BOOMj, Inc. (BOMJ)

SmallCap Voice reported previously on BOOMj, Inc. (BOMJ) and we'd like to highlight it as a "stock to watch" for next week, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

BOOMj, Inc. is the parent company of BOOMj.com, a leading social network, niche portal, and e-commerce destination for Baby Boomers and adults over the age of 35. The company has their corporate headquarters in Henderson , Nevada , and a California office in Irvine . They trade on the OTCBB as part of the Business Services industry.

The company also has their BOOMj I-Supply division as well. This division enables online properties to integrate full e-commerce solutions into their existing sites. This I-Supply platform allows for fully customizable storefronts and product mixes from over 1.5 million products that BOOMj's provides. The I-Supply platform powers e-commerce solutions for premium websites such as Tarot.com, Photo.net Photography.com, and NationalLampoon.com, in addition to the BOOMj.com store.

Founded in 2006, BOOMj.com is the first social network to combine community, content, and commerce. This past June, BOOMj.com had almost one million unique visitors along with more than seven million page views. The company provides social, political, financial, and lifestyle information designed for BOOMj's. They are a population group born between 1946 and 1964. The name BOOMj comes from two audiences the company markets to from their portals. One of these audiences is the Baby Boomers who were born 1942 to 1953. The other is Generation Jones, born 1954 to 1965. They are a newer concept and a name that represents the actual children of the sixties.

Boomj.com provides an online social networking environment, which enables users to produce their own content and publish their opinions on different topics. Website members can dialog via email, real time chat rooms, forums, and blogs. BOOMj's store offers books, consumer electronics, linens, office supplies, cameras, kitchen and bath products, music, travel, and computers. It also offers house wares, home furnishings, sunglasses, luggage, watches, cosmetics, and health/nutrition products, as well as offers travel packages.

On Wednesday, BOOMj, Inc. announced their newest division, www.localadlink.com. This division is for people who shop and purchase services in their local home community. Using the traffic on www.boomj.com as well as their Experts Network, and partner e-commerce sites, BOOMj, Inc. intends to use LocalAdLink to gain a market share of the 12.6 billion dollar local advertising industry.

Yesterday, the company announced the release of the I-Supply Application Programming Interface (API). This is a fully customizable web store application for websites and social networks. The I-Supply API is an e-commerce solution that one can add to any website by copying and pasting a few lines of code. This enables an individual or company to add utility and an additional revenue stream from their traffic at no additional cost.

This revolutionary approach to e-commerce is driving BOOMj and their divisions forward and BOOMj, Inc. (BOMJ) is on our top radar for the coming week.

Today, BOOMj, Inc. (BOMJ) closed at $2.50 with no shares traded. The stock's 3-month average volume is 6,326.15. The 52-week spread is $0.75 to $3.30.

BSQUARE Corporation (BSQR)

Knobias previously reported on BSQUARE Corporation (BSQR) and today we are as well here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

BSQUARE Corporation (BSQR) provides engineering services and production-ready software products to the smart device market. They supply device manufacturers with software solutions for personal navigation devices, point-of-sale terminals, handheld data terminals, smart phones, among many other device categories. This enables enterprises to get their products to market faster while saving costs.

BSQUARE lists on the NASDAQ Global Market. Headquartered in Bellevue , Washington , they offer their software and engineering services to developers of Windows®-based embedded devices, globally. Customers access their Windows Mobile® and Windows Embedded expertise to help them create software solutions for intelligent computing devices used in homes, offices, cars, and factories.

Founded in 1994, along with their corporate headquarters, the company has offices in San Diego , California ; Akron , Ohio ; Boston , Massachusetts ; Taipei , Tokyo , and Vancouver , British Columbia . The company employs approximately 200 people. Their teams are capable of working with customers throughout all device development stages. They work to aid them in developing applications, engineer platform software, and design hardware and software to run products such as Pocket PCs, Web pads, and set-top boxes to industrial automation devices and Windows-based terminals.

BSQUARE also offers their customers Windows CE and XP training. In addition, they provide technical support and Windows Embedded licensing. They have helped companies such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi , IBM, JVC, Motorola, and Samsung, among others.

On July 1, BSQUARE announced they renewed their original equipment manufacturer distribution agreement with Microsoft Corp. under which BSQUARE distributes Microsoft's complete line of software products for embedded systems to original equipment manufacturers in North America . The new agreement is effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

In August, BSQUARE Corporation announced financial results for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2008. Total revenue for the quarter was $15.4 million, up 2 percent from $15.1 million in the prior year. Total revenue for the first half of 2008 was $32.5 million, up 8 percent from $30.2 million in 2007.

