Friday, September 30, 2016

Issuer Direct Corp. (ISDR) Increasingly Prominent One-Stop-Shop for Targeted PR/IR Engagement, Cloud-Based Compliance, Disclosure Solutions

As one of the leading pioneers in the world of secure, cloud-driven regulatory compliance, as well as investor communication solutions, Issuer Direct (NYSE MKT: ISDR) is currently the go-to Disclosure Management System (DMS) source for thousands of compliance issuers around the world, as well as for hundreds of corporate issuers, which derive substantial advantages from the company’s affordable, but extremely robust suite of branded solutions.

Issuer Direct’s already widely successful toolset stands to remain at the head of the pack alongside players like Certent, which was recently selected by PR Newswire to augment its own flexible XBRL tagging and filing solution with Certent’s own DM tech. Compliance looks to be one of the hottest, fastest-growing segments of the $3 billion and growing legal technology solutions market (http://dtn.fm/x7sO5). There is plenty of room here for an agile, cost-competitive player with advanced technology and a mountain of in-house experience like ISDR, even with bigger sharks like IBM (NYSE: IBM) and SAP (NYSE: SAP) circling the market.

The same kind of rock-solid value brought to the table with ISDR’s proprietary cloud-based DMS framework, so noteworthy for its security, performance and ease of use, is also present in the company’s other offerings, whether we are talking about Issuer Direct’s premier regional, national and global news/communications network, Accesswire®; the company’s extremely robust media, advisor and investor targeting dataset platform, Classify®; or ISDR’s SEC filing marvel, known as Blueprint®.

Accesswire is particularly interesting given that the platform was designed from the ground up specifically for public companies, as well as due to the sheer scale of Accesswire’s end-user footprint and the ease with which public companies can join the Accesswire News Network before almost immediately using it to disseminate messages to that huge audience in real-time. Underlying this supremely attractive megaphone functionality is a powerful analytics engine that exposes information like actual social engagement metrics of a given release, as well as the subsequent/relevant audience targeting solutions, via a highly intuitive dashboard. Putting the power into users’ hands, allowing them to really understand what works (or just how well whatever they are doing is working), ensures confidence in PR budgets and makes the platform an easy sell to public companies who are hungry to engage the investment community.

Because ISDR so intimately understands the regulatory environment, the announcements that need to go to SEDAR or EDGAR are always routed. Accesswire is partnered with the top names in business media today, such as Reuters (NYSE:TRI), The Wall Street Journal (NASDAQ: NWSA) and The New York Times (NYSE: NYT), as well as Stock Exchanges, local newspapers of record, The Associated Press and United Press International, and digital data feeders like Yahoo! Finance (NASDAQ: YHOO) – to name but a few.

Little wonder then that ISDR was recently able to report Q2 revenue growth from its Accesswire press release business of 18 percent (compared to Q1), which was up a handsome 73 percent year-over-year (http://dtn.fm/WCSu6). Accompanied by a 74 percent gross margin for the quarter and an additional $1 million in operational cash flow, the quarterly dividend increase issued back in July on the strength of continued positive earnings and cash flow has substantially encouraged ISDR shareholders to remain bullish about the company’s prospects. Accesswire’s distribution channels line up superbly with the company’s investor network and investor calendar, as well as ISDR’s public company outreach platform, providing unparalleled venue reach that includes the Dow Jones Network and the Factiva system, as well as top broker-dealers. Needless to say, this is a winning proposition to public companies, and business has been very good for Issuer Direct.

In fact, revenues from platform and technology solutions were up 20 percent last quarter when compared to Q1, with both Blueprint and Classify showing marked traction. Even as the traditional Annual Report Service (ARS) business flags amid an ongoing shift to digital over hardcopy, and market commoditization hammers XBRL demand, Issuer Direct has actually prospered. Intelligent restructuring of channel partner agreements in its ARS game, as well as receptivity to the company’s innovative cloud-based offerings, have allowed ISDR to soar where lesser operators may have folded altogether.

Blueprint deserves a closer look here, for instance, due not only to a recent partnership expansion with the London Stock Exchange Group that includes the SEC reporting platform’s license to LSEG’s RNS (regulatory news service), but because the LSEG deal is just the latest example of end-market resonance for Issuer Direct. LSEG’s RNS wanted a way to automate the reformatting of their own systemically generated HTML into SEC EDGAR-compliant documentation, and the readily adaptable Blueprint platform was perfect for the job – a deal which has crystallized an already tight-knit relationship between LSEG and ISDR. Issuer Direct’s CEO, Balbirnie, was keen to point out the number of high profile clients that have already signed on with Blueprint as a hallmark of the platform’s inherent value. The top dog at LSEG/RNS roundly affirmed this conclusion, while also pointing to Blueprint’s scalability as leaving the door open to a host of future applications.

That scalability is a big sell for Blueprint, alongside the platform’s baseline cost-effectiveness and ease of use, as it allows great confidence that ISDR can fulfill the role of trusted regulatory platform provider for years to come (no matter how big or small the client). The ability to handle essentially any document type via a proprietary compliance editing platform like Blueprint, which alleviates the historically time-consuming and cumbersome process of regulatory filing, when combined with the company’s DMS platform, makes for a super-fast, real-time project creation/editing workflow that has to be experienced to be believed. The ironclad value of the company’s DMS platform, engineered to meet and keep up with the ever more stringent demands of regulatory authorities like the SEC, DTCC and FINRA, is further enhanced by dynamic shareholder communication features.

