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Hi Sean, thanks for the heads-up on this sight.
I don't own any stock, and I would not buy any right now.
FWIW, I looked at the chart and think it has topped for now, look at the sell volume, a lot of profit taking going on.
My interpretation of the chart is that we'll see
3.50 before it breaks 5.00 again.
Wouldn't be surprised if there are a lot of sell stops around the 4.00 level, people wanting to protect their profit, can envision the market makers dropping the price through that level.
JMHO, will have to try and keep an eye on it, and reassess as the price unfolds.
cheers to all, and the good doctor
MSFT / Operating income. US$ 22.492 billion (2008)
10% = $2,249,200,000
5% = $1,124,600,000
test.
Short selling is an intricate and necessary part of the market,
the problem is the lack of enforcement of regulations by a bloated government bureaucracy which has always been inept at doing everything, and now the current Administration is going to increase this bureaucracy well beyond what the previous 3 Administrations have done in total.
Here is a great article if your interested,
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2009/02/19/why-ban-short-selling-of-financial-sector-stocks/
Still holding my NEOM stock, appreciate your detailed posts over the years dealing with the Patents, very generous of you.
Hope some day to be able to say THANKS A MILLION!!!!!!!
DITTO that
My guess would be GNOLF, trading at .55
EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 7, 2007) - Genoil Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GNO) (OTCBB:GNOLF) and Hebei Zhongjie Petrochemical Group Company Ltd. ("HZ") are pleased to announce the result of the successful test run of HZ's heavy crude and residual oil blend using the patented Genoil Inc. GHU(R) technology.
The results of the pilot plant testing for the proposed Genoil 20,000 BPD GHU(R) upgrader met the goals for the upgraded synthetic crude product. Genoil is very pleased with the results as outlined below and looks forward to completion of the FEED (Front End Engineering and Design study as the next step in moving the project forward. A delegation from Genoil will be in China in December in order to present the final results and work with HZ on the planned integration of the GHU(R) into the existing refinery. During the pilot plant testing, Genoil processed the blended refinery residue and heavy crude through the GHU(R), resulting in a decrease of the sulphur content by 91.6% (0.062% in GHU(R) product stream), a decrease in nitrogen content by 45.9%, and a decrease in metals content by 86.4%. Additionally, the GHU(R) increased the API from 12 API to 22 API before heavy bottoms removal for gasification. Genoil expects the calculated final API of the upgraded crude to be in the range of 27 to 30 once the heavy bottoms are separated and sent to gasification where the syntheses gas will be used in the new facility to produce hydrogen, power and steam.
James Runyan, Genoil's Chief Operating Officer, stated: "The blended feed was upgraded and contaminants such as sulphur and nitrogen were reduced, delivering a suitable product for the new distillation columns downstream of the GHU(R) upgrader and will ensure adequate vacuum gas oil (VGO) feed supply to HZ's new No. 2 Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU). We expect this to add 20,000 BPD of capacity and ensure feed stock for the new FCCU now under construction. We are very pleased with the test results from our laboratory and we have also sent separate samples to a laboratory in China for a second round of testing and verification of the GHU(R) upgrading results."
Yu Guo Chen, Vice President Hebei Zhongjie Petrochemical Group Co. Ltd., stated: "We are very excited about the results of the pilot plant testing and laboratory results. We are looking forward to completing the work now underway and towards Genoil's visit to China in December, where we anticipate finalizing the design and impact on our refinery and petrochemical factory."
About Genoil
Genoil Inc. is an international engineering technology development company based in Alberta, Canada, that develops innovative hydrocarbon, oil and water separation and marine technologies for the oil and gas and commercial marine industries.
ADVISORY: Certain information regarding the company, including management's assessment of future plans, contract values, completion dates, operations, profitability and the uses of the company's technology, may constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities law and necessarily involve risks associated with oil and gas technologies, including production, refining, marketing and transportation such as loss of market, volatility of prices, environmental risks, competition from other technologies, the effectiveness of the company's technologies and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; as a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. The company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
Statements included in this release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect the company's financial results can be found in the company's Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with the Canadian Securities Administrators.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Genoil Inc.
James Runyan
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(780) 416-5590
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JPetroInc, thanks for sharing your thoughts, I believe the key point of your post bears repeating:
"The Universal Reader now circumvents the need to create a standard bar code, as it will read between 7 - 10 bar codes by years end. Couple that with a clear and decisive validation decision from the USPTO and IMHO, this little fledgling start up will look more viable and credible than in its entire history, as it will command the attention of the other PWC space players who will have to pay a toll on the bridge protected by its patents. Is there risk? Always. But thats what makes this an OTCBB stock."
