Bright Things Share Discussion Threads

[the analyst] 18/1/2010 21:09

Good to see a very brief mention on Venturebeat:

[the analyst] 18/1/2010 21:04

Playdo Gets $4.3M from Miniclip and Northzone

Playdo AB has closed a €3 million (roughly $4.3 million) round of financing led by Miniclip Ltd. and Northzone Ventures. Playdo has been developing online games and virtual worlds since 1999, launching 2D and 3D avatar-based chat systems. Those evolved into Spineworld, a youth-oriented casual MMO that boasts over 1 million registered users. Spineworld is free to play, but a $5.95/month membership gives users access to exclusive areas, quests, virtual goods, and other features. The funding, which was organized by tech investment bank GP Bullhound, will be used for the development of Spineworld as well as general marketing and corporate purposes.

"We are truly impressed with the Spineworld look and feel and long term game vision," Miniclip CEO Rob Small said in a statement. "We look forward to bring our experience

[the analyst] 18/1/2010 21:02

"9th December 2009 - GP Bullhound publishes new research slide deck: "Gaming trends – December 2009" Posted On: 2009-12-09 10:36:57

The gaming landscape is going through a period of dramatic change, with online and social gaming rapidly growing. New economic models are emerging while the traditional boxed product value chain is feeling immense pain. In development, bloated studio projects are being challenged by rapidly launched, ever-evolving, user-feedback created, multi-platform game environments. Electronic Arts recent acquisition of Playfish shows that great value can be created by those who adapt to this new environment. "

[the analyst] 18/1/2010 21:01

14th January 2010 - GP Bullhound are proud to announce the launch of the 2010 Media Momentum Awards. Posted On: 2010-01-14 07:06:41

The awards recognise Europe's fastest growing and most innovative digital media companies. The event is considered a key calendar date for the industry.

The Top 50 companies in the 2009 list, collectively grew their revenue base from €380m to an incredible €1,103m in a three year period.

Manish Madhvani, Partner at GP Bullhound and Media Momentum judge, said: "The Media Momentum Awards and top 50 league table has over the past six years become the industry barometer for the digital sector, and has established a reputation for identifying the European stars of the digital media industry. The quality of last year's entrants and attendees, meant the bar was set high for companies to make it into the top 50. It was great to see some ground breaking partnerships and deals announced off the back of last year's event. The 2010 Awards are set to be the most exciting yet."

Entrants must have a turnover of at least €1.5million in 2009 and be headquartered in Europe. The top 50 fastest growing companies will be ranked by their annual revenue growth rate between 2007-2009. Winners will be announced at the invitation only awards dinner at London's Sketch on 12th May 2010.

The 2010 Media Momentum Awards judging panel consists of leading digital figures such as Kristian Segerstråle Co-Founder & CEO of Playfish; Martha Lane-Fox, Co-founder of Lastminute.com and the British government's Champion for Digital Inclusion; Anil Hansjee, Head of M&A Google Europe; Lars Hinrichs Founder & Managing Director of Xing; Seb Bishop, International CEO of RED; Steve Rosenblum, Founder & CEO of Pixmania; and Michael Nutley, Editor-in-Chief, NMA.

Previous winners and attendees include: Betfair, Netaporter, Spotify, Lovefilm, DailyMotion, Seatwave, MoneyBookers, Shazam and YouGov.

GP Bullhound invites companies to enter at

Applications must be received by 1st March 2010.

[carl79] 18/1/2010 18:23

smithy - i have neither the time or inclination to moderate childish posts...better things to do. Im sorry you felt singled out, not intentional...if you sold I would hope it is becasue you think there are no more gains to be had as opposed to the fact you do not like some posters on an anonymous BB though!!

You either deserve what they say about you becasue of past deeds or you dont (both scenarios are things i do not care about by the way)...if you deserve the grief then you made your bed so to speak, if you dont then rise above it next time - I know ity is hard, i have been sucked into futile nonsense before myself but this is a new year and i have a new outlook - despite what they said I took your posts at their word and would have continued to do so until they were proved anything other than genuine...as a say, good luck...

[jonc] 18/1/2010 18:01

Eh???

On munnyam there is thread that states you have left ADVFN although I see someone took you to task.

[lobo] 18/1/2010 16:51

23smithy
Sorry to see you go, I hope your decision was more financially based rather than personal ..."Its only business"!
GL

[carl79] 18/1/2010 16:46

oh dear...

smithy - if you sold out becasue you think I was "having a go" at you then I fear you may need to consider your decision to invest...you will quickly lose your shirt with that mental attitude!

By the way, I was not having a go at anyone - in fact I think my posts have been along the lines of trying to pull the conversation away from any personal related nonsense and back to BGT...I mentioned you directly in my last post becasue your dig at Ian was not really constructive...Anyway, good luck - well done on your gains.

[haff1] 18/1/2010 16:28

Here here...lets let the share price do the talking and leave out the tit-for-tat stuff...

[ucretin] 18/1/2010 16:26

Hell, we'v turned into a nursery. Whose handing out the dummies

[traidemark] 18/1/2010 16:21

the tiny little sell of 100k shares at 2.1p didnt move L2

currently

3v2

[traidemark] 18/1/2010 16:04

Ian lol, i shouldnt bite but the board is quiet, and now i see he is having a go at you for not making any money on bgt, hilarious ... how many thousands did you make.

[carl79] 18/1/2010 15:59

smithy - not very constructive mate...Ian made lots of money out of BGT and demonstrated a deep understanding of its trading nuances - i think it best to stick to talking about BGT as opposed to mocking other's decisions since we all have our day and no one makes perfect decisions 100% of the time...lets hope our decision to buy and hold BGT pays off so your comment above does not come back to haunt you..or me for that matter - my average is above 1.4! but not by much :-)

[carl79] 18/1/2010 15:45

Ian,

my view is that some individuals are increasing holdings or aquiring based on the recent news ref VB etc...perhaps thinking a bottom has been reached and from here there will be some strength...VB background is impressive so I guess not a bad shout.

I do not think the increases are based on any specific news that has "leaked"...

In terms of what we know, the product continues to grow its user base, BGT continue to get solid exposure, the recent news spot being a good example of some FREE advertising and the market (despite what some would have us believe) is far from saturated - in fact it is growing at quite a pace...we still need lots more news but I guess a number of people are more comfortable with their holdings than they were a couple of months back...

[lobo] 18/1/2010 15:37

iantc
Apart from the strong management, excellent product and increasing sales, we don't really know. I guess long term holders are pleased that this is now getting its deserved attention.
In short I would say we are now in much better shape than when you sold out.