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WednesdayAug 31, 2016 9:57 am

How Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) is Helping Define the Future of Creative Travel

The travel and tourist industry is one of the largest industries in the world, with a global annual contribution in the trillions of dollars according to Statista (http://nnw.fm/xQ1DT). Solely considering international travel, there are over a billion international tourist arrivals worldwide each year. People book their accommodation according to price, ratings, previous experiences, and other parameters, and the type of travel varies widely, from high-end to low. This leads us to the topic of backpacking. Backpacking was often considered a form of hiking or camping holiday. Today, it is one of the trendiest ways to travel among people of all…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 4:55 pm

Yahoo!, Inc. (YHOO) Tag Teams with ESL in eSports Partnership

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) recently announced that it has signed a two-year deal with ESL, the world’s largest eSports company, to distribute and stream ESL’s electronic sports events and games across Yahoo’s properties. The agreement will extend to collaboration on the development of new tournaments to be covered and distributed by Yahoo, expected to offer novel sponsorship opportunities for advertisers. Disclosing the arrangement, Zachary John, VP of Yahoo Video and Esports, pronounced on its advantages: “Our Yahoo Esports team is extremely excited to be partnering with ESL to bring greater coverage of its leading eSports events, as well as innovate…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 3:59 pm

Vycor Medical (VYCO) is “One to Watch”

Vycor Medical (OTCQB: VYCO) provides the medical world with new, unique therapeutics, neurosurgical and neurotherapeutic solutions. The company designs, manufactures and sells FDA-cleared medical devices alongside its computer-based light simulation therapies for the visibly impaired resulting from neurological trauma such as strokes. Vycor Medical is made up of a range of therapies and systems including: the ViewSite Brain Access System (VBAS), the NovaVision Restoration Therapy (VRT), the Sight Science Neuro-Eye Therapy (NeET), and the NovaVision NeuroEyeCoach (NEC). Vycor Medical is committed to providing the best solutions and therapies in the market, with the aim of making neurosurgical brain, spinal and…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 3:26 pm

Giggles N’ Hugs (GIGL) Driving Children toward a Better Understanding of Nutrition

Recent news has highlighted how obesity in children has doubled in the last three decades. Children are being fed the wrong foods largely because they tend to choose foods based upon taste and appearance rather than nutrition. In recent weeks, a number of studies have come out highlighting the impact of our modern world on children’s relationship with food. A recent article at Parent Herald (http://nnw.fm/U8fVw) entitled, “Children Nutrition: Food Commercials Influence Children's Choice of Food,” covers the impact that mass media has on children and their eating habits. Dr. Amanda Bruce and researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 2:19 pm

Moxian, Inc. (MOXC) Moxian+ Platform Stands Toe-to-Toe with Sector Majors in Burgeoning Chinese O2O Market

China’s burgeoning O2O (online-to-offline) market has shown us quantifiably robust growth vectors, undergirded by the most attractive baseline metrics of any such market on the planet. Chinese vice minister of Industry and IT, Chen Zhaoxiong, told crowds at the Internet Society of China’s 2016 China Internet Conference in June that the number of 4G users in China is more than 530 million as of Q1, more than the U.S. and Europe put together. China’s Internet economy was valued at roughly $171 billion last year, while the O2O services segment was estimated by iResearch Consulting Group at approximately $68.71 billion, up…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 12:20 pm

Star Mountain Resources, Inc. (SMRS) Reports Results of Evaluation of Exploration Targets in the Balmat-Edwards Mining District

Star Mountain Resources, Inc. (OTC: SMRS) today announced the results of its district-wide review and evaluation of the historic exploration drilling program that targeted zinc mineralization in the Balmat-Edwards Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York. According to today’s press release, the company identified significant potential zinc mineralization in the Upper Marble unit (the host unit for zinc mineralization for all the mines in the Balmat-Edwards District) at a location approximately one mile southwest of the historic Hyatt Mine and four miles northeast of the Balmat #4 Mine (the “Sully discovery”). The Sully discovery is located within the 80,582 acres…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 12:02 pm

Net Element, Inc. (NETE) Subsidiary Enters Transaction Processing Deal with Russia’s Round Bank

PayOnline, a subsidiary of global mobile payment technology solutions Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE), has sealed a transaction processing agreement with Russian Federation licensed commercial bank OOO Bank Round, according to a recent Net Element press release (http://nnw.fm/Ev4bC). The agreement will include bankcard transactions settlement, draft capture, and transaction clearing services in the Russian Federation. As an Internet payment service provider with high-tech payment solutions and multi-channel support of clients and payers worldwide, PayOnline has established a leading position in the Russian market, appreciated for its high level of security, modern technology, and individual approach to each and every customer,…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 11:20 am

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Bags New High-Profile Hyper-Scale Datacenter Account

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI), a vertically integrated provider of fiber-optic networking products, recently disclosed that it has received introductory orders for its market-leading 40 gigabits-per-second (40G) QSFP+ and 100 gigabits-per-second (100G) QSFP28 optical transceiver modules from a new hyper-scale datacenter customer. Announcing the order, Chih-Hsiang Thompson Lin, founder and CEO of Applied Optoelectronics, commented: “After an extensive period of product testing and qualification, we are pleased to have the opportunity to provide our industry-leading products to a new large datacenter customer. The initial orders we have received, totaling more than 10,000 transceivers of various product types, are for delivery…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 10:54 am

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO) Signs Seawater Desalination Plant Contract with State of Baja California, Mexico

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CWCO) recently announced (http://nnw.fm/o8Yno) that the State of Baja and Aguas de Rosarito S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“AdR”) have signed a public-private partnership contract, also known as the APP contract, involving the design, building, financing, and operating of a seawater desalination plant in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. CWCO designs, builds, manages and occasionally finances, seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants and water distribution systems in countries where potable water is hard to come by. AdR is a purpose project company owned by NuWater S.A.P.I. de C.V. and N.S.C. Agua S.A. de C.V., one of…

TuesdayAug 30, 2016 9:44 am

Amazon Vehicles (AMZN), an Automotive Community Platform with Research Capability, Makes Debut

From its corporate office in Seattle, Washington, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) last week announced its launch of Amazon Vehicles, which offers information on vehicles, parts, and accessories and allows buyers and sellers to communicate, as an extension of the Amazon Automotive store. Amazon Vehicles’ huge database will give car buyers access to specifications, images, videos and customer reviews for thousands of new and classic car models on Amazon.com – vehicles ranging from the latest 2016 Jeep Wrangler, the best-selling 2014 Tesla Model S and 2000 Chevrolet Corvette, to the 1965 Ford Mustang and hundreds of other models. Announcing the launch…

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