Issuer Direct even offers naturally parallel services such as stock transfer agent and proxy services, as well as full-spectrum document design, formatting and typesetting – the company even does printing/fulfillment with real-time tracking. Transfer agent duties come second nature to an outfit like Issuer Direct, and with the in-house talent to easily handle everything from electronic stock issuance and management, to document preparation and review, ISDR is increasingly seen as a one-stop-shop for a variety of such services.

For more information, visit www.IssuerDirect.com

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Laguna Blends, Inc. (CSE: LAG) (OTC: LAGBF) (LB6A.F) is Changing the Network Marketing Game

In the world of Laguna Blends (CSE: LAG) (OTC: LAGBF) (Frankfurt: LB6A.F), things are done differently. Laguna Blends, a network marketing company operating out of Kelowna, British Columbia, is using 3D technology to change the direct sales and network marketing game. Through a simple, interactive platform, the company delivers training and marketing strategies to independent affiliates who in turn use these tools to attract customers and drive sales.

Laguna Blends’ network marketing program has a particular area of focus. It seeks to highlight the nutritional health benefits of hemp-based products while providing high quality product experiences. Laguna develops and produces a line of high-protein-content functional beverages derived from hemp, distributed and sold throughout the United States and Canada.

The company’s leading products include Caffe and Pro369. Caffe, an instant-coffee beverage, is loaded with hemp and whey protein and, with two grams of protein per serving, packs a powerful protein punch. Pro369, on the other hand, is a single-serving hemp protein powder drink mix that comes in a number of flavors.

Laguna Blends sells its protein-packed beverages and other hemp-based products through a network of independent affiliates who help promote its message of finding balance in life. As these affiliates generate retail sales for the company, they can also recruit other affiliates, using the latest tools and technology to build a global business from the comfort of their homes or while traveling on the road.

Laguna Blends embraces a spirit of innovation, adaptability, and leadership when it comes to its technology, applied to product development and online web-based training for affiliates. The company wants to lead the network marketing industry, and it is reaching for that goal by providing a viable, long-lasting business opportunity for its internal and external stakeholders.

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Net Element’s (NETE) Secret Sauce for Restaurateurs, Aptito, Goes Fully Retail

The Aptito iPad point-of-sale system from Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) has been tickling the fancy of diners all over with its digitally presented menus. In dining establishments that are adapting to a world increasingly reliant on digital technology, instead of a menu printed on laminated paper stock, a customer can view the menu electronically displayed on a tablet. That digital menu is part of the Aptito platform, which made its debut in 2011. However, there’s more to Aptito than electronic menus. The platform is a comprehensive All-in-One Digital Network Solution for retail businesses of all kinds.

The Aptito system aims to use mobility to put managers and staff in control. For example, with Aptito, waiting staff in restaurants won’t be running back and forth between customers and a stand-alone payments terminal. With Aptito’s Point-of-Sale Mobile Communicator, staff are able to receive and send orders directly from their iPhone, iPod Touch or Android smartphone from table side or anywhere in the restaurant. The Aptito Full Station package includes an iPad, an iPad enclosure, credit card swiper, cash drawer, local server, and both kitchen and receipt printers. The system comes with a visual interface that is fast and simple to use. Staff can be trained in 15 minutes or less.

Wait staff carrying the Aptito Mobile Communicator enhance the customer experience by allowing them to instantly request their server or the bill with a simple touch. This creates an unprecedented level of customer service and an opportunity to grow sales. Aptito’s secured antitheft tablet enclosures can be wall-mounted close to tables, enabling the customers to send orders to their waiter or to the kitchen at any time during their dining experience.

And, of course, Aptito displays menus digitally on the screen of the visual interface instead of on print material. Customers can view the dishes and fully customize their orders, add comments, and see nutritional information. The Aptito platform offers up-selling opportunities, as well, by presenting customers with wine-pairing choices and dish recommendations.

The image of an entrée or dish on the screen can be enlarged simply by touching. In addition, menus can be viewed in the language of choice. This increases the ability to market to tourists, since menus can be read in their native languages.

Aptito also has a Rating System that asks guests to provide feedback at the end of their meal and add their comments. This information is stored in the Aptito Management System for internal use, which, in some cases, is much better that having it broadcast online or on social media. This private feedback gives managers the ability to nuance their offerings in response to customers’ comments.

Net Element is a global technology company that specializes in mobile payments and value-added transactional services. The company owns and operates a global mobile payments and transactional processing provider, TOT Group, Inc., which in turn owns and markets the following brands: Unified Payments, Aptito, Restoactive, Digital Provider and PayOnline.

In 2012, Unified Payments was lauded by Inc. Magazine as the Fastest Growing Company in America. Restoactive is a seamless digital add-ons for legacy point-of-sale systems. Digital Provider is a leading provider of SMS messaging and mobile billing solutions. PayOnline is a fully-integrated, processor agnostic electronic commerce platform.

For more information, visit www.NetElement.com

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Lifeloc Technologies, Inc. (LCTC) Products Crucial for Combating Occupational Alcoholism, Drug Use

Occupational alcoholism and drug use are serious problems among America’s workforce, leading to major expenses and issues ranging from low employee morale and absenteeism to lost productivity, theft, injuries and even fatalities. Costs associated with alcohol abuse in the workplace alone range anywhere between $33 billion and $68 billion per year, studies show. Faced with this problem, a growing number of businesses are introducing mandatory workplace drug and alcohol testing by enrolling the help of industry leader Lifeloc Technologies, Inc. (OTC: LCTC).

