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BGT Bright Things

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01/7/2009
07:04
Hi TA - no problem...lets hope that our foresight and patience pays off!

Do you think Zocku has over 1000 members yet? They had "hundreds" back in March so assuming growth at a comparable rate to SocialGO during the interim we must be touching 4 figures?? 30-40k per month revenue?? Optimistic / Conservative?

carl79
30/6/2009
23:21
Cheers Carl,

I agree 100%. The ones being left behind just don't "get it", which is good for us.

Even someone like me, being "old fart" aged (mid 30s!) has managed to build a few web sites in my spare time and bring in extra income of a few grand a month. It's really not that difficult and I only use WYSIWYG with a little bit of html

I can do it and I grew up as part of the ZX Spectrum generation!

Anyway, I've continued to accumulate shares slowly over the past few months - my reasoning being that even if they do require more funding, it won't be too much. I think they can easily reach reach profitability within the next two years (more likely, imo, within the next 12 months).

To me, that makes them a potential bargain, as long as any dilution is at or above the nominal value of the shares. That part of the investment equation requires trust in the management...

the analyst
30/6/2009
22:08
Carl, do you think there is anything to this latest piece from WL, or do you think they are hyping the story with a bit of spin?

If it's not spin, then perhaps the picture is closer to your view than mine? - I seem to remember that you were thinking that they may reach break-even without more funding?

the analyst
30/6/2009
22:05
Is this ever gonna get to 10p?
roks
30/6/2009
22:01
Cheers ljsquash, the dream lives on...

And no, ian, it's not one of your wet dreams, it's a 'the analyst' lucid dream!

the analyst
30/6/2009
21:12
Great find thanks TA!
ljsquash
30/6/2009
18:29
and maybe that will be soon, lol

"WidgetLaboratory has been spending the last few days working on input rather than our output. Why? Two reasons:

First, the quantity of premium network creation at SocialGO and Zocku has escalated dramatically.

Though we won't call this a "hockey stick" moment just yet... it has set off our early warning radar system. As a result, our daily level of customer support and widget sales have climbed exponentially. Having a greater number of premium customers means that we spend more time with customer service, which also means that we have less time to step back for creative endeavors. While the reward of helping happy site owners monetizing their networks is great for the soul (and our our bottom-line), it is terribly hard on our creative energy level;

Second"...

the analyst
30/6/2009
18:25
I'll save that for the final approach to 100p, ian!
the analyst
30/6/2009
17:50
i bet you have wet dreams aswell ta.lol
iantc
30/6/2009
11:52
By the way, in June, Techcrunch revisited their social network valuations list to include ning. They put a value on ning (based on recent deals and network values in the social media space) at $543m

It looks like by the end of the year, Sociago will be about 1/10th the size that ning is today. If they were at some stage to be valued at 1/10th of ning, that would equate to $54m, or around £33m. Around 12x more than today's valuation.

I don't for one minute thing that will happen anytime soon, but it's a nice dream.

the analyst
30/6/2009
11:11
So, it looks like more than 25,000 new networks were registered in the last quarter
the analyst
30/6/2009
11:07
I'm not sure I agree with your "lack of communication and growth is having a negative effect" comment either, misteron

I've posted the socialgo registration numbers below for you to take a look at - that there is definite growth there. Whether there is much growth in people paying is unsure, though, as the information is not yet in the public domain.

I actually think there is plenty of communication, too - it's just that you need to search it out by looking at the socialgo, WL and getsatisfaction sites. It's all there and between those sites, information is updated on a daily basis.

SocialGO Networks: (using company announcements, network numbers)
25 Sept 2008 - over 1,000
10 Nov 2008 - over 3,000
2 Dec 2008 - over 6,000
18 Dec 2008 - 10,285
29 Dec 2008 - 13,122
5 Jan 2009 - 15,586
12 Jan 2009 - 16,320
19 Jan 2009 - 17,800 (+1,480)
26th Jan 2009 - 20,611 (+2,811)
2nd Feb 2009 - 23,102 (+2,491)
9th Feb 2009 - 25,671 (+2,569)
16th Feb 2009 - 27,018 (+1,347)
23rd Feb 2009 - 28,759 (+1,741)
3rd Mar 2009 - 30,151 (+1,392)
10th Mar 2009 - 31,651 (+1,500)
17th Mar 2009 - 33,355 (+1,704)
24th Mar 2009 - 35,229 (+1,874)
31st Mar 2009 - 37,001 (+1,772)
7th April 2009 - 39,540 (+2,539)
14th April 2009 - 41,819 (+2,279)
21st April 2009 - 43,986 (+2,167)
28th April 2009 - 46,259 (+2,273)
5th May 2009 - 48,330 (+2,071)
12th May 2009 - 50,163 (+1,833)
19th May 2009 - 51,497 (+1,334)
26th May 2009 - 53,211 (+1,714)
2nd June 2009 - 54,929 (+1,718)
9th June 2009 - 57,278 (+2,349)
16th June 2009 - 59,094 (+1,816)
23rd June 2009 - 61,022 (+1,928)
30th June 2009 - 62,666 (+1,644)

the analyst
30/6/2009
09:43
Anyone set up a MJ site? could be a good money maker....
bobbyn23
30/6/2009
09:00
What you need is some famous pop star to die or something ....
orange1
30/6/2009
08:46
misteron - quite an assumption given what we know...Dominic still seems active on the owners network (was on it just yesterday) so i dont really see what you mean by "Dominic however has probably moved onto 'other things' by now"...