Net income for the quarter was $310,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to net income of $542,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, in 2007. Net income in the 2007 quarter included a $287,000 gain of approximately $0.03 per share, on the sale of a previously written-off equity investment. For the first half of 2008, the company reported net income of $1.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in 2007.

BSQUARE Corporation (BSQR) closed today's session at $3.51 up $0.03 or 0.86 percent. Volume was 16,455 for a 3-month average volume of 31,513.80. The 52-week range is $3.30 to $7.48.

Empire Energy Corporation International (EEGC)

SmallCapVoice.com reported today, HotOTC.com, StockEgg, Stock Stars, Invest Source, All Penny Stocks, Beacon Equity Research, Ahead of the Bulls, Hot Stock Chat did previously, and today we choose to highlight Empire Energy Corporation International (EEGC) here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Empire Energy Corporation International is an international exploration, production, and mining company currently with an energy focus. They have their headquarters in Leawood , Kansas and they trade on the OTCBB. The company works to develop assets in Tasmania 's central and northern basins in Australia . Their mission is to be a leading low-cost finder of hydrocarbons.

Empire Energy's main purpose is the exploration of oil and gas. They seek commercial development and production of oil and gas finds in onshore Tasmania . Their wholly owned subsidiary Great South Land Minerals Limited is carrying on their work in this region. Great South Land Minerals Limited owns the largest onshore petroleum license in Australia , named SEL13/98.

The company also has their Pacific Rim Foods Ltd. (PRF) ownership percentage. This subsidiary is growing their market share in the China food industry.  PRF is 45 percent owned by Empire Energy Corporation International. It is a Mauritius company managed by Tad Ballantyne, the CEO of Hoopeston Foods Inc., which is a privately held American company.  PRF focuses on corn, milk, and water and they associate and collaborate with enterprises in China that have a high food quality and safety focus.  PRF's mission is to raise the food quality level for Chinese consumers.

Yesterday, Empire Energy announced that a contractor for their Australian subsidiary, Great South Land Minerals, Ltd. began drilling the 1,150-foot (350 meter) deep top hole for an oil and gas well, on September 17 at the Bellevue #1 site in central Tasmania . Government approval came last week, and drilling is underway there. The Hunt Energy oil and gas-drilling rig #3 is in Tasmania ready to move to the Bellevue #1 well site and the plan is to set up and begin deep drilling to 9,200 feet (2,800 meters) when the top open hole is completed.

Empire Energy Corporation International (EEGC) closed Friday's session at $0.18 up $0.01 or 5.88 percent. Volume was 534,528, higher than the stock's 3-month average volume of 368,075. The stock's 52-week spread is $0.08 to $0.20.

Gulfport Energy Corporation (GPOR)

Zacks.com reported recently, Knobias did earlier and today we are highlighting Gulfport Energy Corporation (GPOR) here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Gulfport Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company based in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . Trading on the NASDAQ, with a current market capitalization of $451.34M, the company's principal producing properties are located along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Other areas that the company operates in are the Permian Basin in Texas and the Bakken/Williston Basin, as well as the Alberta oil sands in Canada , and natural gas areas in northern Thailand . The company also involves themselves in oil and gas exploration activities in Belize .

Gulfport 's Southern Louisiana assets consist of their West Cote Blanche Bay  and Hackberry fields of approximately 12,000 acres in the inland waters of the state.  The company owns approximately 4,100 net leasehold acres in their Permian Basin play, in West Texas .  The majority of their acreage there is in Upton and Midland counties. Here, they are focusing on prime spots within the Wolfcamp and Sprayberry formations.  Three operated rigs were active for further development of this acreage as of May 7, 2008.  They expect drilling activity of 17 to 22 net wells by the end of 2008 on current leaseholds. They also anticipate opportunities for more acquisitions in this area throughout this year.

In the Williston Basin , which stretches from North Central United States to Canada , Gulfport 's current leaseholds total approximately 14,000 net acres and are in Western North Dakota.  They are continuing to seek and evaluate new leasing opportunities in this high-potential play. In the Canadian Oil Sands, they have a net indirect interest in 127,941 leasehold acres. Their current operations in this area include core hole drilling and seismic activity. They also include operations and facility research and development.  Gulfport is looking forward to first production in this region in 2011. Gulfport began investing into the natural gas fields of Northeast Thailand in 2005.  These fields are in the early stages of exploration and production.