Of the approximately 142.63 million people employed in the U.S. as of September 2015, about 14 million are alcoholics. A factsheet from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (http://dtn.fm/lVYD9) shows that roughly 6.6 percent of full-time employees are frequent and heavy drinkers, having had five or more drinks at once during more than five occasions within the last 30 days. Of current adult illegal drug users aged 18 to 49, 70% are employed full-time, the NCADD data also shows.

Alcohol and drug abuse can be a major financial burden for employees and businesses, both in terms of higher health care costs, workers’ compensation and legal liabilities, as well as in lost productivity, absenteeism, injuries on the job, fatal accidents and more. Additional problems may include tardiness and sleeping on the job, poor decision making, loss of efficiency, reduced job performance and even having trouble with co-workers or supervisors. Some of the jobs ad industries with increased occupational alcoholism rates and alcohol-related deaths include bartenders, shoe machine operators, roofers, painters, cooks, sailors and construction workers.

According to NCADD statistics, alcohol and drug testing as part of the hiring process remains the most common method used by employers to identify candidates with a substance abuse problem. Only about one quarter of workers interviewed reported random testing on the job, while 30% mentioned testing upon suspicion and 29% mentioned testing after an incident.

Lifeloc Technologies comes to the aid of all businesses and industries with a wide range of DOT and NHTSA approved, high-precision alcohol and drug testing solutions, whether for pre-employment, random, post-accident, return-to-duty or stand-down testing. With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, the company offers complete alcohol and drug testing solutions, including handheld breath testing instruments for screening and confirmation, as well as training, supplies and consultations to guide customers through all aspects of setting up alcohol and drug testing programs in the workplace. Two of Lifeloc’s most popular products for workplace alcohol testing, the Phoenix 6.0 Bluetooth and the EV30, are based on proprietary technology and are guaranteed to give accurate and reliable readings.

A global leader in the breath alcohol testing industry, Lifeloc offers a complete range of evidential breath testers and portable breath alcohol testers to markets such as law enforcement, schools, corrections, and workplace. Its products are also recognized and distributed internationally through a complex global network of specialists that also offer consultation, support and service.

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Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (GALT) is “One to Watch”

Fibrosis is when connective tissue from an injury or other circumstances thickens and scars, or when there is excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ after it has been exposed to a chronic disease. Unfortunately, the effects of fibrosis cannot be reversed, and there is currently no treatment that stops the disease from getting worse, although some treatments can deal with the symptoms temporarily.

Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GALT) is currently undertaking its phase 2a pilot trial (NASHFX) with GR-MD-02 in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients with advanced fibrosis. Although the study did not meet original expectations, Galectin’s larger scale, one year trial in patients with NASH cirrhosis has already enrolled 162 subjects, and top line results will be reported by the end of December 2017. The company considers it encouraging to see that GR-MD-02 has an important clinical effect in both moderate and severe cases of psoriasis. This further suggests that the substance can play a role for human diseases that could be related to NASH.

Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the science of galectins, a family of proteins, and drug development. With this expertise, the company creates new therapies for patients suffering from fibrotic diseases and cancer. Galectin works with a variety of partners in order to achieve cost effective and efficient development results within short time frames.

GALT is currently looking to enhance and market its lead compounds in liver fibrosis and cancer immunotherapies. The company has three key areas of focus: studying galectins, developing proprietary compounds for diseases, and advancing its discovery programs. All three work together in order to achieve the overall goal of creating new therapies for fibrotic diseases and cancer.

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Dominovas Energy Corporation (DNRG) Submits Grant Proposals to the United States Trade and Development Agency

Before the opening bell, Dominovas Energy Corporation (OTCQB: DNRG) announced the formal submission of grant proposals to the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) related to the proliferation of both its RUBICON™ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology and its ORCAS™ hydroelectric system. In total, the company petitioned the USTDA for just over $2.1 million, with submissions divided across four distinct projects featuring a combined power output of 2.9 Megawatts.

USTDA grants are awarded based upon the intended and expected social and environmental impact of proposed projects in an effort to bring private sector solutions to existing development challenges. Dominovas Energy expects to receive the USTDA’s decision on the submissions within the next month.

Dominovas Energy’s proprietary power generation solutions lie at the core of its proposals. The company’s RUBICON™ system leverages a SOFC platform to generate clean, efficient electricity through the conversion of a hydrocarbon fuel such as natural gas. Among its many benefits, the RUBICON™ produces significantly less pollutants than competing systems and is designed to operate year-round with minimal disruptions due to maintenance. For added efficiency, the RUBICON™ can also be used for hot water production or space heating. With these systems in place, combined heat and power efficiency for the RUBICON™ is measured at approximately 85 percent.

The company’s ORCAS™ system offers similar reliability and efficiency without the need for hydrocarbon fuel. The run-of-river (ROR) technology generates electricity by diverting running water from waterways. When compared to conventional stored water systems like reservoirs or dams, ORCAS™ has a much smaller environmental impact, seamlessly guiding used water back into the main river after it navigates power generation channels.

Dominovas Energy’s ORCAS™ platform could be widely implemented in the Republic of Madagascar moving forward and other sub-Saharan countries. The island nation has an “enormous potential” for hydropower generation, with the World Bank estimating capacity for up to 7,000 Megawatts across over 500 potential sites.

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EquityFeed Revolutionizes Stock Hunting

If you’re an active trader, chances are you sip through a couple cups of coffee before you’re finishing checking on your stocks and scouring the market for high-potential plays. Making the rounds is a several-times-a-day routine, but is it a simple and effective one?

