42% to 83% in 2015). In January of this year, roughly 59% of U.S. medical service providers reported using an EHR system, with the slight decline owing to a much larger sampling size. In addition, nearly 35% of health care professionals reported using a fully functional EHR platform with capabilities such as electronic charts, electronic prescribing and integration with imaging and testing centers. Among the specialties with the highest adoption rates are internal medicine and pediatrics, dialysis, nephrology and pathology.
To further encourage the use of EHR systems, the federal government issued a set of ‘Meaningful Use’ standards in 2010, outlining a series of EHR use requirements for doctors wishing to be eligible for Medicare and Medicaid payments. All health care units using EHR systems need to be in line with the Meaningful Use standards by 2017 or risk penalty. At the moment, three-quarters of EHR users reported that their systems meet Meaningful Use requirements, while more than 370,000 physicians or practices have already earned incentive under the program.
The EHR software from top health care information technology provider Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) fully meets all the requirements of any small- to medium-sized medical practice, no matter the size and specialty. Built around the company’s proprietary ChartsPro™ software, this web-based EHR is easy to use and intuitive, being designed to improve the productivity of any practice by automating all its clinical activities. Since it is web-based, it does not require any software download or installation and allows medical professionals to access it anytime, anywhere, using only a computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. The system also includes 13 specialty-specific modules, including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Podiatry, Rheumatology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry.
Some of the Medical Transcription Billing software’s top features include Patient Charts, which allow for the capture and storage of extensive patient information such as vitals, social history and care plan; a Clinical Decision Support System, which helps provide preventative care with evidence-based alerts; a Personal Tab module, which enables detailed documentation of patient demographics; and a host of patient education materials via the MedlinePlus Encyclopedia.
For more information, visit www.mtbc.com, and see the company’s fact sheet at http://ir.mtbc.com/events.cfm.
MTBC Helps Improve Health System Quality & Safety with Advanced EHR Software
A few years ago, most doctors were still updating their patient files manually and kept hard copies in their offices to refer to whenever necessary. More often than not, this antiquated system proved cumbersome and inefficient, especially in an emergency situation where a doctor needed to access his or her patient’s medical history quickly and the file went missing or was accidentally misplaced. Potentially leading to a delay in proper care, this medical patient filing system became increasingly obsolete, and a growing number of health care professionals started turning toward electronic health record (EHR) keeping.
Also known as electronic medical records, EHRs have a significant impact on the health care system, improving its overall quality and enhancing patient safety. Electronic health records streamline clinical operations, allow multiple practitioners to access patients’ medical histories, allow convenient storage and retrieval of information, and can help a practice be more operationally efficient. By accessing a patient’s history electronically, doctors can immediately see how a specific condition developed and evolved and decide the best course of action and treatment based on this comprehensive information.
These features have convinced a great number of physicians to switch to EHR systems, with the adoption rate nearly doubling in the United States since 2008 (from 42% to 83% in 2015). In January of this year, roughly 59% of U.S. medical service providers reported using an EHR system, with the slight decline owing to a much larger sampling size. In addition, nearly 35% of health care professionals reported using a fully functional EHR platform with capabilities such as electronic charts, electronic prescribing and integration with imaging and testing centers. Among the specialties with the highest adoption rates are internal medicine and pediatrics, dialysis, nephrology and pathology.
To further encourage the use of EHR systems, the federal government issued a set of ‘Meaningful Use’ standards in 2010, outlining a series of EHR use requirements for doctors wishing to be eligible for Medicare and Medicaid payments. All health care units using EHR systems need to be in line with the Meaningful Use standards by 2017 or risk penalty. At the moment, three-quarters of EHR users reported that their systems meet Meaningful Use requirements, while more than 370,000 physicians or practices have already earned incentive under the program.
The EHR software from top health care information technology provider Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) fully meets all the requirements of any small- to medium-sized medical practice, no matter the size and specialty. Built around the company’s proprietary ChartsPro™ software, this web-based EHR is easy to use and intuitive, being designed to improve the productivity of any practice by automating all its clinical activities. Since it is web-based, it does not require any software download or installation and allows medical professionals to access it anytime, anywhere, using only a computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. The system also includes 13 specialty-specific modules, including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Podiatry, Rheumatology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry.
Some of the Medical Transcription Billing software’s top features include Patient Charts, which allow for the capture and storage of extensive patient information such as vitals, social history and care plan; a Clinical Decision Support System, which helps provide preventative care with evidence-based alerts; a Personal Tab module, which enables detailed documentation of patient demographics; and a host of patient education materials via the MedlinePlus Encyclopedia.
For more information, visit www.mtbc.com, and see the company’s fact sheet at http://ir.mtbc.com/events.cfm.
