THEGLOBE COM INC - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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FOR
THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _______ TO _________
COMMISSION
FILE NO. 0-25053
THEGLOBE.COM,
INC.
(EXACT
NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
STATE
OF DELAWARE
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14-1782422
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(STATE
OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF
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(I.R.S.
EMPLOYER
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INCORPORATION
OR ORGANIZATION)
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IDENTIFICATION
NO.)
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110
EAST
BROWARD BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400
FORT
LAUDERDALE, FL 33301
(ADDRESS
OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
(954)
769 - 5900
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for
the past 90 days. x
Yes
o
No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “small
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
Large accelerated filer
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o
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Accelerated filer
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o
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o
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company
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x
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Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
Yes
x
No
o
The
number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock, $.001 par value
(the "Common Stock") as of November 14, 2008 was 441,484,838.
THEGLOBE.COM,
INC.
FORM
10-Q
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
PART I:
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2008 (unaudited) and
December
31, 2007
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2
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and
nine
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
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3
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007
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4
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item 2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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16
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Item 4T.
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Controls
and Procedures
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25
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PART II:
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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25
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Item 1A.
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Risk
Factors
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25
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Item 2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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31
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Item 3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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32
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Item 4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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32
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Item 5.
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Other
Information
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32
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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32
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SIGNATURES
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33
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THEGLOBE.COM,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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September 30,
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DECEMBER 31,
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2008
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2007
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(UNAUDITED)
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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45,055
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$
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631,198
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Accounts
receivable from related parties
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12,026
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416,566
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Accounts
receivable
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128,464
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12,213
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Prepaid
expenses
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85,459
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173,794
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Other
current assets
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—
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4,219
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Net
assets of discontinued operations
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—
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30,000
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Total
current assets
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271,004
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1,267,990
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Property
and equipment, net
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—
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35,748
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Intangible
assets, net
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—
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368,777
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Other
assets
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40,000
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40,000
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Total
assets
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$
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311,004
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$
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1,712,515
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accounts
payable to related parties
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$
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667
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$
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499,631
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Accounts
payable
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223,845
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263,683
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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744,399
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953,826
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Accrued
interest due to related parties
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10,630
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954,795
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Notes
payable due to related parties
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500,000
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4,650,000
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Deferred
revenue
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—
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1,443,589
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Net
liabilities of discontinued operations
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1,843,060
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1,902,344
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Total
current liabilities
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3,322,601
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10,667,868
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Deferred
revenue
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—
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401,248
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Total
liabilities
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3,322,601
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11,069,116
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Stockholders'
Deficit:
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 441,484,838
and 172,484,838 shares issued at September 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively
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441,485
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172,485
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Additional
paid-in capital
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294,316,249
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290,486,232
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Accumulated
deficit
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(297,769,331
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)
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(300,015,318
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)
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Total
stockholders' deficit
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(3,011,597
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)
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(9,356,601
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)
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
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$
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311,004
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$
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1,712,515
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See
notes
to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
2
THEGLOBE.COM,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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(UNAUDITED)
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(UNAUDITED)
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Net
Revenue
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$
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2,074,562
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$
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599,580
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$
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3,165,587
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$
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1,676,644
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Operating
Expenses:
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Cost
of revenue
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125,505
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183,532
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274,334
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376,835
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Sales
and marketing
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90,263
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439,008
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386,664
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1,669,688
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General
and administrative
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435,973
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615,207
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1,626,593
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2,798,238
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Related
party transactions
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105,424
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83,576
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388,806
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367,368
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Depreciation
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8,802
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21,738
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30,379
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64,792
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Intangible
asset amortization
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289,753
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39,512
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368,777
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118,535
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Total
Operating Expenses
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1,055,720
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1,382,573
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3,075,553
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5,395,456
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Operating
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
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1,018,842
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(782,993
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)
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90,034
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(3,718,812
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Other
Income (Expense), net:
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Gain
on Tralliance Asset Sale
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2,524,711
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—
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2,524,711
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—
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Related
party interest expense
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(115,576
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)
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(860,151
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)
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(346,151
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)
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(1,531,425
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)
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Interest
income (expense), net
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(35
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(908
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3,201
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55,585
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Other
income
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—
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10,048
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247
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10,048
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2,409,100
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(851,011
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)
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2,182,008
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(1,465,792
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Income
(Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Tax
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3,427,942
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(1,634,004
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2,272,042
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(5,184,604
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)
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Income
Tax Provision
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44,919
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—
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44,919
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—
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Income
(Loss) from Continuing Operations
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3,383,023
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(1,634,004
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2,227,123
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(5,184,604
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)
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Discontinued
Operations, net of tax:
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(3,096
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)
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251,196
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18,864
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(752,816
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Net
Income (Loss)
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$
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3,379,927
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$
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(1,382,808
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)
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$
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2,245,987
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$
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(5,937,420
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)
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Loss
Per Share:
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Basic
and Diluted:
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Continuing
Operations
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$
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0.02
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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0.01
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$
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(0.03
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)
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Discontinued
Operations
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Net
Income (Loss)
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$
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0.02
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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0.01
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$
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(0.03
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Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding
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214,974,068
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172,484,838
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189,670,966
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172,484,838
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See
notes
to consolidated financial statements.
3
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Nine Months
Ended September 30,
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2008
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2007
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(UNAUDITED)
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Cash
Flows from Operating Activities:
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Net
Income (Loss)
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$
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2,245,987
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$
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(5,937,420
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Add
back: (income) loss from discontinued operations
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(18,864
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)
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752,816
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Net
loss from continuing operations
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2,227,123
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(5,184,604
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash flows
from
operating activities
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|||||||
Gain
on Tralliance Asset Sale
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(2,524,711
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)
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—
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Depreciation
and amortization
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399,156
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183,327
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Non-cash
interest expense related to beneficial conversion features of
debt
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—
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1,250,000
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Employee
stock compensation
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19,429
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131,076
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Compensation
related to non-employee stock options
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1,278
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5,796
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
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|||||||
Accounts
receivable from related parties
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404,540
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6,433
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Accounts
receivable
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(116,251
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)
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(119,831
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)
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Prepaid
and other current assets
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52,124
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146,250
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Accounts
payable to related parties
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370,539
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188,947
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Accounts
payable
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(39,838
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)
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126,490
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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(209,427
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)
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(305,602
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)
|
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Accrued
interest due to related parties
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346,150
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281,425
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Deferred
revenue
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(1,844,837
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)
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117,582
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Net
cash flows from operating activities of continuing
operations
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(914,725
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)
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(3,172,711
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)
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Net
cash flows from operating activities of discontinued
operations
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(17,420
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)
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(3,063,222
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)
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Net
cash flows from operating activities
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(932,145
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)
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(6,235,933
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)
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Cash
Flows from Investing Activities:
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(3,301
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)
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(26,345
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)
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Tralliance
Asset Sale transaction costs
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(64,919
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)
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—
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Proceeds
from the sale of property and equipment
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7,000
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108,294
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|||||
Net
cash flows from investing activities
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(61,220
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)
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81,949
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Cash
Flows from Financing Activities:
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Borrowing
on Notes Payable
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500,000
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1,250,000
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Share
Issuance transaction costs
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(92,778
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)
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—
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Net
cash flows from financing activities
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407,222
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1,250,000
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Net
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
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(586,143
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)
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(4,903,984
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)
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents, at beginning of period
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631,198
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5,316,218
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents, at end of period
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$
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45,055
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$
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412,234
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See
notes
to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
THEGLOBE.COM,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(continued)
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Nine Months
Ended September
30,
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2008
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2007
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(UNAUDITED)
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Supplemental
Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
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Conversion
of debt securities into common stock
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$
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400,000
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—
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Cancellation
of debt and other liabilities related to Purchase
Transaction
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6,409,818
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—
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Issuance
of common stock related to Purchase Transaction
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3,771,088
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—
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Additional
paid-in capital attributable to beneficial conversion of convertible
debt
securities
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$
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—
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$
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1,250,000
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5
THEGLOBE.COM,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(1)
ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
DESCRIPTION
OF THEGLOBE.COM
theglobe.com,
inc. (the "Company" or "theglobe") was incorporated on May 1, 1995 (inception)
and commenced operations on that date. Originally, theglobe.com was an online
community with registered members and users in the United States and abroad.
However, due to the deterioration of the online advertising market, the Company
was forced to restructure and ceased the operations of its online community
on
August 15, 2001. The Company then sold most of its remaining online and offline
properties. The Company continued to operate its Computer Games print magazine
and the associated CGOnline website (www.cgonline.com),
as
well as the e-commerce games distribution business of Chips & Bits, Inc.
(www.chipsbits.com).
On
June 1, 2002, Chairman Michael S. Egan and Director Edward A. Cespedes became
Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, respectively. On November
14, 2002, the Company entered into the Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”)
business by acquiring certain VoIP assets.
On
May 9,
2005, the Company exercised an option to acquire all of the outstanding capital
stock of Tralliance Corporation (“Tralliance”), an entity which had been
designated as the registry for the “.travel” top-level domain through an
agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(“ICANN”). The purchase price consisted of the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of
theglobe’s Common Stock, warrants to acquire 475,000 shares of theglobe’s Common
Stock and $40,000 in cash.