EquityFeed is a new platform designed specifically for active traders and day traders who want to fully utilize their time and maximize profits. The platform offers a sweeping set of easy-to-use features, many of which are customizable to each user’s unique preferences.

Stock screening capabilities are powered by EquityFeed’s Filter Builder, an ideal tool for intraday trading. The system allows the trader to select various analytics and view immediate results based on chosen criterion. The way EquityFeed states it, using the platform’s filtering system makes hunting for stocks “like shooting fish in a barrel.”

EquityFeed’s pattern recognition tool alerts traders to pertinent and profitable technical events like new highs and lows, volume and price breakouts, and block trades – all in real-time.

Users also have access to one of the industry’s fastest and most advanced news streamers, also loaded with powerful filtering features. This is real-time news at its finest. EquityFeed’s MarketView displays entire equity markets ranked and sorted according to user preference allowing for easy viewing of active stocks.

When you’re ready for more in-depth monitoring, EquityFeed’s Chart Montage is the way to go. After an interesting stock has been identified, the Chart Montage delivers real-time Level 1 data of the play’s technical indicators. It doesn’t stop there; EquityFeed’s Level 2 quotes display shows any stock’s order book with all the market makers who are lined up on bid and ask prices. It’s a play-by-play display of Level 2 action.

These are just several features within the EquityFeed platform. If you’re ready to spend less time while making more, sign up for a free 14-day trial to get started.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Singlepoint, Inc. (SING) Makes its Mark on Fast-Growing Daily Fantasy Sports Market

Singlepoint, Inc. (OTC: SING), a leading mobile technology and payments provider, is making its mark in the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry, just months after officially entering the market with minority acquisitions in two major DFS companies: GoDraft and DraftFury. One of the fastest growing industries at the moment, the DFS market brings together millions of people spending an average of $550+ every year, with 39% of them using a mobile device to pay, according to Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) statistics.

The minority acquisitions, in particular the participation in DraftFury, will allow Singlepoint to capitalize on this fast-growing market, especially at the height of the NFL season. Singlepoint is currently the only publicly traded company in the U.S. that allows shareholders to be involved in DFS, and it is planning to take a noticeable stake in the industry, according to company CEO Greg Lambrecht. Even a small stake could be game changing, given that the daily fantasy games industry is expected to grow at a rate of roughly 41% per year, reaching $14.4 billion in entry fees alone by 2020. For reference, entry fees were about $2.6 billion last year.

According to FSTA data for 2015 (http://dtn.fm/dda0A), about 20% of the U.S. population and about 17% of the Canadian population over 12 years of age play daily fantasy sports, totaling 57.4 million people. For comparison, there were roughly 15 million players in 2003. Of these 57.4 million, 66% are male and 34% are female, with an average age of 38.6. Also, the FSTA found that daily fantasy sports players are overall better educated, as 66% of them have a college degree or more. Most of them have a household income of more than $75,000, while 67% have full-time employment.

The average spending per fantasy player of 18+ years of age is $556, money spent on league-related costs and materials and single-player challenge games. Statistics also show that a total of 70% of daily fantasy sports participants pay league fees, and the most popular fantasy sport remains football. Additionally, a growing number of players now use some sort of mobile device to play – 39%, compared to only 25% in 2012. Players use their mobile devices for activities such as checking the score of their games or of other games in their league, drafting a team and/or changing line-ups, joining a fantasy sports league, researching players, posting comments, and viewing or listening to fantasy sports media ranging from podcasts and radio shows to TV or online videos.

With its minority investments in GoDraft and DraftFury, and with other planned acquisitions in the DFS vertical in the future, Singlepoint could be primed to become a significant player on the market. Founded in 2006, the company is currently a leading provider of mobile technology, mobile marketing and mobile payment services. Its products target small to mid-sized enterprises by offering solutions that allow clients to conduct business transactions, engage in targeted mobile communication or accept donations.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Singlepoint.com

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iGambit, Inc. (IGMB) is “One to Watch”

iGambit, Inc. (OTCQB: IGMB) started as a software development, customer service, and technology licensing company. Since then, the company has taken a turn toward acquiring and strengthening technology companies by becoming a holding company, focusing its efforts on investing in small and medium sized companies in order to help them grow. In November 2015, the company announced the acquisition of ArcMail Technology, which now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of iGambit.

ArcMail Technology is a leading provider of email technology solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company works in partnership with its customers to address their needs. ArcMail Technology offers email archiving, archiving appliances, cloud based and physical hybrid gateways and virtual archiving software services, as well as fully-hosted archiving services.

iGambit is in the business of helping organizations grow. ArcMail chose to become an iGambit company because it believes iGambit is supported by excellent leadership, core values, and integrity. These fit well with ArcMail’s vision and mission statement, which it anticipates will allow it to grow more efficiently.

Since being acquired by iGambit, ArcMail Technology has been named one of CIOReview’s “20 Most Promising Enterprise Security Companies” of 2016, which is an annual list showcasing the most promising Enterprise Security Companies. In addition to this, the subsidiary was selected as one of the 50 most innovative companies to watch in 2016 by The Silicon Review.

iGambit’s vision is to acquire and develop small to medium sized businesses that are in the licensing or services industries. The company works on the strategy of facilitating the acquisition of partner companies by offering a range of professional experience and capital, enabling them to mature and increase their profitability.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.iGambit.com

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Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Embracing the New Sharing Economy

The travel and hospitality industry is changing, with companies worldwide attempting to strengthen their positions within the industry by increasing consolidations, examples being hotels such as Marriott (NASDAQ: MAR), AccorHotels, and others. At the same time, other companies are focusing less on consolidation and more on incorporating new business models that meet consumer needs.

