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Smartphones to drive app development in 2010: W e have commented on the smartphone market within our
coverage of Multiplied Media Corp. (TSXV:MMC, RCC target: $0.40/share, RCC rating: BUY). The key drivers of
increasing smartphone adoption (and, indeed, transition from the legacy mobile market to the smartphone) and
greater focus on mobile advertising have resulted in an explosion of software applications specifically for the
increasingly capable crop of smartphones being released. Expect to see more attention in 2010 paid to mobile gaming
(we note that gaming companies have been attracting the greatest number of financings and the highest total value of
funds, as well as in equity market price appreciation within our W eb 2.0 universe), location-based applications that
harness the GPS-capabilities of smartphones, as well as novel applications in this nascent tech space.
JA NU A R Y 2 010 F U N DI NG L E V EL S OF F T O A SL U G GI SH ST A RT
January – will 2010 turn out the way it has started? Total transaction value in the W eb 2.0 universe for January-to-
date is $60.7 million. The number of financings stands at six, averaging $10.1 million each. In comparison, total
capital raised in December was $449.4 million, averaging $13.2 million over 34 deals. November was $204.4 million,
averaging $10.8 million (19 deals); and October was $176.1 million, averaging $5.9 million (30 deals).
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C A P I T A L M A R K E T S A C T I V I T Y (M & A A N D F I N A N C I N G )
January – w ill 2010 turn out the way it has started? Total transaction value in the W eb 2.0 universe for January-to-date
is $60.7 million. The number of financings stands at six, averaging $10.1 million each. In comparison, total capital raised in
December was $449.4 million, averaging $13.2 million over 34 deals. November was $204.4 million, averaging $10.8
million (19 deals); and October was $176.1 million, averaging $5.9 million (30 deals).
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Playdom
Youku
Friendster
Zoosk
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Cloud Engines
StockTwits
Article One Partners
Rocket Fuel
Credit Karma
Financing & M/A Summary - Last Three Months
Blekko
Whiskey Media
Appolicious
Grapeshot
Reframe It
Playfire
Jelli
HootSuite
Center'd
Sonico
Quantcast – a web analytics service – raised $27.5 million in its third round of financing.
WePay
OneForty
Jinni
SimpleGeo
Rekoo
Echo Nest
Graphic.ly
Prosper.com
GlobalMotion Media
Imeem
PBworks
Adfonic
Scoopler
SocialMedia
Joost
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Nov-09
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All other deals in the month were in the amount of $10 million or less. For additional details on financings, see Figures 23
Spiceworks – an ad-supported IT management software developer – raised $16 million in its third round of
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A few sectors emerging as focus areas: Gaming is now clearly the lead sector in terms of financing activity with 10
transactions in the past quarter. Social Networks remain strong in second place with nine financings, followed by
Advertising with six transactions (Figure 4). The $400 million acquisition of Playfish skews the Gaming segment to the
highest total financing figure.
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C A P I T A L M A R K E T S A C T I V I T Y (P R I C E P E R F O R M A N C E )
Web 2.0 index continues to outpace NASDAQ recovery: Our W eb 2.0 index (market-cap weighted) essentially mirrored
the performance of the NASDAQ composite index from mid-2008 until Q1/09. Since then, the index has diverged in a much
stronger recovery relative to the NASDAQ index (Figure 5).
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Index: Web 2.0 (Market Cap) ^COMP - Share Pricing
Strong uptick to start the year: Twenty-seven companies in our universe had positive stock price performances
(averaging 7.9$) over the past week (for stocks with prices greater than $1) (Figure 6), while 18 companies showed
negative 1-week returns (averaging -2.7%).
P U B L I C C O M P A N Y I N D U S T R Y N E W S (P A R T N E R S H I P S , F I N A N C I A L R E S U L T S , N E W P R O D U C T S )
K ey Developments
C ompany Headline Notes
Neteas e.c om Inc. (Nas daqG S : NTE S ) Netea s e. C om Inc. La unches O nline V ideo Netea s e. com Inc. announced that it ha d la unched an online video webs ite, v. 163. com, and tea med up with the J oy. cn C orp.
P roduct to introduce another cha nnel for providing high-qua lity online movies a nd T V s hows . Netea s e s a id that it would a dd more
fea tures to its online video webs ite, s uch as online mus ic a nd cartoons . It would a ls o coopera te with certa in T V s ta tions a nd
video producers to jointly crea te cha nnels a nd s ha re video a dvertis ements .
W ebzen Inc . (K OS E : A069080) W ebzen Inc. Announces R eloca tion of W ebzen Inc. a nnounced tha t it has relocated its corporate Hea dquarters from 135-971, Da elim Acrotel B uilding C . , 467-6
C orporate Hea dqua rters Dogok-dong K a ngnam-K u, S eoul, S outh K orea to 152-790, 14th F loor, Da erung P os t T ower 2nd, 182-13, G uro Dong, G uro-
G u, S eoul, S outh K orea. T he effective da te is on December 19, 2009.