12/11/07 @ 7:34PM
nutsoc, best wishes,
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
-- Elizabeth Stone
dlethe01, best wishes to you, your wife, and your beautiful baby girl!!!
For me , my life began the day my daughter was born.
Drmyke3, I agree with your synopsis, thanks for putting it out there.
Re: "I don't believe there is a conspiracy here to pump and dump. I have my doubts that Cornell is out to scam us and I believe/hope that they are along for the ride upwards just like the rest of us."
With the ouster of the old management, and the insertion of GO and CH, I believe Cornell has finally gotten out of the "backseat", and are now navigating this ship in order to protect their investment, which in turn protects ours.
I don't understand how anyone, that still holds, or continues to buy shares, could believe otherwise. There are thousands of other companies that they can invest in. To believe this is a scam, and still hold shares is,(_________). I will let you as the Doctor, fill in the blank. jmho
JPetroInc, fwiw, the attorney that was involved in the 12Snap deal,
RAINER KREIFELS, left Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP to co-found his own firm this year.
http://www.mlawgroup.de/?&navID=4&pageID=4&profileID=2
12Snap also used an investment banker, Birger Nahs to represent them,
http://www.cfpartners.com/Search.aspx
NeoMedia was represented by Dr. Harro Wilde,
http://www.thuemmel-schuetze.com/englisch/anwaelte_760.html
With Scanbuy using WilmerHale, a huge global firm that doesn't like to lose, I would guess they will push Scanbuy into a settlement with NeoMedia, if NeoMedias' patents are upheld by the USPTO. jmho
JPetroInc,re: AVI OUTMEZGUINE "interesting background"
FWIW,
When you look closer at his Employment History,
you will see that two of his previous employers, Awind and VideoSeal were located at the exact same address as Scanbuy.
Also they both have the same phone numbers, which are out of service.
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Managing Director3
Awind Inc
Headquarters Address:
54 W 39Th Street FL4
New York, NY 10018
USA
Website: www.awind.com
Phone: (212) 374-4054
Fax: (425) 648-3641
AWIND Inc aims to facilitate and bring its expertise to non professionals in order to achieve their business objectives. We work collaboratively with our clients to convert insight into strategy that will have a substantial positive impact on performance. Our approach is to consider. More
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Specialist In Intellectual Property Law4
VideoSeal Inc
Headquarters Address:
54 West 39Th Street Floor 4
New York, NY 10018
USA
Website: www.videoseal.com
Phone: (212) 374-4054
Fax: (425) 648-3641
Formed in 2004, VideoSeal Inc. is incorporated in the State of Delaware and has his headquarter in New York City. Its core business is to provide technology to secure video transmission for media players. Mobile phone, laptop using wi-fi, TVs and computers at work or at home using. More
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Corporate Counsel4
VideoSeal Inc
A third company, IdVectoR, also has a non-working phone and an abandoned website.
General Counsel1
IdVectoR
I see what you mean buy "interesting". Thanks for the info.
JPetroInc, thanks for the info,
Would you happen to have any info on Scanbuys attorney?
jonesieatl, re: Independent Director
Last Modified: 11/03/2004
303A.00 Corporate Governance Standards
303A.02 Independence Tests
In order to tighten the definition of "independent director" for purposes of these standards:
(a) No director qualifies as "independent" unless the board of directors affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company). Companies must identify which directors are independent and disclose the basis for that determination.
http://www.nyse.com/Frameset.html?nyseref=http%3A//www.nyse.com/regulation/listed/1101074746736.html...
fwiw, I think perspective clients cold calling a company is
"so last century". In todays digital business world most executives communicate online, email, blackberries, instant messaging etc... Every conversation is digitally stored and easy to retrieve for future reference.
I am happy to here they don't have a receptionist, and that they aren't wasting time responding to disgruntled shareholders.
Management should be hustling business,
(not shareholders,like CJ used to do). jmho
Personalizit, you asked...
"Why did they allow the sub fiasco (they were financing it)?"
Perhaps a better question is; Why have they (Cornell) continued to finance NEOM after the so-called sub fiasco?
Could it be the same reason that the other remaining shareholders are still here, and buying more cheap shares?
I believe so, it is a huge gamble.
If NEOM is successful we will all be rewarded, if they fail I know I won't be out 45 million dollars.