One growing area in the industry is the concept of sharing, facilitated by the efficient processing of business and consumer communication. Companies such as Airbnb, OpenTable, and Uber are focused on helping customers find what they need rather than offering their own brick and mortar facilities or other physical assets.

Next year is expected to be a growth year for this new sharing economy. The concept is simple: instead of having excess supply and/or demand, the sharing economy aims to keep supply and demand in balance. Companies worldwide will provide as much as the consumer needs when he/she needs it, with an emphasis on convenience. New business models ensure that the experience is as convenient as possible for the consumer. They are referred to as ‘market-makers’, because they control both supply and demand, which in turn has created a major move toward convenience that has been lacking in the industry.

To generate this cost and market effectiveness that is convenient for the consumer, companies are required to partner with the customer. The customer wants to be connected to his/her experience. Partnering with the customer means connecting with the customer. This not only allows the customer to participate in the design of his/her experience but also enables the companies to gather more feedback, which in turn can be shared with other customers.

Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI), a technology-driven travel company, offers travel solutions to every demographic through its booking engine, NextTrip.com. Through NextTrip, customers are able to choose from a range of transport options, accommodations, tours, and much more. Monaker has incorporated itself within the new sharing economy, where guests are able to make decisions based on their demographic, holiday requirements, time preferences, and, thanks to social media, other people’s experiences.

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eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Maintaining a Positive Outlook Thanks to Advances in Internet Technology

At the beginning of 2016, 43% of real estate agencies expected competition from non-traditional firms. Although this number was down 2% from 2015, a survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) (http://dtn.fm/Fx2Sb) found that 46% of agencies believe the competition from virtual firms is increasing, compared to a small 17% of agencies expecting competition from brick and mortar firms.

With this in mind, it is worth noting that the real estate industry is one of the slowest to adapt to this new digital age. The last few years can be seen as the first real phase of digital development within the real estate industry, as technology has played but a minimal role until now. Thanks to today’s growing technology, people in the real estate industry are able to make faster and more informed decisions.

Until now, the industry has believed in location. However, today people can access and accomplish more through the use of smartphones, computers, and other mobile devices. With technology companies such as Airbnb, people are becoming more accustomed to a sharing economy. According to an article by Wharton University of Pennsylvania (http://dtn.fm/M0Vl6), 86% of Americans believe the sharing economy they are now part of makes life more affordable, 83% say things are more convenient and efficient, and 63% believe it is more fun than engaging with traditional companies.

But why does the technology industry want to play a role in the real estate sector? The answer is simple. Real estate is one of the largest single assets in the United States. The sector is now worth approximately $50 trillion, with residential housing making up approximately $26 trillion of this. As a result, real estate companies are having to embrace the digital world quickly at the risk of letting technology-savvy companies take over.

To do this, real estate firms are having to implement cloud-based Big Data technologies to better serve their customers. eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) is a prime example. eXp Realty, the company’s real estate division, is a fully agent-owned cloud brokerage. The agents and brokers at EXPI work, train, strategize, collaborate, innovate, and build teams across North America from the comforts of home using the company’s cloud office environment.

EXPI believes that, with the advancements in technology today, real estate consumers are equipped with deeper knowledge and understanding than ever before. Many consumers today leverage the company’s cloud-based technology to buy and sell without the aid of brick and mortar offices. EXPI’s primary goal is to become “the first truly agent-owned, cloud-based, full service, global real estate brokerage company delivering around-the-clock access to collaborative tools and professional development for managing real estate brokers and agents.”

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Moxian, Inc. (MOXC) – An Information Partner for Smart Growth

Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC) is a precision marketing machine. For six years, the corporation has been steeped in integrated marketing techniques, offering ways for companies to get to know their customers and competitors as well as they know themselves.

Moxian is a pioneer of novel social marketing and promotion platforms with a particular focus on Asian markets. From its head office in Shenzhen, China, the company has developed and delivered products and services that enable its merchant clients to manage advertising campaigns and promotions targeting potential customers.

Since 2010, Moxian has leveraged big data to create winning marketing solutions and encourage stable, sustainable growth. With constant, harmonious promotion and business development, Moxian steadily drives local merchants and users to its marketing platform while simultaneously pushing that platform to the mainstream areas of the Internet. Moxian’s platform is specially designed to attract new users to subscribe to it and to entice current users to return frequently. How does the company do this? It employs social media to encourage regular interactions between merchants and consumers.

Once Moxian drives merchants and consumers to its platform, it monitors and tracks their activity. The data collected from its database of users’ activities is in turn offered to and used by merchants who wish to study consumer behavior on the platform. In offering this option, Moxian has built a social customer relation management tool that allows business owners to engage in precision marketing.

With the guidance of its experienced management team and a set of wide-ranging business strategies, Moxian seems ready to take advantage of the significant market opportunities presented by the online-to-offline sector in China. As a growing number of merchants adopt its platform, merchant fees will likely offer a major source of repeat revenue for the company, which is also poised to earn additional revenue from the sale of advertising on its platform. All in all, the company’s multiple revenue sources, operating performance and growth initiatives are positioning it to advance even further.