Their strategy is to take advantage of technological advancements in the oil and gas industry to exploit fully, core-producing acreages. They also seek to balance their portfolio with various long-term value opportunities. They hope that these opportunities provide high-impact upside potential, with minimal initial investment.

On Tuesday of this week, the company said that initial inspections of their Louisiana facilities show no apparent major structural damage from Hurricane Ike. The hurricane bombarded the Gulf Coast early Saturday with sustained winds of about 110 mph. The storm destroyed at least 10 offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and left refineries and pipelines idled or destroyed throughout the region. Gulfport said they are fully reviewing their West Cote Blanche Bay and Hackberry locations, and will restore production as soon as possible.

Today, Gulfport Energy Corporation (GPOR) closed at $10.66 up $1.35 or 14.50 percent. Volume was 704,628.

New Motion Inc. (NWMO)

Knobias and Subway reported previously on New Motion Inc. (NWMO) and today we are highlighting the company here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

New Motion Inc., doing business as Atrinsic, Inc. (NWMO), is a digital advertising and entertainment network in the United States. Trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, they bring together the power of the Internet, the latest in mobile technology, and traditional marketing/advertising methodologies. They do this to create a fully integrated platform for entertainment content and brand-based and performance advertising.

Founded in 2005, a team of Internet, new media, entertainment, and technology professionals head Atrinsic, Inc. (previously operating as New Motion, Inc.) Atrinsic has their headquarters in Irvine , California . They also have offices in Seattle , New York , and Moncton , Canada .

Atrinsic has two main activities, which are Networks services and Entertainment services. Network services offers full service online marketing and distribution services, which are targeted and measurable online campaigns and programs. These are for marketing partners, corporate advertisers, or their agencies. Atrinsic's campaigns and programs generate qualified customer leads, online responses and activities, or increased brand recognition. Their Entertainment services offer their subscription-based content applications direct to users working with wireless carriers and other distributors.

The company's entertainment content consists of digital music, casual games, sweepstakes, and communities. Their brands include Altnet, a mobile legal music download service, and GatorArcade, a premium online and mobile gaming site. It also consists of Bid4Prizes, a low-bid mobile auction game, and iMatchUp, an integrated web-mobile dating service.

The company's advertising includes a mobile ad network, extensive search capabilities, e-mail marketing, a massive publisher network, and their proprietary entertainment content. Atrinsic provides their services in a variety of pricing structures including cost per action, fixed fee, or a commission based arrangement.

In August, the company announced that revenues for the second quarter of 2008 were $31.5 million compared with $6.9 million in the second quarter of 2007. This was an increase of 356 percent. Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $60.2 million and $12.5 million, an increase of 380 percent. The increase in revenues is mainly due to their merger with Traffix, Inc., a marketing company, on February 4, 2008. The merger added $21.5 and $37.1 million in revenues for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008.

New Motion Inc. (NWMO) closed today's trading at $3.721 down $0.1450 or 3.75 percent. Volume was 40,909 for a 3-month average volume of 44,207.70. The stock's 52-week range is $3.26 to $19.90.

Abazias Inc. (ABZA)

Today, SmallCapVoice.com reported on Abazias Inc. (ABZA) and today we are as well here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Gainesville , Florida based Abazias Inc. (ABZA) is an OTCBB traded company focusing on loose diamonds sold direct to the public over the Internet. They are a premiere destination for diamonds on the Internet and offer them at discounts of up to 50 percent. The company's mission is to provide the largest online selection of diamonds with exemplary customer service. Abazias Inc became a publicly traded company in October of 2003.

As an online retailer of loose diamonds and fine jewelry settings for those diamonds, Abazias offers diamond, platinum, and gold jewelry. They offer different styles of rings, wedding bands, earrings, necklaces, pendants, and bracelets. The company also provides diamond education and a website that allows their customers to create their own engagement rings.

Abazias is also a full-service jeweler offering a large selection of settings for stones purchased. On their website, Abazias displays more than 120,000 diamonds, with a total value of more than $1 billion. The company also offers over 300 proprietary rings. Most of their diamonds have GIA, AGS, or EGL certification. They also offer a "Couples Diamond®" which must meet higher standards for cut, clarity, and dimensions.

Abazias.com recently joined enterprises such as Blue Nile and Ice.com by making it into the 2008 "Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide." This guide is an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the top 500 largest and most successful e-retailers. Internet Retailer based their list on 2007 annual web sales, search engine rankings, and key customer service features. Internet Retailer included Abazias Inc. based on their corporate strategies, merchandising, and marketing tactics.