MOK O.mobi L imited (AS X: MK B ) MO K O . mobi L imited S igns Agreement with MO K O . mobi Ltd. has s igned a n a greement with Y oigo S pain. MO K O . mobi will be launched with s ubs cription a nd other
Y oigo S pa in premium activity billing, and will be featured on the ca rrier's mobile content porta l. MO K O. mobi will mana ge the billing a nd
MMS functionality. T his is MO K O . mobi's s econd E uropea n dea l a nd the company hopes it will es ta blis h a s olid bas e for
further E uropea n ca rrier contracts . T echnical and product integra tion is s cheduled to begin during the firs t qua rter 2010 and
revenue is expected to flow by the firs t ha lf of 2010.
is eemedia Inc . (TS XV: IE E ) is eemedia Inc. Deploys its Is eedocs on the T - is eemedia Inc. a nnounced tha t it ha s begun commercia l deployment of is eedocs (T M) on the T -Mobile Network in the U. S .
Mobile Network with R emoba. is eedocs enables ins ta nt a tta chment viewing and naviga tion without ha ving to downloa d content. Ha nds ets
provide a cces s to enterpris e ema il, ca lenda r a nd contacts . T he combined offering is now being rolled out to T -Mobile
cus tomers a s a choice downloa d with a fforda ble ema il da ta plans . Unlike mos t email a tta chment ha ndlers , is eedocs
delivers a document index which is a ls o the document ma na gement s ys tem. All pa ges , ima ges a nd gra phs a re a cces s ible
on dema nd. Unlike other a tta chment viewers , is eedocs does not downloa d the document to the mobile device, but s trea ms
pa ges a s they are reques ted. T he us er can a ls o zoom a nd pa n the
document, providing a higher degree of information tha n is norma lly a va ilable on mobile devices .
W ebzen Inc . (K OS E : A069080) W ebzen Inc. R eports Un-Audited Non W ebzen Inc. reported un-a udited earnings res ults for the s econd quarter a nd s ix months ended J une 30, 2009. F or the
C ons olida ted E arnings R es ults for the S econd qua rter, net los s was K R W 313 million or K R W 26 ba s ic a nd diluted los s per s ha re on revenue of K R W 6, 172 million
Q ua rter a nd S ix Months E nded J une 30, 2009 compa red to net los s of K R W 11, 981 million or K R W 1, 010 ba s ic a nd diluted los s per s ha re on revenue of K R W 7, 245
million for the s a me period las t yea r. O perating income wa s K R W 69 million a gains t operating los s of K R W 4, 024 million of
previous year period. L os s before income taxes wa s K R W 73. 362 compared to K R W 11, 795 for the s a me period a yea r
ago.
NeXplore C orporation (OTC PK : NXP C ) NeX plore C orpora tion Appoints G eorge NeXplore C orpora tion announced tha t former NB A great G eorge 'Iceman' G ervin has joined company's board of advis ors
'Iceman' G ervin to B oa rd of Advis ors and will a s s is t with public rela tions and bus ines s development initiatives in s upport of the NeXplore S ea rch (S qua red).
The9 L imited (Nas daqG S : NC TY) T he9 L imited’s F irs t W orld of F ighter T he9 L imited a nnounced tha t it would launch a new expa ns ion pa ck for W orld of F ighter (W oF ) every qua rter, with the firs t
E xpa ns ion P a ck to B e O ffered in April pos s ibly debuting in April. W oF , a ma s s ively multipla yer online role-playing game (MMOR P G ), is one of the compa ny's in-
hous e products . T he compa ny will kick off open beta tes ting on a nd tha t the firs t expa ns ion pa ck's R & D has been
completed.
Dis h Network C orp. (Nas daqG S : DIS H); Dis h Network C orp. P a rtners with NeuLion Dis h Network C orp. a nd NeuL ion Incorpora ted announced a multi-year partners hip to dis tribute certain DIS H Network
NeuL ion Inc orporated (TS X: NL N) Incorpora ted to Dis tribute Live Interna tional T V interna tiona l cha nnels us ing NeuL ion's IP T V s ervice. T he pa rtners hip with NeuL ion enhances DIS H Network's internationa l
C ha nnels progra mming offering by providing cons umers without acces s to s a tellite T V the a bility to enjoy s elect DIS H Network
interna tiona l cha nnels through IP T V . As a lea der in the IP T V s pa ce, NeuLion provides an end-to-end, multi-pla tform
s ervice, allowing the delivery of live a nd on-dema nd content to the T V , P C a nd Mobile devices -- offering a univers al
pla tform tha t connects viewers globa lly. C omponents of the s ervice include: encoding, pers ona liza tion, delivery, regis tra tion,
monetiza tion, s upport a nd reporting tools . DIS H Network offers the mos t internationa l progra mming in the nation, with more
tha n 180 interna tional cha nnels in more tha n 28 langua ges . T he compa ny pla ns to la unch the new IP T V s ervice in ea rly
2010.