As
more
fully discussed in Note 5, “Discontinued Operations,” in March 2007, management
and the Board of Directors of the Company made the decision to cease all
activities related to its computer games businesses, including discontinuing
the
operations of its magazine publications, games distribution business and related
websites. In addition, in March 2007, management and the Board of
Directors of the Company decided to discontinue the operating, research and
development activities of its VoIP telephony services business and terminate
all
of the remaining employees of that business.
On
September 29, 2008, the Company closed upon a transaction whereby it sold its
Tralliance business and issued 229,000,000 shares of its Common Stock to a
company controlled by Michael S. Egan, the Company’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer (see Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance”). As a
result of the sale of its Tralliance business, the Company became a shell
company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934)
with no material operations or assets. The Company presently intends to continue
as a public company and make all the requisite filings under the Securities
and
Exchange Act of 1934.
PRINCIPLES
OF CONSOLIDATION
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries from their respective dates of acquisition.
All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated
in
consolidation.
UNAUDITED
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The
unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company
as
of September 30, 2008 and for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008
and 2007 included herein have been prepared in accordance with the instructions
for Form 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Article
10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Certain
information and note disclosures normally included in consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating
to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
In
the
opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated
financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of
the
Company at September 30, 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. The
results of operations and cash flows for such periods are not necessarily
indicative of results expected for the full year or for any future
period.
USE
OF
ESTIMATES
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. These estimates and assumptions relate to estimates of collectability
of
accounts receivable, the valuations of fair values of options and warrants,
the
impairment of long-lived assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses and
other
factors. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, a significant portion
of
our net liabilities of discontinued operations relate to charges that have
been
disputed by the Company and for which estimates have been required. Our
estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually evaluated based upon
available information and experience. Because of estimates inherent in the
financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.
6
CASH
AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash
equivalents consist of money market funds and highly liquid short-term
investments with qualified financial institutions. The Company considers all
highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less to
be
cash equivalents.
PREPAID
EXPENSES
Prepaid
expenses at September 30, 2008 consist primarily of prepaid travel, legal,
insurance and technology license costs, which are amortized to expense based
upon the terms of the underlying service contracts. Prepaid expenses at December
31, 2007 also consisted of fees paid to Tralliance third party service providers
for various services related to domain name registrations. Such fees have been
amortized to cost of revenue over the term of the related domain name
registration. In connection with the Company’s sale of its Tralliance business
on September 29, 2008, the remaining book value of prepaid expenses related
to
Tralliance third party service providers fees at the date of closing, totaling
$101,308, was written off to cost of revenue during the quarter ended September
30, 2008. Additionally, a total of $37,230 in prepaid travel costs, which were
sold to the buyer of Tralliance’s business, were written off and included as a
component of the gain recognized on such sale.
LONG-LIVED
ASSETS
Long-lived
assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets are stated at
cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. In connection with
the
Company’s sale of its Tralliance business on September 29, 2008, the remaining
net book value of intangible assets at the date of closing, totaling $250,241
was written off to intangible asset amortization expense during the quarter
ended September 30, 2008. Additionally, the net book value of property and
equipment sold to the buyer of Tralliance’s business, totaling $8,670, was
written off and included as a component of the gain recognized on such
sale.
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
The
Company reports comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income." Comprehensive income (loss) generally represents all changes in
stockholders' equity during the year except those resulting from investments
by,
or distributions to, stockholders. The Company’s comprehensive income was
approximately $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
the
Company's comprehensive loss was approximately $5.9 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007, which amounts approximated the Company's reported
net
income and net loss for such periods.
CONCENTRATION
OF CREDIT RISK
Financial
instruments which subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist
primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable. The
Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with various financial
institutions and invests its funds among a diverse group of issuers and
instruments. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers'
financial condition and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based
upon factors surrounding the credit risk of customers, historical trends and
other information.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION
The
Company’s revenue from continuing operations consists principally of
registration fees for Internet domain registrations, which generally had terms
of one year, but were up to ten years. Such registration fees have been reported
net of transaction fees paid to an unrelated third party which serves as the
registry operator for the Company. Payments of registration fees had been
deferred when initially received and recognized as revenue on a straight-line
basis over the registrations’ terms. In connection with the Company’s sale of
its Tralliance business on September 29, 2008, the remaining balance of deferred
revenue related to such registration fees at the date of closing, totaling
$1,527,697, was written off and is included as a component of net revenue for
the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
SEGMENT
REPORTING
Effective
with the March 2007 decision by management and the Board of Directors of the
Company to cease all activities related to its computer games and VoIP telephony
services businesses, the Company has been involved in one operating segment,
the
Internet services business.
NET
LOSS
PER SHARE
The
Company reports net loss per common share in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
"Computation of Earnings Per Share." In accordance with SFAS 128 and the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC’) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 98,
basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares consist of the
incremental common shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible notes
(using the if-converted method), if any, and the shares issuable upon the
exercise of stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method). Common
equivalent shares are excluded from the calculation if their effect is
anti-dilutive.
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Options
to purchase common stock
|
14,964,000
|
17,792,000
|
|||||
Common
shares issuable upon exercise of warrants
|
13,439,000
|
16,911,000
|
|||||
Common
shares issuable upon conversion of Convertible Notes
|
—
|
193,000,000
|
|||||
Total
|
28,403,000
|
227,703,000
|
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
December 2007 the FASB issued SFAS 141R, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”)
which requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities
assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition
date, measured at their fair values as of that date. SFAS 141R requires, among
other things, that in a business combination achieved through stages (sometimes
referred to as a “step acquisition”) that the acquirer recognize the
identifiable assets and liabilities, as well as the non-controlling interest
in
the acquiree, at the full amounts of their fair values (or other amounts
determined in accordance with this Statement).
7
SFAS
141R
also requires the acquirer to recognize goodwill as of the acquisition date,
measured as a residual, which in most types of business combinations will result
in measuring goodwill as the excess of the consideration transferred plus the
fair value of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition
date over the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired. SFAS 141R
applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date
is
on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on
or
after December 15, 2008. We do not expect that the adoption of SFAS 141R will
have a material impact on our financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements” (“SFAS 160”). This Statement changes the way
the consolidated income statement is presented. SFAS 160 requires consolidated
net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable
to
both the parent and the non-controlling interest. It also requires disclosure,
on the face of the consolidated statement of income, of the amounts of
consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling
interest. Currently, net income attributable to the non-controlling interest
generally is reported as an expense or other deduction in arriving at
consolidated net income. It also is often presented in combination with other
financial statement amounts. SFAS 160 results in more transparent reporting
of
the net income attributable to the non-controlling interest. This Statement
is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe that
SFAS
160 will have a material impact on its financial statements.
In
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No.
159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”
SFAS No. 159 expands the scope of what entities may carry at fair value by
offering an irrevocable option to record many types of financial assets and
liabilities at fair value. Changes in fair value would be recorded in an
entity’s income statement. This accounting standard also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements that are intended to facilitate
comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for
similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 was effective for the
Company on January 1, 2008. The Company does not believe that SFAS No. 159
will
have a material impact on its financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This
standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value
in
generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair
value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to other accounting standards that require
or
permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this statement does not require
any
new fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 was effective for the Company on
January 1, 2008. The Company does not believe that SFAS No. 157 will have a
material impact on its financial statements.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain
amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform
to the current year presentation.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
on
a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly,
the
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to
the
recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be
necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. However,
for the reasons described below, Company management does not believe that cash
on hand and cash flow generated internally by the Company will be adequate
to
fund its limited overhead and other cash requirements beyond a short period
of
time. These reasons raise significant doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
the Company was able to continue operating as a going concern due principally
to
funding of $1,250,000 received during 2007 from the sale of secured convertible
demand promissory notes (the “2007 Convertible Notes”) to an entity controlled
by Michael S. Egan, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, additional funding
of $380,000 provided from the sale of all of the Company’s rights related to its
www.search.travel domain name and website to an entity also controlled by Mr.
Egan in December 2007 and funding of $500,000 received during 2008 under a
Revolving Loan Agreement with an entity also controlled by Mr. Egan (See Note
4,
“Debt” and Note 9, “Related Party Transactions” for further
details).
At
September 30, 2008, the Company had a net working capital deficit of
approximately $3,052,000, inclusive of a cash and cash equivalents balance
of
approximately $45,000. Such working capital deficit included (i) a total of
approximately $511,000 in principal and accrued interest owed under the
aforementioned Revolving Loan Agreement to an entity controlled by Mr. Egan,
and
(ii) an aggregate of approximately $2,800,000 in unsecured accounts payable
and
accrued expenses owed to vendors and other non-related third parties (of which
approximately $1,800,000 relates to liabilities of our VOIP telephony service
discontinued business, with a significant portion of such liabilities related
to
charges which have been disputed by theglobe). theglobe believes that its
ability to continue as a going concern for any significant length of time in
the
future will be heavily dependent, among other things, on its ability to prevail
and avoid making any payments with respect to such disputed vendor charges
and/or to negotiate favorable settlements (including discounted payment and/or
payment term concessions) with the aforementioned creditors.