I think Cornell is crazier than we are. These guys are high stake gamblers, as long as the stakes continue to improve (.02 warrants) they are still in the game. JMHO
yj, AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO FORM S-3
I assume they are required to file this amendment due to "material changes", of which we are already aware.
"MATERIAL CHANGES
The following material events have occurred since the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
New CEO - June 2007
On June 3, 2007, NeoMedia entered into an employment agreement with William J. Hoffman, Jr., pursuant to which Mr. Hoffman, 45, was hired as NeoMedia’s Chief Executive Officer with an effective date of June 18, 2007. Mr. Hoffman replaces Charles W. Fritz, who has been Interim Chief Executive Officer since December 8, 2006.
Sale of 12Snap - April 2007
On April 4, 2007, we entered into a material definitive agreement with Bernd M. Michael (the “Buyer”), a private investor and former shareholder of 12Snap prior to NeoMedia’s acquisition of 12Snap, pursuant to which the Buyer purchased from NeoMedia 90% of the shares of 12Snap, subject to the following material terms and conditions:
·$1,100,000 was paid in cash at closing, of which $1,015,000 was applied toward amounts owed to silent partners of 12Snap
·$500,000 was placed into an escrow account for 90 days to secure warranty claims;
·The Buyer waived his portion of the purchase price guarantee obligation in the amount of $880,000;
·The Buyer returned to NeoMedia 2,525,818 NeoMedia shares previously issued to Buyer;
·12Snap management waived their portion of the purchase price guarantee obligation in the amount of $880,000;
·12Snap management returned to NeoMedia 5,225,039 shares of NeoMedia common stock previously issued to 12Snap management;
·NeoMedia will retain a 10% ownership in 12Snap, subject to an option agreement pursuant to which NeoMedia has the right to sell and Buyer has the right to acquire the remaining 10% stake held by NeoMedia for a purchase price of $750,000 after December 31, 2007; and
·12Snap and NeoMedia will execute a cooperation agreement pursuant to which 12snap will remain NeoMedia preferred partner and enjoy most favored prices, and 12snap will perform certain research and development functions for NeoMedia.
12Snap Purchase Price Guarantee - March and April 2007
On February 28, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of 12Snap in exchange for $2,500,000 cash and $19,500,000 common stock, represented by 49,294,581 shares of NeoMedia common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, the number of shares of our common stock to be issued as consideration was calculated using a share price of $0.3956, which was the volume-weighted average closing price of our common stock for the ten days up to and including February 9, 2006. Pursuant to the terms of the sale and purchase agreement, in the event that our stock price at the time the consideration shares became saleable (either upon effectiveness of a registration statement containing the shares, or under Rule 144) was less than $0.3956, we were obligated to compensate 12Snap shareholders in cash for the difference between the price at the time the shares become saleable and $0.3956. On February 22, 2007, the shares became eligible for resale under Rule 144. The actual calculated purchase price obligation to NeoMedia based on the volume weighted average closing price of NeoMedia stock for the ten days up to and including February 22, 2007 was $16,233,000.
During March 2007, we issued 197,620,948 shares of our common stock in satisfaction of a portion of the purchase price obligation totaling $9,427,000, and made cash payments against the liability totaling $259,000. The balance on the purchase price obligation as of March 31, 2007 was $6,806,000. During April 2007, we made additional cash payments of $75,000 and further reduced the balance through the forgiveness of $1,758,000 of obligation in connection with the sale of 12Snap.
Stock Option Repricing - February 2007
On February 1, 2007, we instituted a stock option repricing plan as a retention tool to align our employees with the new vision of NeoMedia. Under the Plan, we repriced 50,148,750 stock options held by current employees, contractors, and directors.
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Options for employees of our ongoing operations were repriced as follows: (i) options that were vested as of February 1, 2007, were repriced to $0.045 per share, which was the last sale price on February 1, 2007, (ii) options that are scheduled to vest during the remainder of 2007 were repriced to $0.075, (iii) options that vest during 2008 were repriced to $0.125, and (iv) options that vest during 2009 were repriced to $0.175. Options will continue to vest on their regular schedule, which generally is 25% upon grant and 25% on each subsequent anniversary date.
We also repriced options for outside directors as follows: options with an exercise price below $0.24 were repriced to $0.045, and options with an exercise price $0.24 or higher were repriced to $0.075.
In addition, we repriced options held by employees of our held for sale Micro Paint repair and Telecom Services businesses, such that all vested options were repriced to $0.045 per share, and all unvested options will vest upon sale of the respective business unit at an exercise price of $0.075 per share, with a 12-month period to exercise.