B eyond C ommerc e, Inc . B eyond C ommerce, Inc. R eports E a rnings B eyond C ommerce, Inc. reported earnings res ults for the fourth qua rter of 2009. F or the qua rter, the compa ny reported
(OTC B B : B YOC ) R es ults for the F ourth Q ua rter of 2009 profit of a pproxima tely $1 million that includes a one-time ga in from the s a le of its L oca lAdL ink proprietary technology
pla tform along with its tra demarks for $4 million, the proceeds of which were us ed to reduce corpora te debt.
F liptrac k, Inc.; Quepas a C orp. Q uepa s a C orp. P artners with F liptrack, Inc. to Quepa s a C orpora tion has s igned a s ocia l a pplica tion dis tribution agreement with F liptra ck, Inc. (Moblyng). Under the terms
(OTC B B : QPS A) B ring the La tes t S ocial G ames to of the a greement, Moblyng will provide their titles to us ers on Q uepa s a . com, levera ging Q uepa s a 's O penS ocia l fra mework.
Q uepa s a . C om Us ers Quepa s a us ers will now be able to pla y a portfolio of Moblyng's s ocia l ga ming titles with their friends on Q uepa s a . com a nd
on their mobile phones . T he objective of the a greement is to provide exclus ive web a nd mobile ga me experiences to
Quepa s a's us er ba s e a nd to jointly monetize a nd s ha re revenues . Moblyng has a greed to provide eight ga mes for
Quepa s a's us e: m: P oker L ive, m: V a mpire, m: Ma fia , m: R a cing, m: Zombies , Dungeon Q ues t, W ordR a cer and
Na rcotra fica nte. T hes e games will be offered to Q uepa s a us ers in S pa nis h a nd P ortugues e as well a s E nglis h. Moblyng
ga mes ca n be pla yed cros s pla tform either on the web a t Q uepa s a . com or on Nokia S 60 S eries , iP hone, Android and P alm
W ebO S s ma rtphones . B lackB erry (R IM) and O MS vers ions of thes e s a me titles a re s cheduled to be releas ed during 2010.
AR C S olutions , Inc .; E xtens ions , Inc . Arc S olutions a nd E xtens ions , Inc. Announce AR C S olutions , Inc. has forged a new pa rtners hip with E xtens ions , Inc. to provide a n integrated communica tions s olution for
(OTC PK : E XTI) New C olla bora tion S oftwa re S olutions , the healthca re s ector. T his unique relations hip will deliver a powerful range of s olutions tha t s olve workflow a nd
S pecifica lly Des igned for the Healthca re colla boration cha llenges a cros s healthca re organiza tions . Us ing the indus try s ta nda rd HL -7 protocol, rea l time patient and
S ector s ta ff contact a nd pres ence s ta tus informa tion ca n now be s ha red a cros s Arc, E XT E NS IO N, and a hos t of other s oftware
applica tions . O ne key a dva nta ge is tha t hea lthcare receptionis ts a nd telephone attenda nts can have rich, a ccura te
informa tion rela ting to pa tients a nd medica l s ta ff a t their fingertips , via the Arc a ttenda nt operator cons ole.
The9 L imited (Nas daqG S : NC TY) T he9 O pens B eta T es ting of F irs t P os t- W oW T he9 L td. launched open beta tes ting for W orld of F ighter, coming a s its firs t in-hous e operating product s ince los ing
MMO R P G authoriza tion for W orld of W a rcra ft (W oW ). T he9 promis ed cyber money to online ga mers in a n effort to ma rket the ga me, a
ma s s ively multipla yer online role-pla ying game (MMO R P G ).
S hutterfly, Inc . (Nas daqG S : S F L Y) S hutterfly, Inc. has filed a S helf R egis tra tion in S hutterfly, Inc. ha s filed a S helf R egis tra tion in the amount of $23. 90 million.
the amount of $23. 90 million.
Neteas e.c om Inc. (Nas daqG S : NTE S ) Netea s e. com Inc. ha s filed a S helf R egis tration Netea s e. com Inc. ha s filed a S helf R egis tra tion in the a mount of $525. 16 million.
in the a mount of $525. 16 million.
C DC C orp. (Nas daqG S : C HIN.A) C DC C orp. - S pecia l/M&A C a ll T o a cquire a ll the outs tanding s ha res of C hordiant S oftwa re, Inc.