8
As
more
fully discussed in Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance,” on September
29, 2008, the Company closed upon an agreement whereby it (i) sold the business
and substantially all of the assets of its Tralliance Corporation subsidiary
to
Tralliance Registry Management Company, LLC (“Tralliance Registry Management”)
and (ii) issued 229,000,000 shares of its Common Stock, (the “Shares”), to The
Registry Management Company, LLC (“Registry Management”), (the “Purchase
Transaction”). Tralliance Registry Management and Registry Management are
entities controlled by Michael S. Egan. The closing of the Purchase Transaction
resulted in the cancellation of all of the Company’s remaining Convertible Debt,
related accrued interest and rent and accounts payable owed to entities
controlled by Mr. Egan as of the date of closing (totaling approximately
$6,409,800). However, the Company continues to be obligated to repay its
principal borrowings totaling $500,000, plus accrued interest at the rate of
10%
per annum, due to an entity controlled by Mr. Egan under the aforementioned
Revolving Loan Agreement. All unpaid borrowings under the Revolving Loan
Agreement, including accrued interest, are due and payable by the Company in
one
lump sum on the earlier of (i) June 6, 2009, or (ii) the occurrence of an event
of default as defined in the Revolving Loan Agreement. The Company currently
has
no ability to repay this loan when due. All borrowings under the Revolving
Loan
Agreement are secured by a pledge of all of the assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries. After giving effect to the closing of the Purchase Transaction
and
the issuance of the Shares thereunder, Mr. Egan now beneficially owns 76.68%
of
the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.
As
additional consideration under the Purchase Transaction, Tralliance Registry
Management is obligated to pay an earn-out to theglobe equal to 10% (subject
to
certain minimums) of Tralliance Registry Management’s “net revenue” (as defined)
derived from “.travel” names registered by Tralliance Registry Management from
September 29, 2008 through May 5, 2015 (the “Earn-out”). The minimum Earn-out
payable by Tralliance Registry Management to theglobe will be at least $300,000
in the first year, increasing by $25,000 in each subsequent year (pro-rated
for
the final year of the Earn-out).
In
connection with the closing of the Purchase Transaction, the Company also
entered into a Master Services Agreement with an entity controlled by Mr. Egan
whereby for a fee of $20,000 per month ($240,000 per annum) such entity will
provide personnel and services to the Company so as to enable it to continue
its
existence as a public company without the necessity of any full-time employees
of its own. Additionally, commensurate with the closing of the Purchase
Transaction, Termination Agreements with each of its current executive officers,
which terminated their previous and then existing employment agreements, were
executed. Notwithstanding the termination of these employment agreements, each
of our current executive officers and directors remain as executive officers
and
directors of the Company.
Immediately
following the closing of the Purchase Transaction, theglobe became a shell
company with no material operations or assets, and no source of revenue other
than under the “net revenue” earn-out arrangement with Tralliance Registry
Management. It is expected that theglobe’s future operating expenses as a public
shell company will consist primarily of expenses incurred under the
aforementioned Master Services Agreement and other customary public company
expenses, including legal, audit and other miscellaneous public company
costs.
MANAGEMENT’S
PLANS
Despite
the significant reductions in operating and cash flow losses expected to be
realized from selling its Tralliance business, and as a result of becoming
a
shell company, management believes that theglobe will most likely continue
to
incur operating and cash flow losses for the foreseeable future. However,
assuming that no significant unplanned costs are incurred, management believes
that theglobe’s future losses will be limited. Further, in the event that
Registry Management is successful in substantially increasing net revenue
derived from “.travel” name registrations (and as the result maximizing
theglobe’s earn-out revenue) in the future, theglobe’s prospects for achieving
profitability will be enhanced.
It
is the
Company’s preference to avoid filing for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code. However, based upon the Company’s current financial condition as discussed
above, management believes that additional debt or equity capital will need
to
be raised in order for theglobe to continue to operate as a going concern.
Such
capital will be needed both to (i) fund expected future operating losses and
(ii) repay the $500,000 of secured debt and related accrued interest due under
the Revolving Loan Agreement and a portion of the $2,800,000 unsecured
indebtedness (assuming theglobe is successful in favorably resolving and
settling certain disputed and non-disputed vendor charges related to such
unsecured indebtedness).
Without
the infusion of additional capital, management does not believe the Company
will
have the ability to operate as a going concern for any significant length of
time beyond December 31, 2008. Any such additional capital would likely come
from Mr. Egan, or affiliates of Mr. Egan, as the Company currently has no access
to credit facilities and has traditionally relied upon borrowings from related
parties to meet short-term liquidity needs. Any such equity capital raised
would
likely result in very substantial dilution in the number of outstanding shares
of the Company’s Common Stock. Given theglobe’s current financial condition and
the state of the current United States capital markets, it has no current intent
to seek to acquire, or start, any other business.
9
On
September 29, 2008, theglobe closed upon a previously announced Purchase
Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of June 10, 2008, by and between
theglobe.com, its subsidiary, Tralliance, Registry Management and Tralliance
Registry Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Registry Management. In
connection with the closing, Registry Management assigned certain of its rights
and obligations with respect to the purchased assets of Tralliance to Tralliance
Registry Managment. Pursuant to the provisions of the Purchase Agreement,
theglobe (i) issued two hundred twenty nine million (229,000,000) shares of
its
common stock (the “Shares”) (the “Share Issuance”) and (ii) sold the business
and substantially all of the assets of its subsidiary, Tralliance to Tralliance
Registry Management (the “Asset Sale” and, together with the Share Issuance, the
“Sale” or “Purchase Transaction”) for (i) consideration totaling approximately
$6,409,800 and consisting of surrender to theglobe and satisfaction of secured
demand convertible promissory notes issued by theglobe and held by the Registry
Management in the aggregate principal amount of $4,250,000, together with all
accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $1,290,300 through the date of
the
closing of the Purchase Transaction and satisfaction of approximately $869,500
in outstanding rent and miscellaneous fees due and unpaid to Registry Management
through the date of closing of the Purchase Transaction, and (ii) an earn-out
equal to 10% of Tralliance Registry Management’s “net revenue” (as defined)
derived from “.travel” names registered by Tralliance Registry Management from
September 29, 2008 through May 5, 2015 (the “Earn-out”). Registry Management and
Tralliance Registry Management are directly or indirectly controlled by Michael
S. Egan, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and principal stockholder
and
each of our two remaining Board members own a minority interest in Registry
Management. After giving effect to the closing of the Purchase Transaction,
and
the issuance of the Shares thereunder, Mr. Egan now beneficially owns 76.68%
of
the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.
The
consideration of $6,409,800 received by theglobe has been allocated between
the
Share Issuance and the Tralliance Asset Sale based upon proportionate fair
values as of the date of closing of the Purchase Transaction. Additionally,
transaction costs consisting primarily of legal, accounting and other
professional fees, totaling approximately $158,000, were also incurred in
connection with the Purchase Transaction and allocated between the Share
Issuance and the Tralliance Asset Sale on the same proportionate fair value
basis. Such allocations resulted in a net allocation of approximately $3,678,000
to the Share Issuance, which has been credited to the Company’s Common Stock and
additional paid in capital accounts in its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2008, and a net allocation of approximately
$2,574,000 to the Tralliance Asset Sale. As a result of such allocations and
the
related write-off of assets sold to Tralliance Registry Management of
approximately $49,000, the Company recorded a gain on the Tralliance Asset
Sale
of approximately $2,525,000 in its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement
of
Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. The Company’s
operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 also
reflect a net benefit of approximately $1,176,000 related to the write-off
of
certain assets and liabilities, including prepaid assets, intangible assets
and
deferred revenue, which although not sold to Tralliance Registry Management,
were deemed to have either no future value to the Company or require no future
obligations by the Company subsequent to the Tralliance Asset Sale.
Due
to
various factors related to the collectability of Earn-out payments from
Tralliance Registry Management, including the current weak financial condition
of Tralliance Registry Management, the uncertainty of its ability to become
profitable in the future, and the fact that such Earn-out payments are payable
to theglobe over an extended period of time (approximately 6 ½ years), no
portion of the Earn-out was included in the purchase price for the Purchase
Transaction. Instead, the Company intends to recognize income related to the
Earn-out on a prospective basis as and to the extent that future Earn-out
payment are collected.
Commensurate
with the closing of the Purchase Agreement on September 29, 2008, the Company
also entered into several ancillary agreements. These agreements included an
Earn-out Agreement pursuant to which the aforementioned “net revenue” Earn-out
would be paid (the “Earn-out Agreement”), and Termination Agreements with each
of our executive officers (each a “Termination Agreement”). The minimum Earn-out
amount payable under the Earn-out Agreement will be at least $300,000 in the
first year of the Earn-out Agreement increasing by $25,000 in each subsequent
year (pro-rated for the final year of the Earn-out) with incremental Earn-out
payments to be determined and paid to the Company on an annual basis to the
extent that 10% of Tralliance Registry Management’s “net revenue” (as defined)
exceeds the minimum Earn-out amount payable for such year. Pursuant to the
Termination Agreements, the Company’s employment agreements with each of Michael
S. Egan, Edward A. Cespedes and Robin Segaul Lebowitz, the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer, President and Vice President of Finance, all dated August
1,
2003, respectively, were terminated. Notwithstanding the termination of these
employment agreements, each of Messrs. Egan, Cespedes and Ms. Lebowitz remains
as an officer and director of the Company.