Moxian, Inc. (MOXC) Giving Businesses a Stronger Mobile Presence with Consumers
With mobile devices continuing to grow in popularity, companies need to adapt their websites and strategies to reach this mobile audience. As a result, organizations are having to build a stronger mobile presence and associated marketing strategy to effectively capture consumer attention.
According to the Huffington Post article ‘5 Key Elements for an Effective B2C Mobile Marketing Strategy’ (http://dtn.fm/qQHn9), the elements that businesses need to consider in order to ensure they are reaching the right audience at the right time with the right content include: social media marketing, tailoring content for mobile use, using mobile-friendly emails, using hyper-targeted ads, and choosing a responsive design. Since social media in particular is widely used on mobile devices, companies now need to make sure that all aspects of their marketing strategies are appropriately tuned to this widely-accepted form of communication.
Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC), a company in the business of providing social media marketing and promotion platforms to help merchants advertise through social media, offers two mobile friendly applications: the Moxian+ Business app and the Moxian+ User app. These applications allow merchants to connect more easily with consumers thanks to targeted ad campaigns and promotions, together with consumer behavior data compiled from the Moxian user database.
The Moxian+ Business application allows organizations to convert consumers into members, which in turn helps them build lasting relationships, increasing repeat sales. With the help of this mobile application, businesses can regularly update customers with new products and other information. Not only this, the application mobilizes staff, which allows them to market their business via social media from their mobile devices. The application also offers multi-channel promotional tools, both online and offline, and provides business reports on the go.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com
MOXC Giving Businesses a Stronger Mobile Presence with Consumers
With mobile devices continuing to grow in popularity, companies need to adapt their websites and strategies to reach this mobile audience. As a result, organizations are having to build a stronger mobile presence and associated marketing strategy to effectively capture consumer attention.
According to the Huffington Post article ‘5 Key Elements for an Effective B2C Mobile Marketing Strategy’ (http://dtn.fm/qQHn9), the elements that businesses need to consider in order to ensure they are reaching the right audience at the right time with the right content include: social media marketing, tailoring content for mobile use, using mobile-friendly emails, using hyper-targeted ads, and choosing a responsive design. Since social media in particular is widely used on mobile devices, companies now need to make sure that all aspects of their marketing strategies are appropriately tuned to this widely-accepted form of communication.
Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC), a company in the business of providing social media marketing and promotion platforms to help merchants advertise through social media, offers two mobile friendly applications: the Moxian+ Business app and the Moxian+ User app. These applications allow merchants to connect more easily with consumers thanks to targeted ad campaigns and promotions, together with consumer behavior data compiled from the Moxian user database.
The Moxian+ Business application allows organizations to convert consumers into members, which in turn helps them build lasting relationships, increasing repeat sales. With the help of this mobile application, businesses can regularly update customers with new products and other information. Not only this, the application mobilizes staff, which allows them to market their business via social media from their mobile devices. The application also offers multi-channel promotional tools, both online and offline, and provides business reports on the go.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com
OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Supports Responsible Pet Ownership with Intelligent Pet Care™ Product Line
September was National Responsible Dog Ownership Month, an initiative started by the American Kennel Club with the purpose of helping pet owners raise healthy and happy dogs by making sure they are aware of all the responsibilities dog ownership entails, from budgeting your furry friend’s health care to making sure it has proper identification and giving it enough love and attention. As a leading provider of innovative pet products, OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) is dedicated to supporting responsible dog and cat ownership through its unique line of intelligent products designed to offer enhanced care and monitoring of your pet’s health.
To raise awareness of the fact that getting a pet comes with a series of obligations, the American Kennel Club has put together a list of basic responsibilities a dog owner must be ready for – requirements that are indeed the sign of responsible pet ownership regardless of whether your new family member is canine or feline. Some of these basics include regular veterinarian exams to make sure your dog’s overall health is good, sticking with your pet’s vaccination schedule to prevent possible severe diseases such as rabies or parvovirus, ensuring a healthy and balanced diet for your dog, keeping it properly hydrated and safe from the elements, and also making sure your dog has proper identification. By following these very simple guidelines, all dog owners can make sure their pets will be happy and healthy for many years to come.
With the OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ product line (http://dtn.fm/1O31j), pet owners will find it easier than ever to monitor their furry friends’ behavior and health, enabling them to develop a stronger bond for more complete care. The Intelligent Pet Care™ line is the first that offers a complete range of smart pet health monitoring products by incorporating Bluetooth® technology into everyday pet care. Owners will be able to keep in touch with their pets and be aware of any changes in their behavior or daily routines via the IntelligentPetLink™ smartphone app, available for download for both Android and iOS systems.
