I still think there are good ideas in that post and I would watch or look for things along those lines and this is where I see thing heading in the future at least for this industry IMO only.
So don't worry the company is no better or worse off a situation than they were when that was going on. And it appears that they pulled out and the director that thought of the deal resigned. That blurb the was a nice way of helping Mr. Gold out as he looks for a new job, basically saying it wasn't his fault and more of a money thing. Nice thing for HESg to do actually.
It appears that alot of this has been going on since 2006 as they have been trying to find a new business niche to get into. In same ways it makes me feel that they are to legitimatly turn this thing around. Gut the really need something as the only thing I see that is currently make revenue is paid adverstising on there site. The current guy that is up to bat to try and hit a homerun appears to be this guy.
Mr. Anthony DeBella has an impressive career as an entrepreneur having founded and operating several public Internet entertainment based businesses. Mr. DeBella is fluent in public company operations, compliance and finance. From 1994- 1997 Anthony was an Investment Executive (Series 7 Broker) at PaineWebber and completed the PaineWebber executive training Program. In 1998, Anthony was part of the team that developed WEBPay-Per-View.com, a music and entertainment website and theatre. In 1999 Anthony was part of the team that took WEBPay-Per-View public. In addition, 2001-2005 Anthony served as a corporate consultant, consulting in capital offerings, public relations, investor relations, mergers, acquisitions and 15c-211 and Edgar filings. Since 2005 Mr. DeBella has been working as a private Investment Banker, he has completed over $300 million in M&A transactions with large Private Equity Groups & Public Companies. Anthony DeBella graduated from the Wharton School of Business.
He sound impressive enough and some of this new stuff may be his ideas.