In
connection with the closing of the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered
into a Master Services Agreement (“Services Agreement”) with Dancing Bear
Investments, Inc. (“Dancing Bear”), which is controlled by Mr. Egan. Under the
terms of the Services Agreement, for a fee of $20,000 per month ($240,000 per
annum), Dancing Bear will provide personnel and services to the Company so
as to
enable it to continue its existence as a public company without the necessity
of
any full-time employees of its own (after an initial transition period that
ends
December 31, 2008). The Services Agreement has an initial term of one year
and
is subject to renewal or early termination under certain events. Services under
the Services Agreement include, without limitation, accounting, assistance
with
financial reporting, accounts payable, treasury/financial planning, record
retention and secretarial and investor relations functions.
After
giving effect to the closing of the Purchase Transaction, theglobe has no
material operations or assets and no source of revenue other than the Earn-out.
The Purchase Transaction was not intended to result in theglobe “going private”
and theglobe presently intends to continue as a public company and make all
requisite filings under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to remain a
public company.
(4)
DEBT
Debt
consists of notes payable due to related parties, as summarized
below:
10
|
September 30, 2008
|
December 31, 2007
|
|||||
|
|||||||
2008
Revolving Loan Notes due to affiliates; due June 6, 2009
|
$
|
500,000
|
$
|
—
|
|||
|
|||||||
2007
Convertible Notes due to affiliates; due on demand
|
—
|
1,250,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
2005
Convertible Notes due to affiliates; due on demand
|
—
|
3,400,000
|
|||||
|
500,000
|
4,650,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
LESS:
Short-term portion
|
500,000
|
4,650,000
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Long-term
portion
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
On
June
6, 2008, the Company and its subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a
Revolving Loan Agreement with Dancing Bear Investments, Inc. (“Dancing Bear”),
pursuant to which Dancing Bear may loan up to $500,000 to the Company on a
revolving basis (the “Credit Line”). In connection with its entry into the
Credit Line, the Company borrowed $100,000 under the Credit Line. Subsequently,
on June 19, 2008, July 10, 2008 and August 6, 2008, the Company made additional
borrowings of $100,000 each under the Credit Line. On September 3, 2008, the
Company borrowed the final $100,000 available under the Credit Line. As of
September 30, 2008, outstanding principal and accrued interest of $500,000
and
$10,630, respectively, related to this Credit Line have been reflected as
current liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. All amounts
under the Credit Line, including principal and accrued interest, will become
due
and payable in one lump sum on the first anniversary date of the Credit Line,
or
sooner upon the occurrence of an event of default under the loan documentation.
All funds borrowed under the Credit Line may be prepaid in whole or in part,
without penalty, at any time during the term of the Credit Line. The Company
currently has no ability to repay this loan when due. Dancing Bear is controlled
by Michael S. Egan, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In connection
with
the Credit Line, the Company executed and delivered a promissory note to Dancing
Bear in the amount of $500,000 bearing interest at ten percent (10%) per annum
on the principal amount then outstanding. The Company’s subsidiaries
unconditionally guaranteed the Credit Line by entering into an Unconditional
Guaranty Agreement. All amounts outstanding from time to time under the Credit
Line are secured by a lien on all of the assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries pursuant to a Security Agreement with Dancing Bear.
On
June
10, 2008, Dancing Bear converted an aggregate of $400,000 of then outstanding
2007 Convertible Notes due to them by the Company into an aggregate of
40,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Additionally, as more fully
described in Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Stock Issuance,” on September 29,
2008, the Company closed upon a Purchase Transaction with certain entities
controlled by Mr. Egan whereby the Company (i) sold the business and
substantially all of the assets of its Tralliance Corporation subsidiary and
(ii) issued 229,000,000 shares of its Common Stock to such entities. As part
of
the consideration for the Purchase Transaction, the Company’s obligation to
repay all remaining outstanding principal and accrued interest due under secured
demand convertible promissory notes to entities controlled by Mr. Egan through
the date of closing of the Purchase Transaction, including outstanding principal
and accrued interest related to the 2007 Convertible Notes of $850,000 and
$139,850, respectively, and outstanding principal and accrued interest related
to the 2005 Convertible Notes of $3,400,000 and $1,150,465, respectively, were
terminated.
(5)
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In
March
2007, management and the Board of Directors of the Company made the decision
to
cease all activities related to its Computer Games businesses, including
discontinuing the operations of its magazine publications, games distribution
business and related websites. The Company’s decision to shutdown its computer
games businesses was based primarily on the historical losses sustained by
these
businesses during the recent past and management’s expectations of continued
future losses. As of September 30, 2008, all significant elements of its
computer games business shutdown plan have been completed by the Company, except
for the resolution and payment of remaining outstanding accounts
payables.
In
addition, in March 2007, management and the Board of Directors of the Company
decided to discontinue the operating, research and development activities of
its
VoIP telephony services business and terminate all of the remaining employees
of
the business.
The
Company’s decision to discontinue the operations of its VoIP telephony services
business was based primarily on the historical losses sustained by the business
during the past several years, management’s expectations of continued losses for
the foreseeable future and estimates of the amount of capital required to
attempt to successfully monetize its business. On April 2, 2007, theglobe agreed
to transfer to Michael Egan all of its VoIP intellectual property in
consideration for his agreement to provide the Security in connection with
the
MySpace litigation Settlement Agreement (See Note 8, “Litigation,” for further
discussion). The Company had previously written off the value of the VoIP
intellectual property as a result of its evaluation of the VoIP telephony
services business’ long-lived assets in connection with the preparation of the
Company’s 2004 year-end consolidated financial statements. As of September 30,
2008, all significant elements of its VoIP telephony services business shutdown
plan have been completed by the Company, except for the resolution of certain
vendor disputes and the payment of remaining outstanding vendor
payables.
Results
of operations for the Computer Games and VoIP telephony services businesses
have
been reported separately as “Discontinued Operations” in the accompanying
condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.
The
assets and liabilities of the computer games and VoIP telephony services
businesses have been included in the captions, “Assets of Discontinued
Operations” and “Liabilities of Discontinued Operations” in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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The
following is a summary of the assets and liabilities of the discontinued
operations of the computer games and VoIP telephony services businesses as
included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. A
significant portion of the net liabilities of discontinued operations at
September 30, 2008 relate to charges that have been disputed by the Company
and
for which estimates have been required.
|
September 30,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
|||||
Assets:
|
|||||||
Computer
Games
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
30,000
|
|||
|
—
|
30,000
|
|||||
VoIP
Telephony Services
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
assets of discontinued operations
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
30,000
|
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Computer
Games
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
35,584
|
$
|
35,584
|
|||
Subscriber
liability, net
|
4,971
|
5,397
|
|||||
|
40,555
|
40,981
|
|||||
VoIP
Telephony Services
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
1,573,795
|
1,632,653
|
|||||
Other
accrued expenses
|
228,710
|
228,710
|
|||||
|
1,802,505
|
1,861,363
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Total
liabilities of discontinued operations
|
$
|
1,843,060
|
$
|
1,902,344
|
12
Summarized
results of operations financial information for the discontinued operations
of
our computer games and VoIP telephony services businesses was as
follows:
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Computer
Games:
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Net
revenue
|
$
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—
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$
|
—
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$
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21,695
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$
|
608,415
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Income
(Loss) from operations, net of tax
|
$
|
(979
|
)
|
$
|
3,009
|
$
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16,810
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$
|
(143,247
|
)
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VoIP
Telephony Services
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Net
revenue
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
630
|
|||||
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Income
(Loss) from operations, net of tax
|
$
|
(2,117
|
)
|
$
|
248,187
|
$
|
2,054
|
$
|
(609,569
|
)
|
The
Company has estimated the costs expected to be incurred in shutting down its
computer games and VoIP telephony services businesses and has accrued charges
as
of September 30, 2008, as follows:
Computer
Games Division
|
Contract
Termination
Costs
|
Purchase Commitment
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Other
Costs
|
Total
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|
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|
|
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Shut-Down
costs expected to be incurred
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
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$
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24,235
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$
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24,235
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Included
in liabilities:
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Charged
to discontinued operations
|
$
|
115,000
|
$
|
106,000
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$
|
24,235
|
245,235
|
||||||
Payment
of costs
|
—
|
—
|
(24,235
|
)
|
(24,235
|
)
|
|||||||
Settlements
credited to discontinued operations
|
(115,000
|
)
|
(106,000
|
)
|
—
|
(221,000
|
)
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||||||
|
$
|
— |
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
VoIP
Telephony Services Division
|
Contract
Termination
Costs
|
|||
|
|
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Shut-Down
costs expected to be incurred
|
$
|
416,466
|
||
|
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Included
in liabilities:
|
||||
Charged
to discontinued operations
|
428,966
|
|||
Payment
of costs
|
$
|
(61,000
|
)
|
|
Settlements
credited to discontinued operations
|
(12,500
|
)
|
||
|
$
|
355,466
|
Net
current liabilities of discontinued operations at September 30, 2008 include
accounts payable and accruals totaling $355,466 related to the estimated
shut-down costs summarized above.
13
(6)
STOCK OPTION PLANS
We
have
several stock option plans under which nonqualified stock options may be granted
to officers, directors, other employees, consultants and advisors of the
Company. In general, options granted under the Company’s stock option plans
expire after a ten-year period and generally vest no later than three years
from
the date of grant. Incentive options granted to stockholders who own greater
than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company must be issued at 110% of the fair market value of the stock on the
date
the options are granted. As of September 30, 2008, there were approximately
8,021,000 shares available for grant under the Company’s stock option
plans.
