May 13, 2013
International Display Advertising: In the Right Place, at the Right Time
 For those paying attention, the astronomical rise of digital advertising industry is not surprising. As consumers become even more technologically sophisticated, with continuously new and evolving products like smartphones, tablets, and, apparently, even eyeglasses, the opportunity for advertisers and businesses to find effective ways to capture customer attention seems endless. By 2016, the global market for digital ad spending will grow to about $163 billion, according to research firm eMarketer. But while that figure incorporates all forms of digital advertising, from desktop computers to display screens, even a niched approach to that sizable pie could prove to be a huge market. One prime example of this is International Display Advertising, Inc. (IDAD), which is focused on bringing the very simple concept of place-based marketing into the modern world. Place-based marketing, at least the way International Display Advertising does it, is (more)…
M Line Holdings Prepares for Takeoff
 The current recovery of the industrial sector is finally beginning to pick up steam. One of the primary examples of that recovery is the aerospace segment, particularly the commercial airlines. During the turbulent economic conditions of the past few years, when oil prices skyrocketed and consumer spending was hampered by the recession, airlines were forced to cut spending and reinvesting in their fleets. As these companies have become better-positioned financially as those challenges have subsided, the need to reinvest in aged equipment and airplanes is a very real trend. With newer and more efficient technologies having been neglected for so long, there is now significant pent up demand to play catch-up. As a rising tide lifts all boats, the industry’s recovery should also benefit suppliers and manufacturers like M Line Holdings, Inc. (MLHC), which owns two very distinctive businesses that (more)…
May 10, 2013
Tauriga Sciences: Investing in the Breakthroughs of Tomorrow
 The biotechnology sector presents a host of opportunities and risks for investors. Biotech firms ostensibly develop technologies and treatments that can save lives by making serious diseases, injuries, and other disorders livable, if not preventable. Relatively new processes such as bio imaging are allowing doctors and scientists to peer into the details of the human body in ways that were unthinkable until recently. Given the experimental nature of much of what goes on in biotech and the inevitable costs associated with research and development, however, getting a project off the ground can present significant challenges. Enter Tauriga Sciences, Inc. (TAUG). Through a number of means, Tauriga helps to secure capital for small and micro-cap biotech and life sciences companies that it believes are working on the breakthroughs of tomorrow. Under the leadership of Seth Shaw, who took the helm as (more)…
May 7, 2013
Tauriga Sciences CEO Pulls Off Impressive Turnaround; More to Come?
When Tauriga Sciences, Inc. (TAUG) CEO, Seth Shaw, took the job in August of 2012 his mission was to advance an underperforming company that held licensing rights to a promising immunotherapeutic drug for cancer patients. Little did he know what was coming. Tauriga was called Immunovative, Inc. at the time, and in just a few short months Mr. Shaw had the company moving in the right direction, and saw the company’s stock price reacting positively to his actions. The end of 2012 was very impressive for the Immunovative under Mr. Shaw’s guidance. Mr. Shaw’s accomplishments for his tenure in 2012 included the following: creating a collaboration agreement with Northwestern University, announcing the agreement at the University, receiving 2 U.S. patent allowances for scientific innovations, moving the company’s Head Quarters to Danbury, CT, upgrading the manufacturing facility, receiving regulatory clearance and (more)…
Searchcore Launches Beta Version of Sportify for iOS at Apple’s App Store
 SearchCore, Inc.’s newest finder site Sportify.com came one step closer to completion today, as the company announced the Sportify mobile app for Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone. The app’s primary function is to provide recreational athletes of some 90 different sports a means of searching for and scheduling games and/or connecting with other players in their local areas. The software also features reviews of individual players and recreational sports facilities, and will help users to facilitate the scheduling of events with email confirmations. The move makes Sportify the company’s third finder site build-out, after the already up and running Tattoo.com and ManufacturedHomes.com. In a recent interview with Equities.com, SearchCore CEO Jim Pakulis stated that the company’s goal was to build and monetize 50 different such sites in different industries over the next five years. SearchCore began its foray into the finder site business (more)…