Agreement with Former Shareholders of Gavitec AG - January 2007
On February 17, 2006, NeoMedia and Gavitec signed a definitive sale and purchase agreement, subject to closing conditions, under which NeoMedia acquired all of the outstanding shares of Gavitec in exchange for $1,800,000 cash and $5,200,000 worth of common stock, represented by 13,660,511 shares of our common stock, which are being registered hereunder. On February 23, 2006, NeoMedia and Gavitec completed the closing requirements and the acquisition became effective. The sale and purchase agreement contained a provision that, in the event that NeoMedia’s stock price at the time the consideration shares are saleable is less than $0.389, NeoMedia is obligated to compensate Gavitec shareholders in cash for the difference between the price at the time the shares become saleable and $0.389.
On January 23, 2007, we entered into an agreement with the former shareholders of Gavitec, whereby this purchase price obligation was satisfied through the payment by NeoMedia of $1,800,000 in cash, and 61,000,000 shares of NeoMedia common stock. We also agreed to pay interest accrued on the purchase price in the amount of $481,000 and reimburse $100,000 of costs related to the acquisition to the primary former shareholder of Gavitec. NeoMedia issued the shares and made cash payments of $2,113,000 during March 2007.
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DD: Time to short Apple?
Commentary: Functionality of iPhone will be duplicated by others
By John C. Dvorak
Last Update: 2:05 PM ET Jun 7, 2007
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- If you follow the rules and sell on good news and buy on the bad, now would be time to short Apple Inc. There is no company out there with this much good news.
The good news that's over the top is about the iPhone. It's going to set the world on fire once it's released, according to all the experts.
This leaves me as perhaps the only mainstream naysayer, since I remain skeptical that Apple (or anyone else for that matter) can jump into the deep end of the mobile-phone swimming pool without knowing how to swim. See previous column.
I was reluctant to revisit this subject, since the media already has beaten it to death. But the legions of Apple mavens that will buy anything bearing the company's logo demand more and more coverage.
So here is the latest I've heard, and it comes from yet another industry insider.
I got a call last night. "I think it's time to sell Apple short," said the voice.
"I think that's premature," I responded. "What have you heard?"
"The keyboard is a disaster, and people are going to return the phone in droves. I'm guessing 20% will go back."
There will be the inevitable iPhone production flaws that hopefully will not be catastrophic. If a production catastrophe does occur, call your broker.
"It's not the scenario I'm predicting," I said. "Besides, Jobs said the keyboard is great."
"No, he didn't. He said that if you 'trust the keyboard you can really fly.' Nobody will get that far. It's frustrating to use."
The conversation drifted off and I wasn't convinced, because I do not think people are going to buy the Apple phone because they want to type on it.
I could be wrong about this, since Apple is emphasizing the Web-surfing capability of the device. The company has bought into the groupthink premise that people will want to surf the Web endlessly on a small device.
While Apple may have an interface that works on a small screen, I have never subscribed to the idea that Internet use is going to gravitate to handhelds. It would be like newspapers gravitating to the paperback-book format.
My unnamed friend also offered an odd anecdote that I found somewhat weird, but worth mentioning. He said that he was in the Apple store and the personnel there were showing videos of the iPhone, when a customer said, "Wow, you mean it is also a cell phone!"
What did the person think it was, a fancy new iPod?
As for the iPhone keyboard leading to disappointment and returns, I'm not convinced. I'm sticking with my scenario where the phone is hugely successful for a couple of quarters until the fashion goes stale. By then, the functionality will be duplicated by others and Apple will be treading water.
In the meantime, there will be the inevitable production flaws that hopefully will not be catastrophic. If a production catastrophe does occur, call your broker.
I can say for a fact that all the other handset players are freaked out by this device, and have contacted the independent design firms to come up with something as jazzy as the iPhone, in case it becomes a runaway hit.
But what about the Big Two, Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp.?
I'd follow Apple's lead -- not the lead in design and marketing, but the lead in ridiculing the competition in company advertising.
As for shorting Apple? Maybe it can wait, but it's coming. End of Story
His understanding of how the Internet will be used on a handheld miss the mark, imo. Qode along with other applications will make the Internet a tool, an enabler, in real time, not just a leisure activity like reading a newspaper or book, or surfing on a computer.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/time-short-apple/story.aspx?guid=%7BF6C9F6DD%2D3173%2D456F%2D9...