No
stock
options were granted by the Company during the nine months ended September
30,
2008. A total of 100,000 stock options were granted during the nine months
ended
September 30, 2007, with a weighted-average fair value of $0.07. There were
no
stock option exercises during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and
2007.
Stock
option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was as
follows:
Total Options
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
|
||||||
Outstanding at December
31, 2007
|
16,340,660
|
$
|
0.40
|
||||
Granted
|
—
|
||||||
Exercised
|
—
|
||||||
Canceled
/ Expired
|
(1,377,000
|
)
|
1.27
|
||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2008
|
14,963,660
|
$
|
0.33
|
||||
Options
exercisable at September 30, 2008
|
14,841,168
|
$
|
0.33
|
The
weighted-average remaining contractual terms of both stock options outstanding
and stock options exercisable at September 30, 2008 was 5.5 years. The
aggregate intrinsic value of both options outstanding and stock options
exercisable at September 30, 2008 was $0.
Stock
compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting
period. Stock compensation expense totaling $20,707 was charged to operations
during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, including $1,278 of expense
resulting from the vesting of non-employee stock options. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2007, stock compensation expense of $136,872 charged to
operations included $5,796 of expense related to the vesting of non-employee
stock options and $35,468 from the accelerated vesting of stock options issued
to terminated employees.
At
September 30, 2008, there was approximately $10,400 of unrecognized compensation
expense related to unvested stock options which is expected to be recognized
over a weighted-average period of 0.9 years.
The
Company estimates the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by
using
the Black Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: no
dividend yield; a risk free interest rate based on the U.S. Treasury yield
in
effect at the time of grant; an expected option life based on historical and
expected exercise behavior; and expected volatility based on the historical
volatility of the Company’s stock price, over a time period that is consistent
with the expected life of the option.
(7)
INCOME TAXES
As
of
December 31, 2007, we had net operating loss carryforwards which may be
potentially available for U.S. tax purposes of approximately $167 million.
These
carryforwards expire through 2027. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 imposes
substantial restrictions on the utilization of net operating losses and tax
credits in the event of an “ownership change” of a corporation. Due to various
significant changes in our ownership interests, as defined in the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that occurred prior to December 31, 2007,
we
have substantially limited the availability of our net operating loss
carryforwards.
Primarily
as a result of the sale of its Tralliance business on September 29, 2008 (see
Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance”), the Company recorded total
income before income taxes of approximately $2,291,000 for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2008. The Company believes that it has sufficient net operating
loss carryforwards available to offset such income for regular income tax
purposes, and as a result has recorded no federal or state income tax provision
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. However, a federal Alternative
Minimum Tax is expected to be payable on such income. In this regard, an income
tax expense of $44,919 was provided and accrued as of September 30,
2008.
14
(8)
LITIGATION
On
June
1, 2006, MySpace, Inc. (“MySpace”), a Delaware corporation, filed a lawsuit in
the United States District Court for the Central District of California against
theglobe.com, inc. (the “Company”). We were served with the lawsuit on June 6,
2006. MySpace alleged that the Company sent at least 100,000 unsolicited and
unauthorized commercial email messages to MySpace members using MySpace user
accounts improperly established by the Company, that the user accounts were
used
in a false and misleading fashion and that the Company's alleged activities
constituted violations of the CAN-SPAM Act, the Lanham Act and California
Business & Professions Code § 17529.5 (the “California Act”), as well as
trademark infringement, false advertising, breach of contract, breach of the
covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unfair competition. MySpace sought
monetary penalties, damages and injunctive relief for these alleged violations.
It asserted entitlement to recover "a minimum of" $62.3 million of damages,
in
addition to three times the amount of MySpace's actual damages and/or
disgorgement of the Company's purported profits from alleged violations of
the
Lanham Act, punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. Subsequent discovery in the
case disclosed that the total number of unsolicited messages was approximately
400,000.
On
February 28, 2007, the Court entered an order (the “Order”) granting in part
MySpace’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the Company was liable for
violation of the CAN-SPAM Act and the California Business & Professions
Code, and for breach of contract (as embodied in MySpace’s “Terms of Service”
contract). The Order also upheld as valid that portion of MySpace’s Terms of
Service contract which provides for liquidated damages of $50 per email message
sent after March 17, 2006 in violation of such Terms. The Company estimated
that
approximately 110,000 of the emails in question were sent after such date,
which
could have resulted in damages of approximately $5.5 million. In addition,
the
CAN-SPAM Act provided for statutory damages of between $100 and $300 per email
sent in violation of the statute. Total damages under CAN-SPAM could therefore
have ranged between about $40 million to about $120 million. In addition, under
the California Act, statutory damages of $1,000,000 “per incident” could have
been assessed.
On
March
15, 2007, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with MySpace whereby
it agreed to pay MySpace $2,550,000 on or before April 5, 2007 in exchange
for a
mutual release of all claims against one another, including any claims against
the Company’s directors and officers. As part of the settlement, Michael Egan,
the Company’s CEO, who is also an affiliate of the Company, agreed to enter into
an agreement with MySpace on or before April 5th
pursuant
to which he would, among other things, provide a letter of credit, cash or
other
equivalent security (collectively, “Security”) in form and substance
satisfactory to MySpace. Such Security was to expire and be released (and in
fact did expire and was released) on the 100th
day
following the Company’s payment of the foregoing $2,550,000 so long as no
bankruptcy petition, assignment for the benefit of creditors or like
liquidation, reorganization or insolvency proceeding was instituted or filed
related to the Company during such 100-day period. In accordance with SFAS
No.
5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” the $2,550,000 payment required by the
Settlement Agreement was accrued and has been included in current liabilities
in
the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 and has been reflected
as
an expense of discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of
operations for the year ended December 31, 2006.
On
April
2, 2007, theglobe agreed to transfer to Michael Egan all of its VoIP
intellectual property in consideration for his agreement to provide the Security
in connection with the Settlement Agreement. On April 13, 2007, Michael Egan
and
an entity wholly-owned by Michael Egan, and MySpace entered into a Security
Agreement, an Indemnity Agreement and an Escrow Agreement (the “Security
Agreements”) providing for the Security. On April 18, 2007, theglobe paid
MySpace $2,550,000 in cash as settlement of the claims. MySpace and theglobe
filed a consent judgment and stipulated permanent injunction with the Court
on
April 19, 2007, which among other things, dismissed all claims alleged in the
lawsuit with prejudice.
On
and
after August 3, 2001 six putative shareholder class action lawsuits were filed
against the Company, certain of its current and former officers and directors
(the “Individual Defendants”), and several investment banks that were the
underwriters of the Company's initial public offering and secondary offering.
The lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York. A Consolidated Amended Complaint, which is now the
operative complaint, was filed in the Southern District of New York on April
19,
2002.
The
lawsuit purports to be a class action filed on behalf of purchasers of the
stock
of the Company during the period from November 12, 1998 through December 6,
2000. The purported class action alleges violations of Sections 11 and 15 of
the
Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and Sections 10(b), Rule 10b-5 and 20(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”). Plaintiffs allege that
the underwriter defendants agreed to allocate stock in the Company's initial
public offering and its secondary offering to certain investors in exchange
for
excessive and undisclosed commissions and agreements by those investors to
make
additional purchases of stock in the aftermarket at pre-determined prices.
Plaintiffs allege that the Prospectuses for the Company's initial public
offering and its secondary offering were false and misleading and in violation
of the securities laws because it did not disclose these arrangements. The
action seeks damages in an unspecified amount. On October 9, 2002, the Court
dismissed the Individual Defendants from the case without prejudice. This
dismissal disposed of the Section 15 and 20(a) control person claims without
prejudice. On December 5, 2006, the Second Circuit vacated a decision by the
district court granting class certification in six of the coordinated cases,
which are intended to serve as test, or “focus,” cases. The plaintiffs selected
these six cases, which do not include the Company. On April 6, 2007, the Second
Circuit denied a petition for rehearing filed by the plaintiffs, but noted
that
the plaintiffs could ask the district court to certify more narrow classes
than
those that were rejected.
On
August
14, 2007, the plaintiffs filed amended complaints in the six focus cases. The
amended complaints include a number of changes, such as changes to the
definition of the purported class of investors, and the elimination of the
individual defendants as defendants. On September 27, 2007, the plaintiffs
moved
to certify a class in the six focus cases. On November 14, 2007, the issuers
and
the underwriters named as defendants in the six focus cases filed motions to
dismiss the amended complaints against them. On March 26, 2008, the District
Court dismissed the Section 11 claims of those members of the putative classes
in the focus cases who sold their securities for a price in excess of the
initial offering price and those who purchased outside the previously certified
class period. With respect to all other claims, the motions to dismiss were
denied. On October 10, 2008, at the request of the plaintiffs, the plaintiffs’
motion for class certification was withdrawn, without prejudice.
Due
to
the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company cannot accurately predict
the ultimate outcome of the matter. We cannot predict whether we will be able
to
renegotiate a settlement that complies with the Second Circuit’s mandate.
If the Company is found liable, we are unable to estimate or predict the
potential damages that might be awarded, whether such damages would be greater
than the Company’s insurance coverage, and whether such damages would have a
material impact on our results of operations or financial condition in any
future period.