The SmartLink™ Waterer – Intelligent Water Fountain (http://dtn.fm/5j5Nw) and SmartLink™ Feeder – Intelligent Pet Bowl (http://dtn.fm/83Esn) are, for instance, crucial for keeping your cat or dog well hydrated and properly fed with fresh water and food, in the right amount. This eliminates the needs of leaving out a bowl of water or food while you’re away, which can be a problem if you have multiple pets and you would have no way of controlling how much food each of them is getting. The SmartLink™ Waterer ensures that your pet always has access to fresh water by sensing when it is near and dispensing clean, filtered water in a waterfall design. The water fountain’s Bluetooth® module then sends regular updates to the owner’s smartphone about their pet’s drinking behaviors, water temperature and more. The SmartLink™ Feeder works in a similar way, dispensing food only when detecting a particular tag that can be attached to your cat or dog’s collar. This system is ideal for a pet on a particular diet that requires meals on specific intervals. All of this information is then communicated to the owner’s phone through the IntelligentPetLink™ app.
The Intelligent Pet Care™ product line also includes the SmartScoop® – Intelligent Litter Box (http://dtn.fm/6LeLV), the SmartLink™ Tag (http://dtn.fm/X9EyX), and the SmartLink™ Gateway – WiFi Pet Care Connector (http://dtn.fm/0IN6p), which converts Bluetooth® signals into long-range WiFi signals to allow monitoring of pets’ activities outside the house.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Supports Responsible Pet Ownership with Intelligent Pet Care™ Product Line
September was National Responsible Dog Ownership Month, an initiative started by the American Kennel Club with the purpose of helping pet owners raise healthy and happy dogs by making sure they are aware of all the responsibilities dog ownership entails, from budgeting your furry friend’s health care to making sure it has proper identification and giving it enough love and attention. As a leading provider of innovative pet products, OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) is dedicated to supporting responsible dog and cat ownership through its unique line of intelligent products designed to offer enhanced care and monitoring of your pet’s health.
To raise awareness of the fact that getting a pet comes with a series of obligations, the American Kennel Club has put together a list of basic responsibilities a dog owner must be ready for – requirements that are indeed the sign of responsible pet ownership regardless of whether your new family member is canine or feline. Some of these basics include regular veterinarian exams to make sure your dog’s overall health is good, sticking with your pet’s vaccination schedule to prevent possible severe diseases such as rabies or parvovirus, ensuring a healthy and balanced diet for your dog, keeping it properly hydrated and safe from the elements, and also making sure your dog has proper identification. By following these very simple guidelines, all dog owners can make sure their pets will be happy and healthy for many years to come.
With the OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ product line (http://dtn.fm/1O31j), pet owners will find it easier than ever to monitor their furry friends’ behavior and health, enabling them to develop a stronger bond for more complete care. The Intelligent Pet Care™ line is the first that offers a complete range of smart pet health monitoring products by incorporating Bluetooth® technology into everyday pet care. Owners will be able to keep in touch with their pets and be aware of any changes in their behavior or daily routines via the IntelligentPetLink™ smartphone app, available for download for both Android and iOS systems.
The SmartLink™ Waterer – Intelligent Water Fountain (http://dtn.fm/5j5Nw) and SmartLink™ Feeder – Intelligent Pet Bowl (http://dtn.fm/83Esn) are, for instance, crucial for keeping your cat or dog well hydrated and properly fed with fresh water and food, in the right amount. This eliminates the needs of leaving out a bowl of water or food while you’re away, which can be a problem if you have multiple pets and you would have no way of controlling how much food each of them is getting. The SmartLink™ Waterer ensures that your pet always has access to fresh water by sensing when it is near and dispensing clean, filtered water in a waterfall design. The water fountain’s Bluetooth® module then sends regular updates to the owner’s smartphone about their pet’s drinking behaviors, water temperature and more. The SmartLink™ Feeder works in a similar way, dispensing food only when detecting a particular tag that can be attached to your cat or dog’s collar. This system is ideal for a pet on a particular diet that requires meals on specific intervals. All of this information is then communicated to the owner’s phone through the IntelligentPetLink™ app.
The Intelligent Pet Care™ product line also includes the SmartScoop® – Intelligent Litter Box (http://dtn.fm/6LeLV), the SmartLink™ Tag (http://dtn.fm/X9EyX), and the SmartLink™ Gateway – WiFi Pet Care Connector (http://dtn.fm/0IN6p), which converts Bluetooth® signals into long-range WiFi signals to allow monitoring of pets’ activities outside the house.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
OPCO Supports Responsible Pet Ownership with Intelligent Pet Care™ Product Line
September was National Responsible Dog Ownership Month, an initiative started by the American Kennel Club with the purpose of helping pet owners raise healthy and happy dogs by making sure they are aware of all the responsibilities dog ownership entails, from budgeting your furry friend’s health care to making sure it has proper identification and giving it enough love and attention. As a leading provider of innovative pet products, OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) is dedicated to supporting responsible dog and cat ownership through its unique line of intelligent products designed to offer enhanced care and monitoring of your pet’s health.