DD: Video Report:
Mobile Marketing Stymied by High CPMs, Small Audiences
http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=117158
in4it, "They should be pushing and promoting their own product."
"THEY should be creating their own tipping point."
That is a great concept, they already tried that. The "Supercompany" was created to try and do exactly what you are suggesting. It didn't work, they fell flat on their faces.
The Telco Operators have the power and control, NEOM management have to keep warming up to them. Hopefully this new CEO has enough contacts to move this initiative along. The fact that Rick S. is gone suggests to me that he will bring a replacement on board, a fresh face perhaps, with better "connections" within the Telco Industry.
Gieco is only one of millions of Brands.
There are only a handful of Telco Operators, break-through with one, and they will all quickly follow. That will be the tipping point.
Things are looking up, from where I'm sitting. jmho
in4it, "So I guess there is a war going on!!!"
Welcome to reality, it's been going on for years. Don't expect this Wireless Coalition to get very far, the Telco Operators have a huge lobby in DC, right behind the Tree Huggers and the NRA.
Now maybe you have just a little understanding of what management at NEOM has been up against. jmho
Thank you for posting all the great DD, I appreciate all of your time spent keeping us informed.
Banks, another "strategic and long term partnership" (yawn).
Definition: Scanbuy has agreed to pay up front money and continued payments for the privilege of the relationship.
I'll be looking for the announcement of another series of VC funding for Scanbuy, they will have to pay for this "partnership" somehow.
There are conflicting statements in the PR:
(a) "partnership to market a range of 2D barcode services to mobile carriers in China"
(b) "The combined platform will be promoted by Chinese mobile operators"
NEOM has no patents in China, this market is wide open and has room for plenty of competition.
Any advancement of mobile bar-code services anywhere in the world is a good thing for NEOM in the long run. jmho
in4it, read this post by htj, and then read it again.
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=19227357
jonesieatl, so basically what your saying is
if NEOM was a beautiful, intelligent woman (qode,lavasphere)you wouldn't get "inbed" with her because she has to much debt, and you weren't impressed with her family?
We are talking dates, (don't forget the bc),not marriage. Even if you did get serious, there is always prenups for lasting protection. LOL
beacon27, "A friend of mine at a certain Finnish company relelvant to these discussions, is looking at selling his own NEOM shares as soon as they hit 6 cents. He wants out. 12 months ago he was very postive re NEOM."
Coincidentally a friend of mine at a certain American company relevant to these discussions, is slowly accumulating shares and will continue to do so as the year unfolds. He wants in, and is very positive re NEOM.
He feels that shares under .04 are a bargain on a risk/reward basis. His one caveat, he will sell at the end of the year if he needs a tax loss, and the PPS hasn't recovered.
Just another opinion, fwiw.
How the mobile phone biz lost the plot
Will the iPhone save the mobile industry?
By Brendon McLean Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Opinion Nokia's recent announcement heralding the arrival of "widgets" is further proof that the entire mobile industry is a rudderless ship furiously innovating in circles.
Having lost sight of consumer sentiment years ago, all sectors of the industry seem to be clamouring to give every crackpot idea a chance in a desperate attempt to differentiate themselves from the competition.
Nokia used to set the benchmark for everyone else, being renowned for its simple and snappy user interfaces, exceptional reliability, great battery life, and fantastic call quality.
Unsurprising to everyone else, is that these qualities are still paramount to the average consumer. That a company that got so many things right is now trying to distinguish itself with "widgets" is a telling depiction of how the mighty have fallen.
A little retrospective to the days of focused innovation may help highlight the dullness of today's "all cherry, no ice cream" offerings. Consider the Nokia 3210, probably the most successful phone of all time, and for good reason.
The 3210 is the Model T Ford of mobile phones. By 2000, the phone was cheap enough that almost anyone could afford it. Yet despite its affordability, it was packed with features not yet seen in the mass market; most of them market firsts. Among other things, it introduced internal aerials, T9 predictive text input, downloadable ringtones, downloadable operator logos and a user interface as easy to use as a doorbell.
The ubiquity of the phone combined with its downloadable ringtones, operator logos, and changeable XPressOn covers gave birth to the billion dollar "Blingtone" industry, while the sheer number of "Snake"-related thumb injuries more than proved the viability of a mobile gaming industry. While exact figures are hard to come by, it seems unlikely that any other phone to date has had a higher market share or a bigger impact.