VALUATION
Gaming companies lead market-cap charts: Thirteen companies in our Web 2.0 universe top US$1 billion in market
capitalization (Figure 8). Fifty-one of the 87 companies have market caps under US$100 million, with 32 under US$25
million. Online gaming companies dominate the top of the list, led by Tencent Holdings (SEHK:700) with a market cap of
approximately US$40.1 billion.
# Companies
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SEHK
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T ree.C om, Inc.
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GTSM J umbuc k E nterta inment L imited
U nis erve C ommunications C orp.
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P erfect World C o., Ltd.
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C y berplex Inc .
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TSXV
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Webz en Inc .
NeuLion Inc orporated
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S K C ommunica tions C o., Ltd.
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Australia
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Hong Kong S ohu.com Inc .
Wiz z ard S oftware C orporation
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States UO MO Media, Inc
S ocial Media V entures Inc .
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Japan is eemedia Inc .
Acceleriz e New Media , Inc .
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Canada C hangy ou.com L imited
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South K ings oft C o. Ltd.
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Mix i, Inc .
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TEV/Revenue (LTM) by country/exchange: W e have also calculated multiples based on where the companies are listed
or domiciled. Figure 10 shows the average TEV/Revenue multiples by stock exchange. The OTCBB has the largest
companies (34), trading at an average of 5.9x revenue (Figure 11). Nine of the companies are Canadian (average 3.4x
(OTCPK:ASMH) at 36.0x, and Tencent Holdings Ltd. (SEHK:700) at 27.9x. The median is 1.8x. Note that we exclude
number of companies (20), trading at an average multiple of 5.5x. On a geographic basis, the United States has the most
Three companies trade above 25x revenue – Bigstring Corp. (OTCBB:BSGC) at 39.9x, Associated Media Holdings Inc.
TEV/Revenue (LTM) averages 5.2x: The overall average TEV/Revenue (LTM) multiple for our group is 5.2x (Figure 9).
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TEV/EBITDA (LTM) averages 11.8x: The average multiple for the 39 companies with positive EBITDA (and multiples
under 100x) is 11.8x LTM EBITDA, led by Uniserve Communications Corp. (TSXV:USS) at 44.7x (Figure 12). Fourteen
companies have EBITDA multiples under 7x. The median multiple is 9.5x.
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TEV/EBITDA (LTM) by country/exchange: Figure 13 shows the average TEV/EBITDA multiples by stock exchange. The
OTCBB has the largest number of companies (20), trading at an average multiple of 8.0x. On a geographic basis, the
United States has the most companies (34), trading at an average of 8.4x EBITDA (Figure 14). Nine of the companies are
Canadian (average 18.1x EBITDA).
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# Companies 9 9 3 1 6 3 1 34 10 1 2 1
P/E (LTM) averages 22.9x: The average multiple for the 33 companies with positive earnings (and multiples under 100x)
is 22.9x LTM EPS, led by Tencent Holdings Ltd. (SEHK:700) with a 69.5x multiple (Figure 15). Eleven companies have
P/E multiples under 10x. The median is 17.5x.
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J umbuck E ntertainment Limited
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O pen T ex t C orp.
C y berplex Inc.
G igaMedia Ltd.
Y D O nline C orp.
S ohu.com Inc.
G ree, Inc.
Mix i, Inc.
W ebz en Inc.
P/E (LTM) by country/exchange: Figure 16 shows the average P/E multiples by stock exchange. The OTCBB has the
largest number of companies (20), trading at an average multiple of 8.8x. On a geographic basis, the United States has
the most companies (34), trading at an average of 13.7x earnings (Figure 17). Nine of the companies are Canadian
(average 32.6x EPS).