To raise awareness of the fact that getting a pet comes with a series of obligations, the American Kennel Club has put together a list of basic responsibilities a dog owner must be ready for – requirements that are indeed the sign of responsible pet ownership regardless of whether your new family member is canine or feline. Some of these basics include regular veterinarian exams to make sure your dog’s overall health is good, sticking with your pet’s vaccination schedule to prevent possible severe diseases such as rabies or parvovirus, ensuring a healthy and balanced diet for your dog, keeping it properly hydrated and safe from the elements, and also making sure your dog has proper identification. By following these very simple guidelines, all dog owners can make sure their pets will be happy and healthy for many years to come.
With the OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ product line (http://dtn.fm/1O31j), pet owners will find it easier than ever to monitor their furry friends’ behavior and health, enabling them to develop a stronger bond for more complete care. The Intelligent Pet Care™ line is the first that offers a complete range of smart pet health monitoring products by incorporating Bluetooth® technology into everyday pet care. Owners will be able to keep in touch with their pets and be aware of any changes in their behavior or daily routines via the IntelligentPetLink™ smartphone app, available for download for both Android and iOS systems.
The SmartLink™ Waterer – Intelligent Water Fountain (http://dtn.fm/5j5Nw) and SmartLink™ Feeder – Intelligent Pet Bowl (http://dtn.fm/83Esn) are, for instance, crucial for keeping your cat or dog well hydrated and properly fed with fresh water and food, in the right amount. This eliminates the needs of leaving out a bowl of water or food while you’re away, which can be a problem if you have multiple pets and you would have no way of controlling how much food each of them is getting. The SmartLink™ Waterer ensures that your pet always has access to fresh water by sensing when it is near and dispensing clean, filtered water in a waterfall design. The water fountain’s Bluetooth® module then sends regular updates to the owner’s smartphone about their pet’s drinking behaviors, water temperature and more. The SmartLink™ Feeder works in a similar way, dispensing food only when detecting a particular tag that can be attached to your cat or dog’s collar. This system is ideal for a pet on a particular diet that requires meals on specific intervals. All of this information is then communicated to the owner’s phone through the IntelligentPetLink™ app.
The Intelligent Pet Care™ product line also includes the SmartScoop® – Intelligent Litter Box (http://dtn.fm/6LeLV), the SmartLink™ Tag (http://dtn.fm/X9EyX), and the SmartLink™ Gateway – WiFi Pet Care Connector (http://dtn.fm/0IN6p), which converts Bluetooth® signals into long-range WiFi signals to allow monitoring of pets’ activities outside the house.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.OurPets.com
Twitter 2.0 Starting To Emerge
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UBS analyst Eric Sheridan noted that Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) management delivered stable or improving user growth and engagement for the second successive quarter, driven by initiatives related to live video and product.
Sheridan maintained a Buy rating on the company, with a price target of $22.
Value
“While ad revs continue to be a point of debate, Twitter is focusing around key platform growth opportunities while making solid progress on ad solutions,” the analyst mentioned.
Although investors are still concerned about the company’s standalone and strategic value, Sheridan believes that the stock continues to have a compelling risk/reward profile, considering both the current sentiment as well as the consensus expectations for 2017.
Q3 Results
Twitter reported a beat on revenues and EBITDA for Q3, along with better than anticipated Monthly Active Users, as well as accelerating engagement across Daily Active Users, time spent and Tweet impressions.
Management commentary on advertising yield and lower quarter on quarter ad load was also positive, as was the stated target of achieving GAAP profitability of 2017.
On the other hand, U.S. ad revenue declined 2 percent year-on-year during Q3, along with a sharp deceleration in ad engagements, which fell from up 226 percent year-on-year in Q2 to 91 percent year on year growth in Q3.
Sheridan believes there could be “potential for outsized variability in Q4 revs due to salesforce transition,” while pointing out that the Q4 EBITDA guidance was below the estimate.
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eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Announces Addition of Eric Burch Real Estate Team to eXp Realty
Earlier today, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) announced the addition of Eric Burch, principal of the independent brokerage Burch & Co. Real Estate, to the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage®. As part of this move, Burch transitioned his entire team of 17 agents and brokers, which was ranked the number one team in Northeast Arkansas in 2015 in terms of transaction volume, to eXp Realty. With this announcement, eXp Realty has now added three leading real estate teams from markets across the country over the past two weeks.
“Burch & Co. is our heart, our baby,” Eric Burch stated in this morning’s news release. “We wouldn’t be making the transition if we didn’t firmly believe that eXp represents the very best option for us as a team and as individual real estate professionals. With eXp, we can provide better service to our clients and, importantly, the opportunity for true ownership to our agents.”