The
Company is currently a party to certain other claims and disputes arising in
the
ordinary course of business, including certain disputes related to vendor
charges incurred primarily as the result of the failure and subsequent shutdown
of its discontinued VoIP telephony services business. The Company believes
that
it has recorded adequate accruals on its balance sheet to cover such disputed
charges and is seeking to resolve and settle such disputed charges for amounts
substantially less than recorded amounts. An adverse outcome in any of these
matters, however, could materially and adversely effect our financial position,
utilize a significant portion of our cash resources and adversely affect our
ability our ability to continue as a going concern (see Note 5, “Discontinued
Operations”).
15
(9)
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As
more
fully discussed in Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance,” on September
29, 2008, the Company closed upon a definitive agreement whereby it (i) sold
the
business and substantially all of the assets of its Tralliance Corporation
subsidiary to Tralliance Registry Management and (ii) issued 229,000,000 shares
of its Common Stock (the “Shares”) to Registry Management (the “Purchase
Transaction”). Tralliance Registry Management and Registry Management are
entities directly or indirectly controlled by Michael S. Egan, our Chairman
and
Chief Executive Officer and principal stockholder, and each of our two remaining
executive officers and Board members, Edward A. Cespedes, our President, and
Robin Segaul Lebowitz, our Vice President of Finance, own a minority interest
in
Registry Management. After giving effect to the closing of the Purchase
Transaction and the issuance of the Shares thereunder, Mr. Egan now beneficially
owns 76.68% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.
In
connection with the Purchase Transaction, the Company received (i) consideration
totaling approximately $6,409,800 and consisting of the surrender to theglobe
and satisfaction of secured demand convertible promissory notes issued by
theglobe and held by Registry Management in the aggregate principal amount
of
$4,250,000, together with all accrued and unpaid interest of approximately
$1,290,300 through the date of closing of the Purchase Transaction and
satisfaction of approximately $869,500 in outstanding rent and miscellaneous
fees due and unpaid to the Registry Management through the date of closing
of
the Purchase Transaction, and (ii) an earn-out equal to 10% (subject to certain
minimums) of Tralliance Registry Management’s “net revenue” (as defined) derived
from “.travel” names registered by Tralliance Registry Management from September
29, 2008 through May 5, 2015 (the “Earn-out”). The minimum Earn-out payable by
Tralliance Registry Management to theglobe will be at least $300,000 in the
first year of the Earn-out Agreement, increasing by $25,000 each subsequent
year
(pro-rated for the final year of the Earn-out).
Commensurate
with the closing of the Purchase Transaction, on September 29, 2008, the Company
also entered into Termination Agreements with each of its executive officers
(each a “Termination Agreement”). Pursuant to the Termination Agreements, the
Company’s employment agreements with each of Michael S. Egan, Edward A. Cespedes
and Robin Segaul Lebowitz, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice
President of Finance, all dated August 1, 2003, respectively, were terminated.
Notwithstanding the termination of these employment agreements, each of Messrs.
Egan, Cespedes and Ms. Lebowitz remains as an officer and director of the
Company.
In
connection with the closing of the Purchase Transaction, the Company also
entered into a Master Services Agreement (“Services Agreement”) with Dancing
Bear Investments, Inc. (“Dancing Bear”), an entity which is controlled by Mr.
Egan. Under the terms of the Services Agreement, for a fee of $20,000 per month
($240,000 per annum), Dancing Bear will provide personnel and services to the
Company so as to enable it to continue its existence as a public company without
the necessity of any full-time employees of its own (after an initial transition
period that ends December 31, 2008). The Services Agreement has an initial
term
of one year and is subject to renewal or early termination under certain events.
Services under the Services Agreement include, without limitation, accounting,
assistance with financial reporting, accounts payable, treasury/financial
planning, record retention and secretarial and investor relations functions.
A
total of $667 related to the Services Agreement has been expensed and accrued
as
of September 30, 2008.
As
more
fully discussed in Note 4 “Debt,” on June 6, 2008, the Company and its
subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a Revolving Loan Agreement with
Dancing Bear, pursuant to which Dancing Bear may loan up to $500,000 to the
Company on a revolving basis (the “Credit Line”). In connection with its entry
into the Credit Line, the Company borrowed $100,000 under the Credit Line.
Subsequently, on June 19, 2008, July 10, 2008 and August 6, 2008, the Company
made additional borrowings of $100,000 each under the Credit Line. On September
3, 2008, the Company borrowed the final $100,000 available under the Credit
Line. All borrowings under the Credit Line, including accrued interest on
borrowed funds at the rate of 10% per annum, are due and payable in one lump
sum
on the first anniversary date of the Credit Line, or June 6, 2009, or sooner
upon the occurrence of an event of default under the loan documentation. All
amounts outstanding from time to time under the Credit Line are secured by
a
lien on all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Also,
as
more fully described in Note 4, “Debt,” on June 10, 2008 Dancing Bear converted
an aggregate of $400,000 of outstanding 2007 Convertible Notes due to them
by
the Company into an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock.
Several
entities controlled by the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (the
“Related Entities”) have provided services to the Company, including: the lease
of office space; and the outsourcing of customer services, human resources
and
payroll processing functions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007, $354,389 and $339,298 of expense related to these services was
recorded, respectively. In connection with the Purchase Transaction discussed
above and in Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance,” all of the
receivables owed by the Company to the Related Entities as of the date of
closing of the Purchase Transaction, totaling $869,500, were assigned and
contributed to Registry Management, who then surrendered their right to receive
payment for such obligations from the Company as part of the consideration
for
the Purchase Transaction.
Tralliance
was a party to a Bulk Registration Co-Marketing Agreement (the “Co-Marketing
Agreement”) entered into in December 2007 with Labigroup Holdings, LLC
(“Labigroup”), a private entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. Our remaining directors also own a minority interest in
Labigroup. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, Labigroup registered
10,595 “.travel” domain names and was charged $42,380 in fees and costs by
Tralliance under the Co-Marketing Agreement. A total of $12,026 of such fees
and
costs remain unpaid at September 30, 2008. Additionally, during the first
quarter of 2008, Labigroup paid in full the $412,050 balance of fees and costs
owed to Tralliance under the Co-Marketing Agreement as of December 31, 2007.
As
part of the sale of its Tralliance business on September 29, 2008, all of the
Company’s rights and obligations under the Co-Marketing Agreement were assigned
to Tralliance Registry Management.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Form
10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws that relate to future events or our future financial
performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by
terminology, such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan,"
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "project," "predict," "intend," "potential"
or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology,
although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. In addition,
these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding:
·
|
the
outcome of pending litigation;
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|
our
ability to negotiate favorable settlements with unsecured
creditors;
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|
|
·
|
our
ability to successfully resolve certain disputed
liabilities;
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·
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our
estimates or expectations of continued losses;
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·
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our
expectations regarding future revenue and
expenses;
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·
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our
ability to raise additional and sufficient capital; and
|
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·
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our
ability to continue to operate as a going
concern.
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These
statements are only predictions. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot
guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
We
are not required to and do not intend to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this Form 10-Q or to conform these statements
to
actual results. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the
forward-looking events discussed in this Form 10-Q might not occur. Actual
results, levels of activity, performance, achievements and events may vary
significantly from those implied by the forward-looking statements. A
description of risks that could cause our results to vary appears under "Risk
Factors" and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. The following discussion should be
read together in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and the audited
consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements contained in
the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
OVERVIEW
As
more
fully discussed in the section below entitled “Sale of Tralliance and Share
Issuance,” on September 29, 2008, theglobe.com, inc. (the “Company” or
“theglobe”) consummated the sale of the business and substantially all of the
assets of its Tralliance Corporation subsidiary (“Tralliance”) to an entity
controlled by Michael S. Egan, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. We acquired Tralliance on May 9, 2005 and from the date of acquisition
until September 29, 2008, Tralliance operated as the registry for the “.travel”
top-level Internet domain.
As
part
of the consideration for the sale of its Tralliance business, theglobe will
receive an earn-out equal to 10% of the “net revenue” derived from “.travel”
names registered by the acquirer, Tralliance Registry Management, from September
29, 2008 through May 5, 2015 (the “Earn-out”). The minimum Earn-out payable to
theglobe will be at least $300 thousand in the first year following closing,
increasing by $25 thousand in each subsequent year (pro-rated for the final
year
of the Earn-out). Immediately following the sale of its Tralliance business,
theglobe became a shell company with no material operations or assets and no
source of revenue other than under the Earn-out. theglobe presently intends
to
continue as a public company and make all the requisite filings under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. It has no current intent to seek to acquire
or start any other businesses. It is expected that theglobe’s future operating
expenses as a public shell company will consist of customary public company
expenses, including accounting, financial reporting, legal, audit and other
related public company costs. For financial reporting purposes, theglobe will
continue to report the financial position and results of operation of its
Tralliance business as a component of its continuing operations.
In
March
2007, management and the Board of Directors of the Company made the decision
to
cease all activities related to its computer games and VoIP telephony services
businesses. Results of operations for the computer games and VoIP telephony
services businesses have been reported separately as “Discontinued Operations”
in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for all
periods presented. The assets and liabilities of the computer games and VoIP
telephony services have been included in the captions, “Assets of Discontinued
Operations” and “Liabilities of Discontinued Operations” in the accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets.