That Nokia still has the market share that it does today can only be explained by dark art of "brand psychology". The N-series must surely take the cake as the world's most ill-conceived range of phones, being slower than treacle, as reliable as Windows 3.1 and clearly designed by a committee of unloved marketing droids.
There is literally no one in this cursed industry that hasn't joined the frantic race to the bottom. Time and again, the industry has shown it is willing to sacrifice essential features on the alter of progress, fluff, and bling.
The Nokia Communicator, a phone that can check all the "cool boxes", has no vibrate. The Sony Ericsson P990, loaded with more bullet points than a US Marine, has had the much acclaimed 5-way jog dial of its predecessors tragically neutered. The Samsung X820, which has a UI fast enough to make Nokia owners weep with nostalgic despair, has no automatic keylock. The K-series Sony Ericssons, otherwise almost perfect phones, have SIM card slots designed to punish the world's nail-biters and tragically have neglected a volume setting for message alerts.
Greed and loathing
Operators also seem to be scrambling to find new ways to abuse their customers. Two year contracts, removing any software which competes with the operator services like email software and VoIP (Vodafone Live deserves special mention), shipping with only a handful of hideous ringtones (you can purchase the nice ones later), cramming the phone with branded guff, making the phones automatically use MMS at the slightest provocation, and locking phones are some of things that make using a phone a lot less fun than it was a few years ago.
But perhaps what differentiates the operators from everyone else is that they are screwing customers over on purpose. Handset manufacturers merely seem to have lost the plot. What is desperately lacking in today's offerings is the laser-like focus of latter-day Nokia.
Innovation is great when it is directed at a well-understood target market, but understanding markets has never been this industry's forte. How is it possible that a technology as wildly successful and influential as SMS, was initially thought to be a novelty for socially handicapped geeks and teens?
And while the entire entertainment industry seems hell-bent on convincing anyone who'll listen that television can only be enjoyed on high frame-rate, 40-inch, LCD HDTVs, handset manufacturers are proudly announcing the opposite - the forthcoming mobile television revolution, aka "TV on a Post-It Note".
Has anyone really done any research into whether TV can be actually be separated from the couch?
It says a lot about this industry that Steve Jobs can generate hype by claiming the "killer app" on the iPhone is "making calls". The iPhone will never be the same runaway success that the 3210 was, but then again, that's not its stated ambition.
However, the product has a refreshing sense of purpose in the current climate of aimless exuberance. It brings with it the one of the cornerstones of the iPod's success: do a few useful things really well.
Not everyone agrees the iPhone will be as successful as Jobs hopes, but Apple does seem to make the perfect bogeyman for the mobile phone industry. What could be more scary than an organisation capable of working in total secrecy, with a track record of creating highly desirable products, headed by a man who's beaten cancer and an SEC investigation and comes equipped with a Reality Distortion Field that would make Darth Vader jealous.
Frankly, its just what the doctor ordered for this very sick industry. ®
Brendon McLean is a part-time IT consultant and full-time office-chair critic located somewhere between the laid-back tropical paradise of London and the frantic bustle of downtown Cape Town.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/22/mobile_phones_lose_users/
"The home buyer sends in a simple text message, and the Cell a House service instantly sends photos, pricing, and additional information directly to their mobile phone!
More importantly, Cell a House sends you, the Real Estate Agent, the phone # of the prospect while they are still in front of the house!"
http://www.cellahouse.net/default.aspx
Good for the Realtor, possibly annoying for the consumer because they have given out their cellphone number. Qode will be a much better solution. IMO
success622, I had buy and sell orders "skipped over" several months ago, so I emailed my Broker, TD Ameritrade, and this was their response, FWIW:
"With a limit order you will want to keep in mind that you are only guaranteed
to receive your price or better, not a fill. Fills are directly related to how
many orders and shares are in front of your order, and how many shares are
available at each price. Consequently, your order may not fill even if your
limit price is reached.
The security you are inquiring about is listed on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin
Board (OTCBB). One of the most common mistakes made when trading stocks listed
on the OTCBB is equating the rules of trading listed stocks (i.e. NYSE, AMEX,
etc.) with the way orders are executed by OTCBB market makers. Those stocks
listed with an exchange trade in an environment that brings buyers and sellers
together so that investors primarily trade with other investors in that type of
market. However, stocks listed on the OTCBB are handled differently. With
OTCBB securities, all trades involve a market maker. The market maker usually
buys from the seller and sells to the buyer.
OTCBB securities do have "Limit Order Protection" rules in place, but that only
guarantees that the market maker holding your order cannot trade ahead of you.