Burch was formally introduced to the eXp Realty community during the company’s weekly leadership meeting this morning. To view these meetings, visit the company’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/eXpRealty.
eXp Realty has been in a period of rapid growth since the beginning of 2016, expanding its family of agents and brokers by more than 120 percent since January 1. Earlier this month, the company added its 1,900th agent, and management has already set its sights on a goal of 2,200 agents by the end of this year. Through the recent additions of top real estate teams such as Sacramento’s Brent Gove team and Darren James Real Estate Experts of Baton Rouge, as well as Miguel Herrera – the top international luxury agent in all of South Texas, eXp Realty is demonstrating that the value proposition presented by the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage® is unmatched in the industry.
“eXp provides top teams and brokerage owners with the opportunity to expand into new markets without additional capital requirements and an agent experience for their members that is collaborative, interpersonal and enriching,” Vikki Bartholomae, president of eXp Realty, stated in the news release. “We welcome Eric and his team to Agent Ownership and look forward to extending that same opportunity to other entrepreneurial brokerage owners, agents, and teams of agents in all markets.”
Since its launch in October 2009, eXp Realty has leveraged an aggressive revenue sharing program that pays agents a percentage of gross commission income earned by fellow real estate professionals whom they attract into the company. In 2013, EXPI transitioned into being a public company before implementing an innovative equity sharing initiative the next year. When combined with the company’s collaborative training tools and immersive, 3-D cloud office environment, this equity sharing model has proven extremely successful, as eXp Realty’s rates of growth and agent retention have greatly accelerated in recent years.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com
eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Announces Addition of Eric Burch Real Estate Team to eXp Realty
Earlier today, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) announced the addition of Eric Burch, principal of the independent brokerage Burch & Co. Real Estate, to the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage®. As part of this move, Burch transitioned his entire team of 17 agents and brokers, which was ranked the number one team in Northeast Arkansas in 2015 in terms of transaction volume, to eXp Realty. With this announcement, eXp Realty has now added three leading real estate teams from markets across the country over the past two weeks.
“Burch & Co. is our heart, our baby,” Eric Burch stated in this morning’s news release. “We wouldn’t be making the transition if we didn’t firmly believe that eXp represents the very best option for us as a team and as individual real estate professionals. With eXp, we can provide better service to our clients and, importantly, the opportunity for true ownership to our agents.”
Burch was formally introduced to the eXp Realty community during the company’s weekly leadership meeting this morning. To view these meetings, visit the company’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/eXpRealty.
eXp Realty has been in a period of rapid growth since the beginning of 2016, expanding its family of agents and brokers by more than 120 percent since January 1. Earlier this month, the company added its 1,900th agent, and management has already set its sights on a goal of 2,200 agents by the end of this year. Through the recent additions of top real estate teams such as Sacramento’s Brent Gove team and Darren James Real Estate Experts of Baton Rouge, as well as Miguel Herrera – the top international luxury agent in all of South Texas, eXp Realty is demonstrating that the value proposition presented by the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage® is unmatched in the industry.
“eXp provides top teams and brokerage owners with the opportunity to expand into new markets without additional capital requirements and an agent experience for their members that is collaborative, interpersonal and enriching,” Vikki Bartholomae, president of eXp Realty, stated in the news release. “We welcome Eric and his team to Agent Ownership and look forward to extending that same opportunity to other entrepreneurial brokerage owners, agents, and teams of agents in all markets.”
Since its launch in October 2009, eXp Realty has leveraged an aggressive revenue sharing program that pays agents a percentage of gross commission income earned by fellow real estate professionals whom they attract into the company. In 2013, EXPI transitioned into being a public company before implementing an innovative equity sharing initiative the next year. When combined with the company’s collaborative training tools and immersive, 3-D cloud office environment, this equity sharing model has proven extremely successful, as eXp Realty’s rates of growth and agent retention have greatly accelerated in recent years.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com
EXPI Announces Addition of Eric Burch Real Estate Team to eXp Realty
Earlier today, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) announced the addition of Eric Burch, principal of the independent brokerage Burch & Co. Real Estate, to the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage®. As part of this move, Burch transitioned his entire team of 17 agents and brokers, which was ranked the number one team in Northeast Arkansas in 2015 in terms of transaction volume, to eXp Realty. With this announcement, eXp Realty has now added three leading real estate teams from markets across the country over the past two weeks.
“Burch & Co. is our heart, our baby,” Eric Burch stated in this morning’s news release. “We wouldn’t be making the transition if we didn’t firmly believe that eXp represents the very best option for us as a team and as individual real estate professionals. With eXp, we can provide better service to our clients and, importantly, the opportunity for true ownership to our agents.”
Burch was formally introduced to the eXp Realty community during the company’s weekly leadership meeting this morning. To view these meetings, visit the company’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/eXpRealty.
eXp Realty has been in a period of rapid growth since the beginning of 2016, expanding its family of agents and brokers by more than 120 percent since January 1. Earlier this month, the company added its 1,900th agent, and management has already set its sights on a goal of 2,200 agents by the end of this year. Through the recent additions of top real estate teams such as Sacramento’s Brent Gove team and Darren James Real Estate Experts of Baton Rouge, as well as Miguel Herrera – the top international luxury agent in all of South Texas, eXp Realty is demonstrating that the value proposition presented by the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage® is unmatched in the industry.