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UPCOMING EVENTS
E arnings C alendar
C ompany Date Time Quarter C onf C all Details
Open Text Corp. (NasdaqGS:OTEX) 3-Feb-10 5:00 p.m. EDT Q2/10 800-814-4859
Tree.Com, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TREE) 5-Feb-10 11:00 a.m. EDT Q4/09 800-967-7184
A ccelerize New Media, Inc. US D AC L Z OT C B B 18.7 0.65 0. 0% -11.0% 0.0% 62.5% 85.7% -18.8%
A ctoz S oft C o. , L td. KR W A052790 K OS E 141.1 18, 250 4. 3% -16.3% 15.5% -33.3% 78.0% -49.3%
A Q Interactive, Inc. JPY 3838 TS E 38.8 65,400.00 -4.2% 59.5% 31.1% 11.8% 127. 1% -21.2%
A s knet AG E UR XT R A :A5A XT R A 23.8 3.28 2. 5% -6.8% 7.5% 4. 1% -14. 8% -20.4%
A s s ociated Media H oldings Inc. US D AS MH OT C P K 2.1 0.05 -2.0% 433.3% 242.9% 140.0% 860. 0% -93.7%
B eta wave C orpora tion US D B W AV OT C B B 5.6 0.19 35.7% 201.6% 171.4% 65.2% -13. 6% -17.4%
B eyond C ommerce, Inc. US D B Y OC OT C B B 1.5 0.03 -23.3% -25.7% -78.5% -92.7% -97. 4% -98.6%
B igs tring C orp. US D BSGC OT C B B 1.5 0.02 0. 0% -6.0% -44.0% -41.3% 38.2% -58.8%
B right T hings plc GB P AIM:B G T A IM 5.4 0.01 6. 4% 25.0% -9.1% -16.7% -16. 1% -49.4%
B roadW ebA s ia Inc. US D BWBA OT C P K 5.1 0.06 50.0% 20.0% 100.0% -73.9% -94. 1% -96.0%
C DC C orp. US D C H IN.A Nas da qG S 312.7 2.95 26.6% 25.0% 19.4% 96.7% 192. 1% -24.7%
C ha ngyou.com Limited US D C Y OU Nas da qG S 1, 904.7 34.63 -1.9% 12.6% 12.0% -18.8% NM -28.4%
C hines e G a mer International TWD G T S M:3083 GTS M 1, 088.5 412.00 -3.4% -5.3% -6.4% -12.9% 350. 3% -20.6%
C ornerW orld C orpora tion US D CW R L OT C B B 2.9 0.03 0. 0% 0.0% -50.0% -50.0% -88. 0% -92.7%
C yberplex Inc. C AD T S X: C X TS X 76.4 1.15 0. 9% -3.4% -8.7% -25.8% 228. 6% -42.2%
DADA S pA E UR C M:DA CM 135.9 5.83 0. 0% -4.0% -26.1% -2.6% -15. 0% -28.9%
DigitalP os t Intera ctive, Inc. US D DG LP OT C B B 3.5 0.04 -18.4% -24.5% -27.3% 14.3% 81.8% -59.6%
DigitalT own, Inc. US D DG T W OT C B B 34.2 1.25 4. 2% -10.7% -50.0% -37.5% -58. 3% -64.3%
Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. US D DP DM OT C B B 17.1 0.30 50.0% 3.4% -21.1% -33.3% -60. 0% -62.5%
DXN Holdings B hd MY R DXN K LS E 40.2 0.60 9. 1% 5.3% -6.3% 50.0% 62.2% -13.0%
E n2G o International, Inc. US D E TGI OT C B B 21.4 0.90 76.5% 38.5% 50.0% -40.0% -47. 1% -82.0%
E olith C o. L td. KR W A041060 K OS E 87.1 650.00 11.1% 16.1% -5.8% -17.7% 20.4% -44.0%
F luid Mus ic C anada, Inc. C AD T S X: F MN TS X 105.8 1.74 -0.6% -3.3% 28.9% 128.9% 346. 2% -19.1%
F rogs ter Intera ctive P ictures AG E UR FR G XT R A 69.0 18.70 1. 4% 2.7% 3.4% 64.5% 259. 6% -13.0%
G amania Digita l E ntertainment C o., L td. TWD 6180 GTS M 264.6 55 -3.5% 12.6% 13.0% -5.7% 149. 5% -20.2%
G ameO n C o L td. JPY 3812 TS E 79.6 75400.00 2. 6% 6.2% -14.8% -31.8% -38. 6% -43.3%
G eoS entric Oyj E UR G E O1V H LS E 64.6 0.05 0. 0% 0.0% 0.0% 66.7% 25.0% -16.7%
G ia nt Interactive G roup, Inc. US D GA NY S E 1, 644.1 7.26 1. 0% -2.6% 6.9% -2.2% 29.4% -24.1%
G igaMedia L td. US D G IG M Nas da qG S 176.6 3.24 -0.3% -8.2% -33.3% -40.3% -52. 5% -58.1%
G ra vity C o., Ltd US D GR VY Nas da qG M 51.7 2 12.7% 37.8% -8.8% 24.0% 220. 7% -29.3%