May 6, 2013
Homeland Resources Makes an Entry into America’s Energy Boom
 Much of the talk over the past year about the revolution in North American production of oil and natural gas arrives in the context of the huge reserves slumbering underground at the Bakken formation beneath parts of Montana and North Dakota, or the Uticah and Marcellus shale formations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. But as the United States embarks on its journey to become the world’s largest oil producer by 2020, according to the Energy & Commerce Committee, and even earlier than that according to the International Energy Agency, much less attention gets paid to smaller oil and gas plays throughout the country, and the smaller companies involved in exploring and drilling them. With its impressive work in Southern and Central Oklahoma, Homeland Resources (HMLA) is a perfect example of one such company. The Smoky Hill Project, initiated in 2010, has yielded (more)…
April 23, 2013
SearchCore Becomes A Finder Site Powerhouse
 SearchCore, Inc. (SRER), the “Fastest Growing Publicly Traded Company In Orange County” as reported in the Orange County Business Journal this past fall, is rapidly becoming the defacto powerhouse in the finder site industry for content, scalability and monetization. And they’re just getting started. In 2010 SearchCore acquired a niche finder site called Weedmaps.com, and over the next two and a half years Weedmaps.com went on to become the most recognized alternative medicinal finder site in the country with 16 million visits per month, grossing approximately $1.5m per month with an EBIDTA north of 25%. Having sold Weedmaps.com for a handsome profit, the company is rapidly expanding, and already has identified 7 industries they believe can benefit from their expertise. Consequently, SearchCore hopes to generate significant profits over the next five years through the creation of 50 niche finder sites. (more)…
April 15, 2013
Rick’s Cabaret: Much More Than Just Adult Entertainment
 For those who are familiar with the adult entertainment industry, the dearth of publicly traded companies on the market will perhaps not come as much of a surprise. Indeed, the industry’s biggest players are usually privately owned affairs. From Manwin Holdings, which seem to be responsible for the entirety of adult internet sites, to Larry Flynt’s Hustler magazine, casino, and club franchises, to the various film studios and magazines, it might appear as though the adult entertainment industry has an aversion to the market. Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc. (RICK), on the other hand, has been an exception to the rule. Rick’s has been developing the concept of high-end gentlemen’s clubs mixed with upscale restaurant and bar service since 1983. The company currently has 38 locations in operation across the United States in major metropolitan cities such as Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, (more)…
March 25, 2013
LUVE: A New Opportunity With a Rich History
 If you Google the name “Prince Sports”, you’ll come up with approximately 335,000,000 unique results. That’s a lot of interest in one brand. For comparison purposes, a Google search for “Callaway Golf” yields 8,600,000 unique results and they are a New York Stock Exchange listed company traded around $7.00 a share. 40+ years as a worldwide industry leader resonates with multiple generations of tennis and sports enthusiasts. Given the rich history of the Prince Mexico S.A. (LUVE) brand, the Wall Street crowd would say they’ve built up major Brand Equity. If translated into advertising exposure, Prince, through its sponsorships of some of the most visible and successful athletes on the planet, its sponsorship of some of the most important sporting events and its massive retail presence have probably racked up billions of dollars in media awareness through the years which (more)…
December 20, 2012
CarCharging Group Names Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson as Chairman
 Bill Richardson, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and former Governor of New Mexico, was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CarCharging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI), bringing together one of the most innovative companies in the electric vehicles (EV) market with one of the most recognized figures in both the Energy market and on Capitol Hill. CarCharging is a pioneer in nationwide public EV charging services. Its products allow drivers of EVs to charge conveniently throughout North America. “We are delighted to welcome Governor Bill Richardson as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CarCharging,” said Michael D. Farkas, CEO of CarCharging, in a statement. “EVs have made tremendous strides since their launch. EV sales have outpaced sales of traditional hybrids during the first two years of their respective launch periods, and 2012 (more)…
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