“eXp provides top teams and brokerage owners with the opportunity to expand into new markets without additional capital requirements and an agent experience for their members that is collaborative, interpersonal and enriching,” Vikki Bartholomae, president of eXp Realty, stated in the news release. “We welcome Eric and his team to Agent Ownership and look forward to extending that same opportunity to other entrepreneurial brokerage owners, agents, and teams of agents in all markets.”
Since its launch in October 2009, eXp Realty has leveraged an aggressive revenue sharing program that pays agents a percentage of gross commission income earned by fellow real estate professionals whom they attract into the company. In 2013, EXPI transitioned into being a public company before implementing an innovative equity sharing initiative the next year. When combined with the company’s collaborative training tools and immersive, 3-D cloud office environment, this equity sharing model has proven extremely successful, as eXp Realty’s rates of growth and agent retention have greatly accelerated in recent years.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com
Net Element, Inc. (NETE) – Embracing Innovation and Differentiation in the Payment Processing Space
Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE) embraces what sets it apart from the competition: a laser focus on specific market expertise and value-added products and services. A global payments-as-a-service company, Net Element operates as a technology provider with an integrated mobile and transactional services platform that serves emerging market clients across North America, Russia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The 150-plus staffers that make up the Net Element team thrive at seeing their ideas turn into innovations that become accomplishments. They develop and deliver customer-engaged, next-generation point of sale systems that anticipate market turns and trends. They present alternatives to cash payment methods that bring added convenience to customers-on-the-go, allowing them to perform commercial transactions right from their mobile devices. And with both the company’s online and offline payment capabilities, they allow merchants to operate their businesses with an anywhere-and-anyhow mentality. Using the most inventive and powerful tools on the web, the Net Element team continues to transform the online and mobile experience, all in an effort to improve relationships, enrich lives and bring communities together.
With its smarter, mobile point of sale systems, Net Element is in a sweet spot for growth, not only in the United States but outside of it as well, and still the company continues to improve how users engage with its products. It has been more than a decade since Net Element launched, and its contributions now extend beyond the mobile payment and value-added transactional innovations offered by subsidiaries like Aptito and TOT Money to the socially-responsible transaction processing options offered by companies like Process Pink and Unified Payments. By focusing on the technological innovations at the core of its products, the company continues to compete with ease in several highly-competitive markets.
For more information, visit www.NetElement.com
Net Element, Inc. (NETE) – Embracing Innovation and Differentiation in the Payment Processing Space
Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE) embraces what sets it apart from the competition: a laser focus on specific market expertise and value-added products and services. A global payments-as-a-service company, Net Element operates as a technology provider with an integrated mobile and transactional services platform that serves emerging market clients across North America, Russia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The 150-plus staffers that make up the Net Element team thrive at seeing their ideas turn into innovations that become accomplishments. They develop and deliver customer-engaged, next-generation point of sale systems that anticipate market turns and trends. They present alternatives to cash payment methods that bring added convenience to customers-on-the-go, allowing them to perform commercial transactions right from their mobile devices. And with both the company’s online and offline payment capabilities, they allow merchants to operate their businesses with an anywhere-and-anyhow mentality. Using the most inventive and powerful tools on the web, the Net Element team continues to transform the online and mobile experience, all in an effort to improve relationships, enrich lives and bring communities together.
With its smarter, mobile point of sale systems, Net Element is in a sweet spot for growth, not only in the United States but outside of it as well, and still the company continues to improve how users engage with its products. It has been more than a decade since Net Element launched, and its contributions now extend beyond the mobile payment and value-added transactional innovations offered by subsidiaries like Aptito and TOT Money to the socially-responsible transaction processing options offered by companies like Process Pink and Unified Payments. By focusing on the technological innovations at the core of its products, the company continues to compete with ease in several highly-competitive markets.
For more information, visit www.NetElement.com
NETE – Embracing Innovation and Differentiation in the Payment Processing Space
Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE) embraces what sets it apart from the competition: a laser focus on specific market expertise and value-added products and services. A global payments-as-a-service company, Net Element operates as a technology provider with an integrated mobile and transactional services platform that serves emerging market clients across North America, Russia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The 150-plus staffers that make up the Net Element team thrive at seeing their ideas turn into innovations that become accomplishments. They develop and deliver customer-engaged, next-generation point of sale systems that anticipate market turns and trends. They present alternatives to cash payment methods that bring added convenience to customers-on-the-go, allowing them to perform commercial transactions right from their mobile devices. And with both the company’s online and offline payment capabilities, they allow merchants to operate their businesses with an anywhere-and-anyhow mentality. Using the most inventive and powerful tools on the web, the Net Element team continues to transform the online and mobile experience, all in an effort to improve relationships, enrich lives and bring communities together.