G ree, Inc. JPY T S E :3632 TS E 2, 611.6 5, 340 -6.6% 18.1% 9.0% 54.8% 115. 3% -11.3%
G ungH o Online E ntertainment, Inc. JPY 3765 OS E 282.8 226, 000 -10.3% 42.4% -1.6% 4. 4% 119. 6% -19.3%
H anbitS oft, Inc. KR W A047080 K OS E 73.2 3800.00 -1.6% -2.8% -7.3% -16.0% 20.3% -42.8%
IAC /InterA ctiveC orp. US D IA C I Nas da qG S 2, 796.4 21.19 3. 3% 11.6% 10.7% 26.8% 40.0% -0.4%
InternetArray, Inc. US D INAR OT C P K 0.0 0.00 25.0% -16.7% -81.5% -58.3% -99. 8% -100.0%
is eemedia Inc. C AD IE E T S XV 10.2 0.20 -4.8% 21.2% 66.7% 100.0% 122. 2% -25.9%
J umbuck E ntertainment Limited AU D AS X: J MB AS X 13.6 0.31 -1.6% -4.7% -20.8% -19.7% -36. 5% -39.0%
K ings oft C o. L td. HK D 3888 S E HK 959.4 6.80 -0.4% 23.6% -9.2% 15.3% 151. 9% -28.2%
L ingo Media C orpora tion C AD T S XV :LM T S XV 16.7 1.39 47.9% 54.4% 43.3% 37.6% 40.4% -3.5%
L ookS mart, L td. US D LO OK Nas da qG M 19.2 1.12 0. 9% 7.7% -1.8% 3. 7% -13. 2% -34.1%
Ma gnitude Information S ys tems Inc. US D MAG Y OT C B B 8.9 0.02 -4.8% -4.8% 110.5% 122.2% -33. 3% -48.7%
Mixi, Inc. JPY 2121 TS E 1, 099.2 653, 000 -10.8% -23.5% 0.3% 5. 0% 17.9% -24.5%
Modern T imes G roup Mtg AB SEK MT G B OM 3, 396.3 366 2. 7% 11.5% 15.1% 58.4% 160. 0% -1.0%
MO K O .mobi L imited AU D MK B AS X 16.8 0.16 3. 3% 6.9% 103.9% 121.4% 210. 0% -22.5%
Multiplied Media C orpora tion C AD T S XV :MMC T S XV 30.3 0.24 41.2% 45.5% 29.7% 300.0% 433. 3% 0.0%
Myriad G roup AG C HF MY R N S WX 214.1 5.00 2. 0% 4.4% 14.9% 4. 2% -16. 7% -19.4%
NE O W IZ G ames C orporation KR W A095660 K OS E 731.8 39, 450 -4.9% -11.9% 3.5% 27.9% 313. 1% -12.1%
NetDra gon W ebS oft, Inc. HK D 777 S E HK 310.0 4.55 8. 9% 12.3% -7.0% -17.6% 60.8% -36.4%
Netea s e. com Inc. US D NT E S Nas da qG S 5, 048.9 39.01 -6.4% 6.5% -3.9% 7. 9% 122. 4% -19.6%
NeuLion Incorpora ted C AD T S X: NL N TS X 78.6 0.70 2. 9% 0.0% -27.1% -12.5% 150. 0% -46.2%
NeXplore C orpora tion US D NXP C OT C P K 34.0 0.61 -3.2% -6.2% 1.7% 22.0% -39. 0% -39.0%
Ngi G roup Inc. JPY 2497 TS E 31.4 23, 230 -4.8% -1.6% -15.4% -29.6% -54. 2% -59.6%
Northgate T echnologies Limited INR 590057 BSE 23.2 30.65 14.2% 3.9% -17.8% -1.6% -32. 4% -48.8%
O AO R B C Information S ys tems US D R BCI R TS 193.9 1.40 -12.7% -12.7% 20.5% 55.3% 179. 5% -17.8%
O pen T ext C orp. US D OT E X Nas da qG S 2, 289.1 40.60 0. 0% 5.3% 2.8% 10.8% 29.8% -2.0%
O penwa ve S ys tems Inc. US D OP W V Nas da qG S 207.1 2.48 3. 8% 10.2% -3.5% -4.6% 281. 5% -20.8%
P erfect W orld C o., Ltd. US D PWRD Nas da qG S 2, 176.9 43.75 3. 6% 1.5% 6.1% 41.6% 179. 2% -13.3%
P NI Digital Media Inc. C AD T S XV :P N T S XV 52.6 1.62 -0.6% -15.6% -11.0% 11.7% 1.3% -23.9%
Q uepa s a C orp. US D QP S A OT C B B 32.5 2.55 13.3% 6.7% 82.1% 157.6% 32.1% -3.8%
R ea l V alue E s tates , Inc. US D R V LU OT C B B 8.0 1.25 13.6% 13.6% NM NM NM 0.0%
S ahara Media H oldings , Inc. US D S HH D OT C B B 15.5 0.50 42.9% -10.7% -52.4% -83.3% -83. 3% -84.6%
S ha nda Interactive E nterta inment L td. US D S NDA Nas da qG S 3, 968.1 59.00 3. 5% 11.4% 23.9% 9. 6% 106. 6% -9.2%
S hutterfly, Inc. US D S F LY Nas da qG S 457.5 17.82 -1.2% 3.8% 8.2% 36.3% 151. 0% -5.3%