On July 30, 2008, OmniReliant Holdings, Inc. signed a Letter of Intent to acquire all the assets of Abazias, Inc. from an Abazias subsidiary. The transaction is subject to Board of Director and shareholder approval. The letter of intent provides that Omni shall acquire the shares in exchange for 13,000,000 shares of a zero coupon convertible preferred stock, or similar agreed to security exchange. If Omni's common stock is below $1.20 per share at closing, Omni will issue additional shares in order to make up the deficiency.

Abazias Inc. (ABZA) closed today at $0.70 down $0.70 or 50.00 percent. Volume was 4,500 shares.

Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. (APT)

Today we are highlighting Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. (APT) here at the Quality Stocks Daily Newsletter.

Headquartered in Markham , Ontario , Canada , Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets innovative disposable and limited-use protective apparel products. Trading on the American Stock Exchange, they market these products to industrial, clean room, medical, and dental markets. Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. has manufacturing facilities in Salt Lake City , Utah ; Nogales , Arizona ; Janesville , Wisconsin ; Valdosta , Georgia ; and a joint venture in India .

Founded in 1983, Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.'s mission is to protect people, products, and environments. The company's disposable protective apparel products consist of shoe covers, bouffant caps, coveralls, and lab coats. Their infection control products include facemasks and eye shields. The company also markets extended care products, including medical bed pads, wheelchair covers, geriatric chair surfaces, and a line of pet beds.

Their Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. manufactures and markets construction weatherization products, including building wrap and roof underlayment. Overall, for all their segments, Alpha Pro Tech sells their products through a network of independent distributors, retailers, construction supply and roofing distributors, and independent sales representatives.

Last week, Alpha Pro Tech announced that they signed a three-year, renewable contract with a Fortune 500 Company. "We are very excited about the signing of this contract and the expected potential business as a result of it," said Al Millar, President of Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.

In August, the company announced that their second quarter revenue increased 18.5 percent from the first quarter of 2008. Sales of their Disposable Protective Apparel were up 19.7 percent and Engineered Products were up 41.5 percent. The company's Engineered Products achieved profitability for the second quarter of 2008, the first time since fourth quarter 2006. They also reported record quarterly sales of Rex™ Synfelt® synthetic roof underlayment in the second quarter of 2008.

Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. (APT) closed today's session at $1.20 down $0.01 or 0.83 percent. Volume was 58,055 for a 3-month average volume of 33,260. The 52-week spread is $0.90 to $1.82.

BIDZ.com, Inc. (BIDZ)

Lebed.biz reported today, Stock Research Newsletter, Knobias, Small Cap Investor, The Street, Lake Media Group, WallStreet Grand, did previously, and today we are highlighting BIDZ.com, Inc. (BIDZ) here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market, Bidz.com Inc. is one of the top jewelry sites on the Web. The company is a leading online auctioneer of jewelry who offers the experience of "Live Auctions" to their customers. The company has their corporate headquarters in Culver City , California and has a current market capitalization of $247.62 million.

The company's live auction runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Merchandise that Bidz sells includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry sets with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones. They also sell rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and watches; in addition to certified merchant merchandise, including art, collectibles, and gift items. They also offer an exclusive line of high-end items for discerning bidders.

Bidz added over 150,000 new customers in the first six months of this year. Their average sales order is $183 and they sell over 10,000 items each day. An average customer purchases three items in a transaction. Bidz sells brands such as Vera Wang, Bvlgari, Moschino, and Tourneau.

Bidz recently announced the launch of their online retail sister store, Buyz.com. Buyz offers high quality gold, silver, and brand name jewelry and watches at fixed prices. They will also offer their clientele the opportunity to design their own jewelry, including diamond earrings and rings.

Revenue for Bidz in 2007 increased 42 percent to $187.1 million.

The company has over 300 suppliers. Bidz.com is available in Spanish and the company will soon make it available in Arabic and other languages. The company is seeking to expand their international sales and is currently seeing increased traffic from Spain, Mexico, Chile, and Columbia. Bidz sells to other jewelry retailers and distributors along with their sales to consumers.

Today, BIDZ.com, Inc. (BIDZ) closed trading at $10.40 up $0.60 or 6.12 percent. Volume was 520,163 higher than the stock's 3-month average volume of 299,398. The 52-week range is $7.09 to $22.50.