With its smarter, mobile point of sale systems, Net Element is in a sweet spot for growth, not only in the United States but outside of it as well, and still the company continues to improve how users engage with its products. It has been more than a decade since Net Element launched, and its contributions now extend beyond the mobile payment and value-added transactional innovations offered by subsidiaries like Aptito and TOT Money to the socially-responsible transaction processing options offered by companies like Process Pink and Unified Payments. By focusing on the technological innovations at the core of its products, the company continues to compete with ease in several highly-competitive markets.
For more information, visit www.NetElement.com
Cops bust teen who allegedly used Twitter to clog 911 lines
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Law enforcement in Arizona recently arrested a teenager in connection with a Twitter scheme to clog 911 phone lines.
The 18-year-old allegedly almost took down several emergency lines in the Phoenix area, as well as some in Texas and California.
He's been charged with three counts of computer tampering, according to the local ABC News affiliate.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reportedly linked the teen to a San Francisco-based account that tweeted a link that forced Twitter users to call 911 whenever a user clicked on it, causing a storm of calls for some emergency lines.
The 18-year-old said the whole thing was a prank gone wrong.
Mashable called the sheriff's office for more information but hasn't heard back as of this writing.
The teenager reportedly told authorities he had meant to tweet a different link, and that he had been working on an Apple product bug in order to become better known as a hacker.
CEO of Net Element, Inc. (NETE) Subsidiary PayOnline Selected to Lead Futuristic Panel at Russian Interactive Week
Before the opening bell, Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) announced that Marat Abasaliev, chief executive officer of the company’s wholly-owned PayOnline subsidiary, will lead the futuristic section of the upcoming Russian Interactive Week (“RIW”) 2016. Organized by RUNET Group and held at Moscow’s Expo Center, RIW is the biggest annual event centered on the Russian Internet and offers a combination of a multi-threaded conference, media communication forum and a variety of extracurricular activities. This year’s event, which will be held from November 1-3, 2016, is expected to draw attendance in excess of 20,000 visitors.
Abasaliev’s highly-anticipated session, titled ‘How we will pay in 2020: projections and fantasies’, is scheduled to open the second day of RIW and will focus on forecast changes in Russian Internet payments that are set to take place over the next five years. Abasaliev will be joined by representatives from other market leaders, including MasterCard (NYSE: MA), MTS, VTB24 Bank and Mail Group, who are expected to share their unique views on the rapid development and evolution of the overall payments ecosystem.
In addition to offering his unique insight to conference visitors, Abasaliev’s assessment of the near-term future of the payments ecosystem in Russia and key issues related to electronic and physical payments in the region will also be evaluated by the event’s organizers. According to this morning’s update, the most visionary presenter will be honored at RIW 2020.
“Payment service providers reside at the intersection of information technology and electronic payments directly interacting with payment systems, banks, IT companies and mobile operators,” Abasaliev stated in this morning’s news release. “Taking stock of the payments landscape, we noticed that based on their individual challenges, each of our partners have their own vision of the ‘future payments’ of Russia; thus was born the idea of bringing together key industry players in the payment sector and try to create a shared vision of our future.”
In recent weeks, PayOnline has made significant progress toward expanding its presence in both the Russian payments market and those of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Perhaps the largest headline from this period, PayOnline entered into an agreement with Dunkin’ Donuts (NASDAQ: DNKN) to enable payment acceptance for online ordering and delivery services at the chain’s locations throughout the Russian market. Earlier this month, PayOnline built on this progress through its entry into a new agreement with ExLine, a leading provider of courier services in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Through this deal, PayOnline is helping ExLine enable online payment acceptance services for more than 50,000 customers across its operating region.
For more information, visit www.NetElement.com
CEO of Net Element, Inc. (NETE) Subsidiary PayOnline Selected to Lead Futuristic Panel at Russian Interactive Week
Before the opening bell, Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) announced that Marat Abasaliev, chief executive officer of the company’s wholly-owned PayOnline subsidiary, will lead the futuristic section of the upcoming Russian Interactive Week (“RIW”) 2016. Organized by RUNET Group and held at Moscow’s Expo Center, RIW is the biggest annual event centered on the Russian Internet and offers a combination of a multi-threaded conference, media communication forum and a variety of extracurricular activities. This year’s event, which will be held from November 1-3, 2016, is expected to draw attendance in excess of 20,000 visitors.
Abasaliev’s highly-anticipated session, titled ‘How we will pay in 2020: projections and fantasies’, is scheduled to open the second day of RIW and will focus on forecast changes in Russian Internet payments that are set to take place over the next five years. Abasaliev will be joined by representatives from other market leaders, including MasterCard (NYSE: MA), MTS, VTB24 Bank and Mail Group, who are expected to share their unique views on the rapid development and evolution of the overall payments ecosystem.