S K C ommunications C o. , L td. KR W A066270 K OS E 580.4 15, 750 -6.8% 49.3% 87.1% 67.9% 171. 6% -11.0%
S NA P Intera ctive, Inc. US D S TVI OT C B B 3.3 0.30 -33.3% 42.9% -14.3% -33.3% -71. 4% -72.2%
S ocial Media V entures Inc. US D S MV I OT C P K 0.0 0.00 -2.5% -29.1% -93.5% -98.8% -99. 6% -99.7%
S ocialwis e, Inc. US D S CLW OT C B B 23.8 0.50 8. 7% -2.0% -10.7% -37.5% -39. 8% -51.0%
S ohu.com Inc. US D S O HU Nas da qG S 2, 267.0 58.95 -0.5% 10.4% -7.0% -5.3% 44.4% -18.5%
S pa rk Networks , Inc. US D LO V A ME X 60.9 2.96 0. 0% 21.3% 24.4% 20.8% 18.4% -12.1%
S pectrumDNA, Inc. US D S P XA OT C B B 9.0 0.19 8. 8% 32.1% 15.6% 23.3% -2.6% -58.9%
T encent H oldings Ltd. HK D 700 S E HK 40,142. 3 171 1. 7% 8.6% 31.6% 85.7% 298. 6% -2.4%
T he9 L imited US D NC T Y Nas da qG S 205.2 8.17 8. 2% 13.8% 9.8% -7.7% -45. 4% -50.9%
T heS treet.com, Inc. US D TS CM Nas da qG M 71.0 2.32 -3.7% 2.2% -23.2% 13.7% -23. 2% -31.8%
T ree.C om, Inc. US D TR E E Nas da qG M 99.8 9.15 0. 0% 9.7% 14.4% -5.8% 98.9% -30.0%
U nilava C orporation US D UNLA OT C B B 0.0 0.32 33.3% -3.0% NM NM NM -41.8%
U nis erve C ommunica tions C orp. C AD T S XV :US S T S XV 2.1 0.09 50.0% 157.1% 125.0% 28.6% 80.0% -10.0%
U nited O nline Inc. US D UNT D Nas da qG S 616.7 7.29 -2.7% 4.6% -14.1% -10.9% 17.8% -22.9%
U OMO Media, Inc US D UO MO OT C B B 3.9 0.05 0. 0% -4.3% -60.9% -60.9% -62. 5% -95.8%
V alueC lick Inc. US D V CLK Nas da qG S 882.4 10.30 -2.4% 6.4% -22.7% -5.2% 78.2% -26.1%
V elti P lc GB P VEL A IM 156.9 2.61 30.5% 34.5% 61.0% 51.0% 101. 5% -1.5%
V OIS , Inc. US D V O IS OT C B B 8.2 0.01 -30.8% -30.8% 84.4% 33.9% 107. 5% -63.9%
W ebzen Inc. KR W K O S E : A069080 K OS E 114.7 11, 000 -4.8% -8.3% 7.8% -24.1% 111. 1% -46.9%
W izzard S oftwa re C orporation US D W ZE A ME X 19.0 0.36 -11.3% -9.0% -21.1% -29.0% -52. 7% -57.3%
W orlds .com Inc. US D W DDD OT C B B 4.8 0.09 0. 0% -5.3% -10.0% -40.0% -40. 0% -59.1%
XING A G E UR O1B C XT R A 240.7 31.72 4. 0% -2.4% -12.6% 10.9% 3.7% -16.5%
Y D Online C orp. KR W A052770 K OS E 100.7 7, 630 0. 5% 11.1% -7.4% -5.0% 17.4% -38.5%
Y nk K orea Inc. KR W A023770 K OS E 14.7 3, 125 -3.3% -13.7% -17.8% -47.5% -27. 3% -64.1%
H igh 76.5% 433.3% 242.9% 300.0% 860. 0% 0.0%
L ow -33.3% -30.8% -93.5% -98.8% -99. 8% -100.0%
Average 911.0 5.1% 14.7% 8.8% 12.6% 69.9% -36.3%
Media n 0. 0% 4.4% 0.0% 4. 1% 31.0% -28.4%
United S tates 29 C hina 56, 945. 8 C hina 5,694. 6 C hina 4,496. 8 C hina 2, 262. 8 C hina 49. 0%
C hina 10 U nited S ta tes 5, 465. 2 S weden 3,266. 2 United S tates 3,752. 1 United S tates 393. 7 A us tralia 42. 8%
C a na da 9 J a pan 4, 440. 9 J apan 740. 1 S weden 1,942. 0 S weden 274. 4 T aiwan 37. 3%
S outh K orea 9 S weden 3, 266. 2 T aiwan 515. 6 C a na da 992. 4 J a pa n 213. 0 J apan 24. 3%
J a pa n 6 C anada 2, 538. 6 C anada 282. 1 S outh K orea 740. 1 C a na da 199. 5 S outh K orea 20. 1%
T a iwa n 3 S outh K orea 1, 845. 8 Hong K ong 237. 5 J a pa n 680. 8 S outh K orea 133. 5 S weden 14. 1%
G erma ny 3 T a iwa n 1, 546. 9 S witzerla nd 205. 8 T a iwa n 404. 6 T a iwa n 65. 0 Italy 13. 1%