SALE
OF TRALLIANCE AND SHARE ISSUANCE
On
September 29, 2008, the Company closed upon a definitive agreement whereby
it
(i) sold the business and substantially all of the assets of its Tralliance
Corporation subsidiary to Tralliance Registry Management and (ii) issued 229
million shares of its Common Stock (the “Shares”) to Registry Management (the
“Purchase Transaction”) (see Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance” in
the accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements). Tralliance Registry Management and Registry Management are entities
directly or indirectly controlled by Michael S. Egan, our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer and principal stockholder, and each of our two remaining
executive officers and Board members, Edward A. Cespedes, our President, and
Robin Segaul Lebowitz, our Vice President of Finance, own a minority interest
in
Registry Management. After giving effect to the closing of the Purchase
Transaction and the issuance of the Shares thereunder, Mr. Egan now beneficially
owns 76.68% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.
In
connection with the Purchase Transaction, the Company received (i) consideration
totaling approximately $6.4 million which consisted of the surrender to theglobe
and satisfaction of secured demand convertible promissory notes issued by
theglobe and held by Registry Management in the aggregate principal amount
of
$4.25 million, together with all accrued and unpaid interest of approximately
$1.3 million through the date of closing of the Purchase Transaction and
satisfaction of approximately $870 thousand in outstanding rent and
miscellaneous fees due and unpaid to the Registry Management through the date
of
closing of the Purchase Transaction, and (ii) an earn-out equal to 10% (subject
to certain minimums) of Tralliance Registry Management’s “net revenue” (as
defined) derived from “.travel” names registered by Tralliance Registry
Management from September 29, 2008 through May 5, 2015 (the “Earn-out”). The
minimum Earn-out payable by Tralliance Registry Management to theglobe will
be
at least $300 thousand in the first year of the Earn-out Agreement, increasing
by $25 thousand each subsequent year (pro-rated for the final year of the
Earn-out).
Commensurate
with the closing of the Purchase Transaction, on September 29, 2008, the Company
also entered into Termination Agreements with each of its executive officers
(each a “Termination Agreement”). Pursuant to the Termination Agreements, the
Company’s employment agreements with each of Michael S. Egan, Edward A. Cespedes
and Robin Segaul Lebowitz, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice
President of Finance, all dated August 1, 2003, respectively, were terminated.
Notwithstanding the termination of these employment agreements, each of Messrs.
Egan, Cespedes and Ms. Lebowitz remains as an officer and director of the
Company.
In
connection with the closing of the Purchase Transaction, the Company also
entered into a Master Services Agreement (“Services Agreement”) with Dancing
Bear Investments, Inc. (“Dancing Bear”), an entity which is controlled by Mr.
Egan. Under the terms of the Services Agreement, for a fee of $20 thousand
per
month ($240 thousand per annum), Dancing Bear will provide personnel and
services to the Company so as to enable it to continue its existence as a public
company without the necessity of any full-time employees of its own (after
an
initial transition period that ends December 31, 2008). The Services Agreement
has an initial term of one year and is subject to renewal or early termination
under certain events. Services under the Services Agreement include, without
limitation, accounting, assistance with financial reporting, accounts payable,
treasury/financial planning, record retention and secretarial and investor
relations functions.
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BASIS
OF PRESENTATION OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
We
received a report from our independent accountants, relating to our December
31,
2007 audited financial statements, containing a paragraph stating that our
recurring losses from operations and our accumulated deficit raise substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management believes
that
the recent sale of its Tralliance business on September 29, 2008 will
significantly reduce the amount of operating and cash flow losses previously
sustained by the Company. However, management does not believe that the sale
of
its Tralliance business will in itself allow the Company to become profitable
and generate operating cash flows sufficient to fund its operations and pay
its
existing current liabilities (including those liabilities related to its
discontinued operations) in the foreseeable future. Based upon our current
cash
resources and without the infusion of additional capital, management does not
believe the Company can operate as a going concern for any significant length
of
time beyond the end of December 2008. See “Future and Critical Need for Capital”
section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for further details.
Our
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
on
a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly,
our
condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities
that
might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going
concern.
Due
to
the sale of Tralliance and the Share Issuance on September 29, 2008, the results
of operations for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 and the nine
month period ended September 30, 2008 are not comparable with their
corresponding periods in the prior year.
THREE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 COMPARED TO
THE
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
NET
REVENUE. Net revenue totaled approximately $2.1 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2008 as compared to approximately $600 thousand for the
three months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of approximately $1.5 million
from the prior year period. The increase is primarily attributable to
revenue recognized during the current quarter of approximately $1.5 million
related to the write-off of deferred revenue as a result of the sale of the
Company’s Tralliance business on September 29, 2008. See Note 3, “Sale of
Tralliance and Share Issuance” in the accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
COST
OF
REVENUE. Cost of revenue totaled approximately $125 thousand for the three
months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $58 thousand from the $183
thousand reported for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Cost of
revenue consists primarily of fees paid to third party service providers which
furnish outsourced services, including verification of registration eligibility,
maintenance of the “.travel” directory of consumer-oriented registrant travel
data, as well as other services. Fees for some of these services vary based
on
transaction levels or transaction types. Fees for outsourced services have
generally been deferred and amortized to cost of revenue over the term of the
related domain name registration. The decrease in cost of revenue as compared
to
the 2007 third quarter was due primarily to a decrease in registration
eligibility verification costs of approximately $139 thousand due mainly to
Tralliance’s continued emphasis on performing verification of registration
eligibility in-house rather than utilizing third party providers. Such decrease
was partially offset by cost of revenue charges of approximately $101 thousand
related to the write-off of prepaid registration eligibility verification and
other prepaid registration fees which were deemed to have no future value as
a
result of the sale of the Company’s Tralliance business on September 29, 2008.
SALES
AND
MARKETING. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries and
related expenses of sales and marketing personnel, commissions, consulting,
advertising and marketing costs, public relations expenses and promotional
activities. Sales and marketing expenses totaled approximately $90 thousand
for
the three months ended September 30, 2008 versus $439 thousand for the same
period in 2007, a decrease of $349. Beginning in the third quarter of 2006
and
continuing through 2007, Tralliance engaged several outside parties to promote
its registry operations and the www.search.travel website internationally.
These
engagements were either terminated or renegotiated by the end of 2007 resulting
in an expense decrease of approximately $150 thousand in the three months ended
September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period of 2007. Additional decreases
in web development and software expense of $116 thousand, travel and
entertainment expense of $44 thousand and advertising expense of $28 thousand
contributed to the overall decline in sales and marketing expense in the third
quarter of 2008 as compared to the third quarter of 2007.
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GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of salaries and other personnel costs related to management, finance
and accounting functions, facilities, outside legal and professional fees,
information-technology consulting, directors and officers insurance, and general
corporate overhead costs. General and administrative expenses totaled
approximately $436 thousand in the third quarter of 2008 as compared to $615
thousand for the same quarter of the prior year, a decrease of approximately
$179 thousand. Legal and professional fees in the third quarter of 2008
decreased $159 thousand as compared to the same period of 2007.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS. Related party transaction expense consists of rent for
the
Company’s office space and the fees associated with outsourcing the customer
service, human resources and payroll processing functions to entities controlled
by theglobe’s management. Related party transactions totaled approximately $105
thousand in the third quarter of 2008 as compared to $84 thousand in the third
quarter of 2007; an increase of $21 thousand.
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION. Depreciation and amortization expense totaled approximately
$299 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to
$61
thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The $238 thousand
increase is attributable mainly to intangible asset amortization expense of
approximately $250 thousand recorded in the current year and related to the
write-off of the remaining net book value of intangible assets which were deemed
to have no future value as the result of the sale of the Company’s Tralliance
business on September 29, 2008.
GAIN
ON
TRALLIANCE ASSET SALE. During the three months ended September 30, 2008, the
Company recorded a gain of approximately $2.5 million related to the sale of
its
Tralliance business on September 29, 2008.
RELATED
PARTY INTEREST EXPENSE. Related party interest expense for the third quarter
of
2008 was approximately $116 thousand as compared to $860 thousand for the same
period of 2007, a decrease of approximately $744 thousand. During the third
quarter of 2007, $750 thousand of non-cash interest expense was recorded related
to the beneficial conversion features of the $750 thousand in convertible
promissory notes acquired by an entity controlled by our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer during that quarter.
INCOME
TAXES. The provision for income taxes for the third quarter of 2008 consists
of
$45 thousand in federal alternative minimum taxes recorded and accrued as of
September 30, 2008 (see Note 7,”Income Taxes” in the accompanying Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further
details).
DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
Discontinued
operations generated a net loss of approximately $3 thousand for the third
quarter of 2008 as compared to a net income of $251 thousand during the third
quarter of 2007 and is summarized as follows:
|
Computer
Games
|
VoIP
Telephony
Services
|
Total
|
|||||||
Three
months ended September 30, 2008:
|
||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||
Operating
expenses
|
979
|
2,117
|
3,096
|
|||||||
Other
income, net
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||
|
$
|
(979
|
)
|
$
|
(2,117
|
)
|
$
|
(3,096
|
)
|
The
net
credit in operating expenses reported by the VoIP telephony services division
for the three months ended September 30, 2007 resulted principally from the
favorable settlement of a disputed vendor contract during that
quarter.
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NINE
MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 COMPARED TO
THE
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
NET
REVENUE. Net revenue totaled approximately $3.2 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 as compared to approximately $1.7 million for the
nine
months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $1.5 million. The increase
is
primarily attributable to revenue recognized during the current period of
approximately $1.5 million related to the write-off of deferred revenue as
a
result of the sale of the Company’s Tralliance business on September 29,
2008.