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Laguna Blends, Inc. (CSE: LAG) (OTC: LAGBF) (LB6A.F) Teams with Leading Marketing Firms to Build Brand Awareness

Before the opening bell, Laguna Blends, Inc. (CSE: LAG) (OTC: LAGBF) (Frankfurt: LB6A.F) took a significant step toward expanding market awareness of its hemp-based functional beverage products when it announced a new partnership with digital marketing experts ArDoMi Media Group and C&I Studios. The two firms are expected to collaborate on the creation of a marketing campaign highlighting both Caffe, Laguna’s instant hot coffee beverage, and Pro369, the company’s water soluble hemp protein product.

Through this campaign, Laguna Blends will look to amplify its brand visibility in target areas while simultaneously expanding the reach of its affiliate network into unexplored markets across North America. Initial production relating to the media campaign is currently scheduled to begin on October 7, 2016, in California.

“We continue to see increasing awareness and acceptance of the vast health benefits of hemp, and our goal at Laguna Blends is to elevate our marketing strategies to become a leading supplier of hemp and CBD products,” Stuart Gray, chief executive officer of Laguna, stated in this morning’s news release. “We are excited to partner with ArDoMi Media Group and C&I Studios to enhance our business profile and take the Laguna Blends brand to the next level.”

Both ArDoMi Media Group and C&I Studios have extensive track records in the digital marketing space, boasting a number of high profile clients across multiple industries. ArDoMi has previously planned, produced and executed marketing campaigns for clients such as Nike (NYSE: NKE), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), P&G (NYSE: PG) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), among others. Likewise, C&I Studios has worked with industry leaders such as Polaroid, Sony (NYSE: SNE), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and American Apparel.

In recent weeks, Laguna Blends has made considerable progress toward expanding market awareness of its growing affiliate network, and the upcoming media marketing campaign is expected to build on this headway. Notably, the company recently announced the launch of Cannaceuticals CBD skin care products to its affiliates in the United States, putting it on track to become a major player in the $121 billion global skin care industry in the coming years.

The Swiss-made skin care line features seven cannabidiol-based products, including an innovative facial serum that produced a 100 percent overall improvement to skin appearance in just two weeks in a recently completed clinical trial. By diversifying its offerings and turning toward additional branding and marketing efforts, Laguna Blends appears primed to build on the solid launch of its affiliate marketing network, which reported an impressive $105,000 in unaudited sales during its first 11 weeks.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Airbnb’s Fundraising Reveals Welcome Mat for Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI)

In the relatively short eight years since Airbnb was founded, the San Francisco-based company has connected more than 60 million guests with over two million accommodation listings around the world. Today, Airbnb holds an enviable position as the bellwether of the community marketplace, underwritten by a $30 billion valuation that demonstrates the incredible investor and consumer appetite for the home-sharing market.

Airbnb recently filed a Form D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, announcing an equity deal in which the company raised approximately $555 million. This is likely part of the ongoing $850 million Series F round, as reported by Equidate (http://dtn.fm/s3imF), and brings Airbnb’s total fundraising to more than $3 billion.

What this means for small-cap travel booking company Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI) is that the investment community knows there is plenty demand to go around. Not only has Monaker developed a one-of-a-kind booking engine for lodging options, its model includes travel and entertainment booking features that should be turning heads in the investment community.

According to a draft prospectus filed with the SEC (http://dtn.fm/ZDj1b), Monaker is accelerating its corporate action and has initiated the process seeking to uplist shares of its common stock to the NYSE Market.

Headquartered in Weston, Florida, Monaker Group is digging its heels into the alternative lodging market (vacation home rentals, resort residences and unused timeshare inventory). As evidenced by the diversity of Airbnb’s listings – which include castles and villas – this puts Monaker in exactly the right spot to cater to consumers looking beyond hotel rooms for economical and unique accommodations.

The company’s flagship brand is NextTrip.com, the first and only real-time booking engine that features alternative lodging, as well as a full selection of airlines, hotels, cruises, rental cars, tours and concierge services. While its model greatly differs from its competitors in this respect, NextTrip also offers the ability to book in real-time – which means no more waiting for home owners to respond – and employs a B2B solution for the larger Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and lodging bookers that until now have been unable to access inventory.

These features are offered in a single, easy-to-use platform that gives users access to vacation rental inventory in desirable locations in the U.S., the EU and the Caribbean.

In addition to its existing inventory, Monaker has roughly one million additional alternative lodging units under contract that are set to be added to its platform. In terms of available listings, the additional inventory should easily place NextTrip among the top three largest vacation rental inventories and rival industry peers – along with Airbnb and HomeAway.

Monaker is also tapping into business travel, and recently expanded its initial agreement with Recruiter.com to offer travel products and services to Recruiter’s list of more than three million customers, many of which are senior corporate executives. Monaker expects the deal to provide “meaningful exposure” to decision makers at roughly one million companies worldwide.

Demonstrated by Airbnb’s ability to raise billions of dollars and build confidence in a relatively young industry, the market is ripe and welcoming for Monaker and its ability to deliver innovations that add a new dynamic to the existing home-sharing model.

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Net Element, Inc. (NETE) Subsidiary Announced as Payments Partner of Dunkin’ Donuts in Russia

Before the opening bell, Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) announced that PayOnline, its wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with Dunkin’ Donuts (NASDAQ: DNKN) that will enable the coffee and baked goods chain to accept payments for online ordering and delivery services in Russia. Since its entry into the Russian market in 2010, Dunkin’ Donuts has experienced rapid growth. Today, DNKN operates 33 coffee houses in Moscow alone.

Earlier this year, Dunkin’ Donuts introduced online ordering and delivery services on its official site on the Russian internet in an effort to better meet the needs of individuals residing and working in this market. Through its new agreement with PayOnline, DNKN will seek to enhance this service by enabling easy and secure payment acceptance spanning a range of common payment methods, including Russian national payment cards, Visa (NYSE: V), Visa Electron, MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Maestro.