Aus tralia 2 G ermany 318. 0 S outh K orea 205. 1 Hong K ong 334. 2 Ita ly 31. 0 R us s ia 13. 1%
S witzerla nd 1 Hong K ong 237. 5 R us s ia 193. 9 Ita ly 236. 1 R us s ia 20. 4 Hong K ong 6. 0%
India 1 S witzerla nd 205. 8 U nited S ta tes 188. 5 G erma ny 171. 4 Hong K ong 20. 0 S witzerla nd 5. 4%
F inla nd 1 R us s ia 193. 9 Ita ly 136. 8 R us s ia 156. 3 G erma ny 9. 7 G ermany -7. 4%
United K ingdom 1 Ita ly 136. 8 G ermany 106. 0 Ma lays ia 78. 5 Aus tralia 4. 9 C anada -10. 6%
Ita ly 1 F inland 51. 3 F inland 51. 3 S witzerla nd 63. 0 S witzerla nd 3. 4 U nited S ta tes -15. 4%
Hong K ong 1 Malays ia 36. 4 Malays ia 36. 4 India 47. 7 United K ingdom -2. 7 F inland NA
S weden 1 Aus tralia 29. 4 India 20. 2 Aus tralia 17. 8 F inla nd -18. 5 India NA
R us s ia 1 India 20. 2 Aus tralia 14. 7 F inla nd 4. 5 India -51. 2 U nited K ingdom NA
Ma lays ia 1 U nited K ingdom 5. 6 U nited K ingdom 5. 6 United K ingdom 0. 0 Ma lays ia -85. 2 Mala ys ia NA
G rand Total 80 G rand Total 77,284.4 G rand Total 966.1 G rand Total 14,118.5 G rand Total 3,473.8 G rand Total 11.8%
G rand Total 80 G rand Total 77,284.4 G rand Total 966.1 G rand Total 14,118.5 G rand Total 3,473.8 G rand Total 11.8%
1. None applicable.
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o f o u r r a t i n g c a t e g o r i e s i s a v a i l a b l e o n o u r we b si t e a t ww w. r e s e a r ch c a p i t a l . c o m.
T h e i n f o r ma t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s r e p o r t h a s b e e n d r a wn f r o m s o u r c e s b e l i e ve d t o b e r e l i a b l e b u t i t s a c cu r a c y o r co mp l e t e n e ss i s n o t g u a r a n t e e d , n o r i n p r o vi d i n g i t
d o e s R e s e a r c h Ca p i t a l C o r p o r a t i o n a s s u me a n y r e sp o n si b i l i t y o r l i a b i l i t y . R e s e a r ch C a p i t a l C o r p o r a t i o n , i t s d i r e ct o r s , o f f i c e r s a n d o t h e r e mp l o y e e s ma y , f r o m t i me t o
t i me , h a v e p o si t i o n s i n t h e s e cu r i t i e s me n t i o n e d h e r e i n . Co n t e n t s o f t h i s r e p o r t c a n n o t b e r e p r o d u c e d i n wh o l e o r i n p a r t wi t h o u t t h e e xp r e ss e d p e r mi s si o n o f R e se a r ch
C a p i t a l C o r p o r a t i o n . ( U . S . I n s t i t u t i o n a l Cl i e n t s — Re s e a r ch C a p i t a l U . S. A . I n c. ( a wh o l l y o wn e d s u b si d i a r y o f R e s e a r c h C a p i t a l Co r p o r a t i o n ) a cc e p t s r e s p o n si b i l i t y f o r
t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h i s r e p o r t s u b je c t t o t h e t e r ms & l i mi t a t i o n s s e t o u t a b o v e . F i r ms o r i n s t i t u t i o n s r e ce i vi n g t h i s r e p o r t s h o u l d e f f e ct t r a n s a ct i o n s i n s e c u r i t i e s d i sc u s se d
i n t h e r e p o r t t h r o u g h R e s e a r ch C a p i t a l U . S . A . I n c. , a B r o k e r - D e a l e r R e g i s t e r e d wi t h t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s S e cu r i t i e s a n d E xc h a n g e C o m mi s si o n ) .
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