Agree we could do with some updates but apart from RNS news (or rather lack of) everything i read seems to tell me things both within the industry and more specific to socialGo are going well...

Send Dominic an Email, he is very good at responding.

TA - i agree with a lot of what you say...on the point of recession, I think that a number of members may actually look to supplement their "uncertain" earnings from their job via a cash generating network...does not take anything but time and a bit of effort to get these popular enough to self sustain / make a profit...fan sites are the most obvious but some creators are being more creative...the next rns should be interesting

carl79
27/6/2009
05:21
Agreed, team probably hard at it, Dominic however has probably moved onto 'other things' by now, lack of communication and growth is having a negative effect. It leads me to conclude that Social Go in its present format looks like a dead duck.
misteron
25/6/2009
21:12
Well, one thing the bb doesn't have now is loony hype - hardly anyone even seems to know about the company!

I'm quite sure Dominic is keeping things low key because he doesn't want to hype the shares and then disappoint. I'm also quite sure that the team he has built at socialgo are working really hard trying to make a go of it.

If they don't succeed (which is highly possible), it won't be for a lack of trying

I would actually be feeling quite confident if the recession wasn't so severe, but there is a real danger that people simply don't have the spare cash to pay out on creating paid-for social networks right now.

the analyst
25/6/2009
18:45
bb loonies I'm ashamed to admit but very plausible at the time when you look at the charts to see past spikes.
digger27
25/6/2009
17:16
Yes, I think they've been 100% socialgo for a while now.

Was the continual hyping you mention from the Directors or just advfn bulletin board loonies?

the analyst
25/6/2009
16:52
ta - I first bought in at 14p for the iDVD/bubble,Radica and ASIC side of things so obviously not a happy bunny. Averaged down but never below 6.5p so the share price has a long way to go before I get to break even. Didn't sell out because this can turn on a sixpence but probably not so much now thanks to dilution. The continual hyping didn't help either as a lot of it kept on pointing to how this had flown in the past etc. Current share price is a good entry point but having been ravaged elsewhere thanks to the financial crisis I just dont have the funds to bring down my average.

ASIC and radica side of things have fallen off the radar so it looks like socialgo is make or break.

digger27
25/6/2009
16:21
The number of registered networks is now over 61,000, by the way.

About 1800 registered last week.

I would hope for an announcement when they reach 100,000 :)

the analyst
25/6/2009
16:19
I wonder what news they could release to help long-suffering shareholders?

What sort of thing are you guys looking for?

My guess is that there has been nothing important to report since the last update that isn't already in the public domain. There is a constant flow of news relating to product updates over on the boards and blogs at socialgo, getsatisfaction and WL. Not much point releasing all that in rns format, when it's already out there, imo

With respect to KPIs and financial performance, the product is still at such an early stage that I suspect that there hasn't been anything really solid to report. Need time for solid trends to emerge. The full version was only launched very recently and it will obviously take time for the metrics to come through. How long would be reasonable time to allow for real trends to develop? Six months after full-launch, perhaps?

We know this is a high risk gamble and that it is a journey into the unknown for the management too - they stated this very clearly at the AGM and there are questions they will only know the answer to as time progresses:

Will people pay for the product?

How well will it do in the recession?

Will competition emerge?

I'm actually quite happy with the current rate of newsflow right now, but I know I'm in the minority. That may be because I'm the only one here who bought in for the socialgo product. If I had brought in years ago for the iDVD/bubble side of things I guess I would be pretty down about things. Interactive DVDs never really took off for anyone and the bubble was priced incorrectly, so failed.

At least they didn't take the administration option when those ventures failed. That could easily have happened. Plus, Dominic did buy the overhang in shares that was created after the tragic loss of the COO - I think that shows some dedication to the business and perhaps to shareholders too.

the analyst
25/6/2009
15:41
marbles - you just haven't given your love a chance to grow and blossom.
I've been holding this baby for 2 and a bit years as well and hope the next 2 years will be just as fulfilling and rewarding. Am grateful to Dom for letting me have this experience and I hope he awards himself a big fat bonus at the earliest opportunity.

digger27
25/6/2009
13:31
carl, its the lack of news that made me sell up and make money else where I was patient for a very long time(2yrs) but this company really does not care about its shareholders and so I dumped them!
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