“When choosing a payment partner, the determining factors for us were: a favorable cost factor, good image of the partner in the market, and a positive feedback from existing clients,” Stanislav Petrushin, marketing department specialist with Dunkin’ Donuts, stated in this morning’s news release. “In addition, it is critical for us to provide ease-of-use and loyalty to our clients. As a result, friendly and adaptive payment interface and around-the-clock support for payers finally persuaded us to choose Net Element’s PayOnline as our payments partner.”

Through its new partnership with Dunkin’ Donuts, Net Element is primed to build upon the recent growth recorded by its PayOnline subsidiary. Earlier this month, the company announced plans to expand PayOnline’s foothold in Central Asia, opening an office in Kazakhstan alongside its existing sales office in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Early results from these efforts have been promising. Just last week, Net Element highlighted strong growth in its transaction processing volume during the first seven months of 2016. Discounting the effects of foreign currency exchange, the company realized a 77 percent year-over-year increase in total dollars processed from January to June 2016, with online solutions leading the way with a 90 percent year-over-year spike.

This solid performance has also positioned Net Element to increase its visibility within the investor community. The company was recently named one of the fastest-growing technology companies of 2016 by the South Florida Business Journal. Earning a spot on this prestigious list, which is based on percentage growth over a two-year time frame, served as “a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Net Element team,” according to Oleg Firer, chief executive officer of Net Element. The company will be featured alongside other 2016 Technology Award winners in an upcoming special edition of the South Florida Business Journal.

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Monday, September 26, 2016

Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Aims High with Blended Travel Solutions

Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI) is committed to building innovative, travel-focused companies that bring unique products and services to the marketplace. As parent company to a group of diverse and exciting brands and divisions, Monaker’s travel solutions are used by varied demographics. Plus, with key partnerships and established travel brands as its cornerstones, the company continues to pursue its mission of expanding its offerings to become the “one stop” vacation center.

Monaker is a leader within the world of travel. With more than six decades of experience and operation in leisure travel, the Florida-based company continues to offer technologically-driven travel solutions across borders. Within the industry, Monaker is well known for developing the first comprehensive platform to feature real-time alternative lodging booking functionality.

Monaker’s flagship platform, NextTrip.com, delivers this functionality and more. With NextTrip.com, consumers have access to a real-time booking engine that features alternative lodging (vacation home rentals, resort residences and unused timeshares) and a wide array of flights, hotels, cruises, rental cars, tours and concierge services, all of which are unified under one platform that gives customers the power to choose as they see fit when booking their vacations.

In the summer of 2016, Monaker stepped up its list of offerings by introducing a premium service that will allow it to tap into the fast-growing alternative lodging market even further. Earlier this year, a Research and Markets report estimated that the international vacation rental market will reach $170 billion by 2019, and Monaker is taking steps to pursue a portion of this market with its new service. Monaker’s premium service is designed to give property owners a chance to increase their booking revenue by close to 50% while reducing how much time they need to manage their properties by about 10 hours per week. Lots of property owners around the world are constantly seeking a more practical, more convenient way to post their vacation rental properties as alternative lodgings, and Monaker is now offering them that option. At the same time, the new premium service should bring more property listings to Monaker’s alternative lodging portfolio.

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Agora Holdings, Inc. (AGHI) Offers Update Following Launch of FRAME Social Media Management App

Before the opening bell, Agora Holdings, Inc. (OTC: AGHI), parent company of Geegle Media, offered prospective shareholders an update on its current and future endeavors, including the recent launch of its FRAME social media management application, anticipated future developments related to the FRAME platform and additional projects that are currently underway. Notably, the company announced the availability of FRAME to the general public, building on its limited launch of the platform earlier this month. The app is currently available for download at Frame.ms and on the Android app marketplace, Google Play. Agora expects to release FRAME for iOS devices sometime next week.

“Thus far, 2016 has been a year of exponential growth and realization of core technologies,” Dan Terziev, chief executive officer of Geegle Media, stated in this morning’s news release. “With FRAME now available on the market, we will continue to develop the application, as well as other products in our pipeline, to cater to the growing consumer trend toward hyper-connectivity spurred by innovations in digital communication.”

As a social media management tool, FRAME allows users to streamline the process of posting and viewing content across multiple social media platforms from a single, secure application. FRAME is available for free for non-commercial users and currently features integration with Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). Agora has already outlined plans to introduce additional social media platforms to FRAME moving forward, such as Alphabet’s (NASDAQ: GOOG; GOOGL) Google+. Other updates currently in the works include enhanced image management, advanced filters, reporting options and unique marketing campaign models.

Agora is also continuing to advance development on a number of other projects. As part of one such project, the company intends to integrate FRAME with its TECH workflow management tool, effectively creating a full business management solution that helps automotive and telecommunications providers better leverage their existing resources in order to target the right customers with the right campaigns.

Other projects in Agora’s pipeline include its GeegLe.TV, 1000Salads.com and LobbyTV.ca consumer portals. These web-based platforms will offer content and information regarding various topics to consumers, giving merchants an additional channel through which to reach potential customers. With 1000Salads.com, for example, Agora aims to offer nutritional information to a community of health and fitness conscious individuals. Users of this platform are expected to have access to expert nutritional advice and healthy recipes. Agora has also alluded to plans regarding an ecommerce market for health and fitness on the 1000Salads.com site.