In addition to offering his unique insight to conference visitors, Abasaliev’s assessment of the near-term future of the payments ecosystem in Russia and key issues related to electronic and physical payments in the region will also be evaluated by the event’s organizers. According to this morning’s update, the most visionary presenter will be honored at RIW 2020.
“Payment service providers reside at the intersection of information technology and electronic payments directly interacting with payment systems, banks, IT companies and mobile operators,” Abasaliev stated in this morning’s news release. “Taking stock of the payments landscape, we noticed that based on their individual challenges, each of our partners have their own vision of the ‘future payments’ of Russia; thus was born the idea of bringing together key industry players in the payment sector and try to create a shared vision of our future.”
In recent weeks, PayOnline has made significant progress toward expanding its presence in both the Russian payments market and those of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Perhaps the largest headline from this period, PayOnline entered into an agreement with Dunkin’ Donuts (NASDAQ: DNKN) to enable payment acceptance for online ordering and delivery services at the chain’s locations throughout the Russian market. Earlier this month, PayOnline built on this progress through its entry into a new agreement with ExLine, a leading provider of courier services in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Through this deal, PayOnline is helping ExLine enable online payment acceptance services for more than 50,000 customers across its operating region.
For more information, visit www.NetElement.com
CEO of NETE Subsidiary PayOnline Selected to Lead Futuristic Panel at Russian Interactive Week
Before the opening bell, Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) announced that Marat Abasaliev, chief executive officer of the company’s wholly-owned PayOnline subsidiary, will lead the futuristic section of the upcoming Russian Interactive Week (“RIW”) 2016. Organized by RUNET Group and held at Moscow’s Expo Center, RIW is the biggest annual event centered on the Russian Internet and offers a combination of a multi-threaded conference, media communication forum and a variety of extracurricular activities. This year’s event, which will be held from November 1-3, 2016, is expected to draw attendance in excess of 20,000 visitors.
Abasaliev’s highly-anticipated session, titled ‘How we will pay in 2020: projections and fantasies’, is scheduled to open the second day of RIW and will focus on forecast changes in Russian Internet payments that are set to take place over the next five years. Abasaliev will be joined by representatives from other market leaders, including MasterCard (NYSE: MA), MTS, VTB24 Bank and Mail Group, who are expected to share their unique views on the rapid development and evolution of the overall payments ecosystem.
In addition to offering his unique insight to conference visitors, Abasaliev’s assessment of the near-term future of the payments ecosystem in Russia and key issues related to electronic and physical payments in the region will also be evaluated by the event’s organizers. According to this morning’s update, the most visionary presenter will be honored at RIW 2020.
“Payment service providers reside at the intersection of information technology and electronic payments directly interacting with payment systems, banks, IT companies and mobile operators,” Abasaliev stated in this morning’s news release. “Taking stock of the payments landscape, we noticed that based on their individual challenges, each of our partners have their own vision of the ‘future payments’ of Russia; thus was born the idea of bringing together key industry players in the payment sector and try to create a shared vision of our future.”
In recent weeks, PayOnline has made significant progress toward expanding its presence in both the Russian payments market and those of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Perhaps the largest headline from this period, PayOnline entered into an agreement with Dunkin’ Donuts (NASDAQ: DNKN) to enable payment acceptance for online ordering and delivery services at the chain’s locations throughout the Russian market. Earlier this month, PayOnline built on this progress through its entry into a new agreement with ExLine, a leading provider of courier services in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Through this deal, PayOnline is helping ExLine enable online payment acceptance services for more than 50,000 customers across its operating region.
For more information, visit www.NetElement.com
Twitter’s ‘Firehose’ of Tweets Is Incredibly Valuable—and Just as Dangerous
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If you ignore all the self-promotion, ranting, and frog memes, it’s possible to see the Twitter that Jack Dorsey likes to talk about. It’s a “people’s news network,” he wrote in a memo earlier this year—a digital town square that connects voices from around the world. Taken together, the hundreds of billions of tweets that have been created over the past 10 years represent a constantly updating corpus of human conversation. Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder and chief executive officer, sometimes brings up Salman Rushdie’s allegorical novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories, about a boy who keeps the sea from being poisoned by evildoers who value silence over speech. In Dorsey’s imagining, Twitter is the sea and he is the boy.
Nowhere was the promise of Twitter more fully realized than in Saudi Arabia, where the service was embraced as a way to get around government censors. “People do not trust the official media,” says Hala Aldosari, a Saudi scientist who started tweeting in 2010 about such taboo topics as the kingdom’s guardianship laws, which prevent women from traveling or marrying without a man’s permission. A 2013 study found that 1 in 3 Saudi internet users was active on Twitter, the highest market share in any country. (In the U.S., it’s 1 in 5.) “The only way for us to discuss these issues is through social networks like Twitter,” Aldosari says. “It allows us to create groups of like-minded people.”
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