It does not require the market maker to "reflect" your order to the rest of the
market, and it does not prevent a different market maker from trading at or
through your price. There may be times when the market maker holding your order
will "match" your trade with another investor, but this is done based on
opportunity only. Therefore, there are many times when you see trades above and
below your price and you still are not due a fill.
With this in mind, looking at the high, the low, or the closing price of the day
does not always provide an accurate representation as to whether your order was
due a fill. Generally speaking, the best way to tell if you are due a fill is
if your price was reached on the Ask on buy orders or the Bid on sell orders."
Bob1948, welcome back, your just what the Doctor ordered,
for this stock, more buyers.
htj, excellent post,
thanks for taking the time to explain, what will be NeoMedias main revenue stream. If you have the time, can I suggest refining the post and sending it on to Chas Fritz and Jay Bonk? I believe it could be a terrific sales tool for them to use for selling QODE to the Advertising Firms and Telco Operators.
woogerbear, on the OTCBB, it's always manipulated, IMO.
PeeVeeCee, would you be so kind as to provide the link to support this statement: "I believe our great 'visionary' CF said NO to MSFT !!!", I must have missed it, thanks in advance.
success622, this is what I found out regarding SC 13G
From the filing:
"Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:" Rule 13d-1(c)
Passive Investors: Any person acquiring more than 5% but less than 20% of an equity security and did not acquire such securities with a purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the issuer or in a transaction having that effect. Rule 13d-1(c).
Nokia Ventures/L/P, et al. has filed this form to state their intentions regarding ownership of the stock, Passive Investor, which means they aren't taking over ownership of the company. IMHO Can you confirm?
yaz, I've got 5 guesses off the top of my head,
(1) They are being paid to do it.
(2) They have lost a lot of money, are angry and powerless, to do anything about it, so they vent their anger here.
(3) They have lost money and can't bear the personal responsibility for their actions, so they have to blame others in a vengeful way in order to heal their bruised ego's.
(4) They are still trying to drive the pps down and buy your shares.
(5) They are very religious, and want to save some poor souls from this den of inequity.
JMHO
This is part of an article about innovation, that I stumbled upon, I thought of QODE when reading it.
A Holy Trinity
Just as critical as defining innovation is figuring out what distinguishes innovative ideas from humdrum ones. Steven Berlin Johnson, author of Everything Bad is Good for You, took that as his task.
To Johnson, three of the best innovations in recent years — the web, Google and the iPod — share three qualities. They have simple user interfaces. They reuse existing information. And they were created by small groups of people, not cumbersome committees. "With the web, the powerful insight was the ability to click on a blue word and go somewhere — the linking," he said. "Networking theorists thought you had to have two-way communication, multiple link levels and more authoring built-in. Those are all good ideas, but the beauty of the web is that you just click on a blue word." Even the most computer-phobic person can point and click.
Google is nearly as easy to use. When it began, competing search engines often employed busy graphics and organized their results in opaque ways. Google presented only its memorable moniker, a mostly white screen and a text-input field. Likewise, the genius of the iPod is its scroll wheel, which allows a user to rapidly spin through hundreds, even thousands, of songs. These three innovations make existing information easier to find and organize, Johnson pointed out. They allow a person to recombine text, photographs and music in ways uniquely useful to him. "The iPod is a tool for taking information digital music files and creating your own media experience," he said. But none of them is a philosophers stone, turning lead into gold. Rather, each recycles. That even applies to the web, which has revolutionized communications. It merely lets users to share knowledge, whether in academic papers or news reports, and products, whether from eBay or L.L. Bean, in new ways.
Banks, great article, highly recommend reading it.
jonsieatl, sure would be nice to find out the buying is due to the CTIA convention. We'll have to see how the rest of the week goes. Thanks for your chart. (by the way I agree with Cramer re: SMSI,jmho)
http://www.ctia.org/media/press/body.cfm/prid/1679
International CTIA WIRELESS 2007® Opens in Orlando
March 27, 2007
From the Enterprise to the Consumer, the Mobile Lifestyle Prevails
ORLANDO, FL – CTIA WIRELESS 2007® opened today at the Orange County Convention Center with more than 40,000 attendees representing over 100 countries. With an exhibit floor spanning more than 400,000 square feet -- more than 1,000 companies are showcasing the latest products and services tempting wireless professionals and enthusiasts today. Produced by CTIA-The Wireless Association®, CTIA WIRELESS® is the world’s largest event for the $500 billion wireless industry with more 2.3 billion subscribers worldwide. The show, which returns to Orlando for the first time since 2002, runs today through Thursday, March 29.