For more information, visit www.agoraholdingsinc.com

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Laguna Blends, Inc. (CSE: LAG) (OTC: LAGBF) (LB6A.F) Included in the Canadian Securities Exchange Composite Index

Before the opening bell, Laguna Blends, Inc. (CSE: LAG) (OTC: LAGBF) (Frankfurt: LB6A.F) announced its inclusion on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) Composite index. Criteria for inclusion on the CSE Composite index include active listing on the CSE, a market capitalization of at least $5 million and a seasoning requirement. At each quarterly rebalance, companies included in the index are assessed to ensure a minimum market capitalization of at least $4 million, with companies that fail to meet this criteria being subject to index deletion. The market cap of Laguna Blends was listed at $6.34 million as of September 19, 2016.

“Inclusion in the CSE Composite index is another indicator Laguna continues to deliver shareholder value through its strategic growth strategy,” Bryan Loree, chief financial officer of Laguna, stated in this morning’s news release. “Laguna has positioned itself to be a dominant player in the distribution and marketing of unique hemp and CBD related products around the world.”

Laguna Blends leverages a growing network of independent affiliates to generate retail sales of multiple products in the United States and Canada. The company’s initial products to market are Caffe, an instant hot coffee beverage infused with whey and hemp protein, and Pro369, a single serving hemp protein powder available in four delicious flavors. In June, Laguna highlighted the marketability of these offerings when it announced the generation of $105,000 in unaudited sales in the first 11 weeks following commencement of operations. With the geometric growth opportunities presented by the company’s network marketing strategy, this strong start put Laguna “on track with its long term sales growth strategy,” according to President Ray Grimm Jr.

In recent weeks, Laguna has turned much of its attention toward its entry into the $121 billion global skin care market. The company entered into an exclusive agreement to distribute Swiss-made Cannaceuticals (“Canna”) cannabidiol (CBD) skin care products in the United States and, upon regulatory approval, Canada, Asia, Europe and Mexico. In a recent clinical study evaluating the efficacy of these products, Canna’s CBD facial serum produced an overall improvement to the appearance of skin in 100 percent of test subjects in just two weeks. On September 13, Laguna announced the VIP launch of the Canna CBD skin care products to its existing affiliates in the U.S., marking a significant step in its efforts to become a major player within the skin care industry.
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EnteroMedics, Inc. (ETRM) is Pulling its Weight in the Fight Against Obesity

EnteroMedics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ETRM) aims to make America leaner and fitter. The company, based in St. Paul, Minnesota, provides safe, reliable and effective products and therapies to treat obesity and metabolic disorders. Its signature technology, the vBloc® vagal blocking therapy delivered via the Maestro® Rechargeable System, is gaining increasing acceptance both domestically and abroad. vBloc® offers the overweight and the obese relief from those extra pounds that, all too often, trigger a variety of problematic medical conditions.

Overweight and obesity are global problems, but America appears to have taken the cake. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has published statistics that are quite alarming. ‘More than 2 in 3 adults are considered to be overweight or obese’ and ‘more than 1 in 3 adults are considered to be obese’.

Overweight is excess body weight due to too much muscle, bone, fat or water. Obesity is an excess amount of body fat. One measure of overweight and obesity is the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in meters). Your weight is considered normal if the BMI is under 25. Anyone with a BMI over 25 and under 30 is considered overweight. If your BMI is 30 or over, you are obese.

Extra weight means extra stress for the vital organs. The liver, heart, kidneys and pancreas are all adversely affected by visceral fat, the internal fatty tissue that develops to enfold them. Unlike the benign deposits of fat that lie just beneath the skin, which shape our figures, visceral fat is highly toxic. ‘Visceral fat has been linked to metabolic disturbances and increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In women, it is also associated with breast cancer and the need for gallbladder surgery’, according to this (http://dtn.fm/tR3tv) Harvard Medical School publication. The NIDDK lists the health risks of overweight and obesity as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, nonalcoholic fatty liver disorders, osteoarthritis, stroke and cancers of the breast, colon, uterine lining and kidney.

Chronic cases of overweight and obesity are treated by surgery. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) figures, as reported by News Medical (http://dtn.fm/mM8vM), relate that ‘about 193,000 people had bariatric surgery in 2014… sleeve gastrectomy was… found to be the most common procedure, accounting for 51.7 percent of weight-loss operations, followed by gastric bypass (26.8%), gastric band (9.5%), and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (0.4%).’ These are all intensely intrusive procedures with many risks that may be hard to stomach. Sleeve gastrectomy, for example, is a procedure in which up to 80 percent of the stomach can be removed.

The vBloc® vagal blocking therapy from EnteroMedics, Inc. is, on the other hand, minimally invasive. It is implanted under the skin just outside the ribcage and involves limited scarring. Recovery time from surgery is short. Some patients reported having the surgery on Friday and going out to work the following Monday.

The vBloc® Therapy works to control sensations of hunger using a pacemaker-like device. A Briefing Document (http://dtn.fm/gY7a9) on the FDA website indicates that when the therapy is used for 12 hours per day as prescribed, patients experienced an average excess weight loss of 28 percent over one year. This was 50 percent more weight loss than patients who did not receive vBloc®.

In June 2016, EnteroMedics announced a series of successful vBloc procedures at the Beltline Bariatric and Surgical Group in Atlanta, Georgia. And this week, it was disclosed that the European Patent Office had issued a Notice of Intention to Grant a European Patent covering safety features of the Company’s vBloc® Neurometabolic Therapy System. EnteroMedics, with its vBloc® Therapy, is beginning to look like a heavy hitter.

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