Now in its 22nd year, CTIA WIRELESS® is the launching pad for key company and technology announcements, next-generation mobile devices and the latest products and services fueling mobile commerce today. The prevalence of wireless in everyday life has inspired CTIA to make this year’s theme “What is wireless to you?” Building upon this theme, CTIA WIRELESS 2007® features conference sessions, networking events and exhibits of global interest catered to developments in The Quadruple Play, Mobile Enterprise, Mobile Entertainment, Social Networking/Mobile Communities and Mobile Advertising.
“From the enterprise to the consumer, the promise of digital integration and wireless connectivity is here," said Robert Mesirow, show director and vice president of CTIA WIRELESS®. "We have an outstanding lineup of keynote speakers set to deliver some important messages about the industry’s technological and economic growth. The rapid and broad expansion of the converging wireless technology sector is evident and on display here in Orlando.”
International interest continues this year with more than 20 percent of the show’s delegates arriving from more than 100 countries. International pavilions from Canada, China, Finland, Ireland, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and the U.K. are on hand to showcase their country’s latest wireless products and solutions.
Taking the keynote stage this week are wireless, technology and content leaders including: Randall Stephenson, COO, AT&T; Pieter Knook, SVP, Microsoft; Mike Lazaridis, president and Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM); Eric Nicoli, CEO, EMI Group; Sanjiv Ahuja, CEO, Orange Group; Philippe P. Dauman, president, CEO, Viacom Inc; and John Philip Coghlan, president and COO, Visa USA. On March 29, former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton will take the stage for a one hour joint keynote session, which includes individual remarks and a question-and-answer session.
With more than 400 speakers lined up, the CTIA WIRELESS® educational sessions address the most important issues facing IT professionals, software developers, media and wireless companies and technology enablers as they work to implement and build wireless data solutions and mobile entertainment products and services. More than 20 co-located conferences and special interest seminars are taking place at CTIA WIRELESS® this week, along with the show’s educational program which includes conference tracks examining Technology Roadmap, Business Ecosystem, Emerging Opportunities in Wireless and Public Policy Outlook.
The CTIA WIRELESS® exhibit floor is once again host to the CTIA Fashion in Motion runway show, which begins today with the world premiere of the new adidas by Stella McCartney collection of women’s sportswear. Fashion In Motion is a launching pad for dozens of new global innovations in fashion technology featuring more than 20 products, each with a unique twist on the integration of style, function and technical savvy. Fashion in Motion takes place on the Mobile Entertainment eXpo stage in Hall A; show times are 11:30 am, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm on Tuesday, March 27 and Wednesday, March 28; and 11:00 am and 1:30 pm on Thursday, March 29. CTIA is also sponsoring the 2nd annual Fashion in Motion college scholarship which awards $10,000 to the most outstanding entry of a product or prototype that intersects wireless technology and fashion.
Building upon the success of the Wireless House is the CTIA Wireless Building, located in Hall D, featuring both enterprise and residential environments that showcase the latest wireless enterprise solutions, next-generation products and technology. The building features a retail sales floor, executive offices and an apartment next door. The back of the Wireless Building is the stage where the keynote addresses will take place.
The CTIA WIRELESS 2007® Emerging Technology Awards are back again this year, highlighting the newest and most innovative products and applications in wireless today. The award recipients will be honored in a ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28th on the Mobile Entertainment eXpo Stage in Hall A.
Ensuring an interactive and fun experience for all, CTIA WIRELESS® invites attendees to text in their votes for favorite products in the Emerging Technology Awards and Fashion in Motion Scholarship. Attendees can also text to locate exhibitor booths and receive breaking news throughout the show.
About CTIA WIRELESS 2007®
As the premiere global event representing the $500 billion global wireless industry and the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2007® brings together all industries affected by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctia.org/ctiawireless.
On-site PR Contact Information for CTIA WIRELESS 2007®:
The CTIA WIRELESS 2007® Media Center is located in Rooms 314 & 315; West Building, Level 3 of the Orange County Convention Center.
Phone: 407-685-4015
Cheryl Delgreco, Media Strategies for CTIA WIRELESS®
Mobile phone: 617-429-6749
cdelgreco@msipr.com
Karen Blondell, Media Strategies for CTIA WIRELESS®
Mobile phone: 310-922-5838
kblondell@msipr.com
jonesieatl, did you decide to buy more?