COST
OF
REVENUE. Cost of revenue totaled $274 thousand for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, a decrease of approximately $103 thousand from the $377
thousand reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease
in
cost of revenue as compared to the prior year period was due primarily to a
decrease in registration eligibility verification costs of approximately $144
thousand due mainly to Tralliance’s continued emphasis on performing
verification of registration eligibility in-house rather than utilizing third
party providers. Additionally, Tralliance brought the hosting of the .travel
directory in-house in October 2007, generating a cost savings of approximately
$53 thousand in the current period compared to the prior year. Such decreases
were partially offset by cost of revenue charges of approximately $101 thousand
related to the write-off of prepaid registration eligibility verification and
other prepaid registration fees which were deemed to have no future value as
a
result of the sale of the Company’s Tralliance business on September 29, 2008.
SALES
AND
MARKETING. Sales and marketing expenses totaled $387 thousand for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 versus $1.7 million for the same period in
2007,
a decrease of approximately $1.3 million. During the first nine months of 2007,
sales and marketing costs related to the Company’s search.travel website were
$467 thousand; the Company sold the www.search.travel website in December 2007.
In April 2007 Tralliance introduced the .travel domain name in China; the
one-time cost associated with the launch event was approximately $155 thousand.
Beginning in the third quarter of 2006 and continuing through 2007 Tralliance
engaged several outside parties to promote its registry operations
internationally. These relationships were either terminated or renegotiated
in
the fourth quarter of 2007 which resulted in a decrease in sales and marketing
costs of approximately $468 thousand in the nine months ended September 30,
2008
as compared to the same period of 2007. Additionally, public relations cost
declined $112 thousand in the first nine months of 2008 compared to the same
period of 2007.
GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. General and administrative expenses totaled
approximately $1.6 million in the first nine months of 2008 as compared to
approximately $2.8 million for the same period of the prior year, a decrease
of
approximately $1.2 million. During the first nine months of 2007 the Company
restructured and reduced administrative staff resulting in a $712 thousand
decrease in personnel cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared
to the same period of 2007. Travel and entertainment expense was reduced by
approximately $165 thousand in the first nine months of 2008 from the comparable
period of 2007. Also contributing to the overall reduction in general and
administrative expenses in the first nine months of 2008 as compared to the
same
period of 2007 was a reduction of approximately $77 thousand in professional
fees and an approximate $41 thousand reduction in insurance
expenses.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS. Related party transaction expense consists of rent for
the
Company’s office space and the fees associated with outsourcing the customer
service, human resources and payroll processing functions to entities controlled
by theglobe’s management. Related party transactions totaled approximately $389
thousand for the first nine months of 2008 as compared to approximately $367
thousand for the first nine months of 2007.
DEPRECIATION
AND AMORTIZATION. Depreciation and amortization expense totaled approximately
$399 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $183
thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The $216 thousand
increase is attributable mainly to intangible asset amortization expense of
approximately $250 thousand recorded in the current year and related to the
write-off of the remaining net book value of intangible assets which were deemed
to have no future value as a result of the sale of the Company’s Tralliance
business on September 29, 2008.
GAIN
ON
TRALLIANCE ASSET SALE. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the
Company recorded a gain of approximately $2.5 million related to the sale of
its
Tralliance business on September 29, 2008.
RELATED
PARTY INTEREST EXPENSE. Related party interest expense for the nine months
ended
September 30, 2008 was approximately $346 thousand compared to $1.5 million
in
the same period of 2007, a $1.2 million decrease. During the second quarter
and
third quarter of 2007, a total of 1.25 million of non-cash interest expense
was
recorded related to the beneficial conversion features of a total of $1.25
million in convertible promissory notes acquired by an entity controlled by
its
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
INTEREST
INCOME (EXPENSE), NET. Net interest income of approximately $3 thousand was
reported for the first nine months of 2008 compared to total net interest income
of $56 thousand reported for the same period of the prior year. As a result
of
the Company’s net losses incurred during 2007 and 2008 the Company had a lower
level of funds available for investment during the 2008 period as compared
to
the same period of the prior year.
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DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
The
net
income from discontinued operations totaled approximately $19 thousand in the
first nine months of 2008 as compared to a net loss of approximately $753
thousand during the first nine months of 2007 and is summarized as
follows:
|
Computer
Games
|
VoIP
Telephony
Services
|
Total
|
|||||||
Nine
months ended September 30, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net
revenue
|
$
|
21,695
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
21,695
|
||||
Operating
expenses
|
5,027
|
4,946
|
9,973
|
|||||||
Other
income, net
|
142
|
7,000
|
7,142
|
|||||||
|
$
|
16,810
|
$
|
2,054
|
$
|
18,864
|
As
discussed earlier, the Company made the decision to shutdown the operation
of
both its computer games and VoIP telephony services lines of business in March
2007.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
CASH
FLOW ITEMS
As
of
September 30, 2008, theglobe had approximately $45 thousand in cash and cash
equivalents as compared to approximately $631 thousand as of December 31, 2007.
Net cash flows used in operating activities of continuing operations totaled
approximately $915 thousand and $3.2 million, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, or a decrease of approximately $2.3
million. Such decrease was attributable primarily to a lower net loss from
continuing operations (after adjustments for the non-cash impacts attributable
to the Tralliance Asset Sale in the current period and the non-cash impact
related to beneficial conversion features of debt in the prior year) for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine months ended September
30, 2007.
Approximately
$17 thousand in net cash flows were used in the operating activities of
discontinued operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as
compared to a net cash flow usage of approximately $3.1 million during the
same
period of the prior year. Such decrease was attributable to the shutdown of
the
Company’s computer games and VoIP telephony services businesses in March
2007.
Net
cash
flows from investing activities and net cash flows from financing activities
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008, included allocations of $65 thousand
and $93 thousand, respectively, related to transaction costs incurred in
connection with the Purchase Transaction that was consummated on September
29,
2008. Net cash flows from financing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 also included proceeds of $500 thousand borrowed under a
Revolving Loan Agreement with Dancing Bear Investments, Inc., an entity
controlled by the Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Net cash flows
from financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 included
proceeds of $1.25 million related to secured demand convertible notes issued
to
Dancing Bear Investments, Inc.
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FUTURE
AND CRITICAL NEED FOR CAPITAL
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
on
a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly,
the
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to
the
recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be
necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. However,
for the reasons described below, Company management does not believe that cash
on hand and cash flow generated internally by the Company will be adequate
to
fund its limited overhead and other cash requirements beyond a short period
of
time. These reasons raise significant doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
the Company was able to continue operating as a going concern due principally
to
funding of $1.25 million received during 2007 from the sale of secured
convertible demand promissory notes (the “2007 Convertible Notes”) to an entity
controlled by Michael S. Egan, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
additional funding of $380 thousand provided from the sale of all of the
Company’s rights related to its www.search.travel domain name and website to an
entity also controlled by Mr. Egan in December 2007 and funding of $500 thousand
received during 2008 under a Revolving Loan Agreement with an entity also
controlled by Mr. Egan (See Note 4, “Debt” and Note 9, “Related Party
Transactions” for further details).
At
September 30, 2008, the Company had a net working capital deficit of
approximately $3.1 million, inclusive of a cash and cash equivalents balance
of
approximately $45 thousand. Such working capital deficit included (i) a total
of
approximately $511 thousand in principal and accrued interest owed under the
aforementioned Revolving Loan Agreement to an entity controlled by Mr. Egan,
and
(ii) an aggregate of approximately $2.8 million in unsecured accounts payable
and accrued expenses owed to vendors and other non-related third parties (of
which approximately $1.8 million relates to liabilities of our VOIP telephony
service discontinued business, with a significant portion of such liabilities
related to charges which have been disputed by theglobe). theglobe believes
that
its ability to continue as a going concern for any significant length of time
in
the future will be heavily dependent, among other things, on its ability to
prevail and avoid making any payments with respect to such disputed vendor
charges and/or to negotiate favorable settlements (including discounted payment
and/or payment term concessions) with the aforementioned creditors.
As
more
fully discussed in Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance,” on September
29, 2008, the Company closed upon an agreement whereby it (i) sold the business
and substantially all of the assets of its Tralliance Corporation subsidiary
to
Tralliance Registry Management Company, LLC (“Tralliance Registry Management”)
and (ii) issued 229 million shares of its Common Stock, (the “Shares”), to The
Registry Management Company, LLC (“Registry Management”), (the “Purchase
Transaction”). Tralliance Registry Management and Registry Management are
entities controlled by Michael S. Egan. The closing of the Purchase Transaction
resulted in the cancellation of all of the Company’s remaining Convertible Debt,
related accrued interest and rent and accounts payable owed to entities
controlled by Mr. Egan as of the date of closing (totaling approximately $6.4
million). However, the Company continues to be obligated to repay its principal
borrowings totaling $500 thousand, plus accrued interest at the rate of 10%
per
annum, due to an entity controlled by Mr. Egan under the aforementioned
Revolving Loan Agreement. All unpaid borrowings under the Revolving Loan
Agreement, including accrued interest, are due and payable by the Company in
one
lump sum on the earlier of (i) June 6, 2009, or (ii) the occurrence of an event
of default as defined in the Revolving Loan Agreement. The Company currently
has
no ability to repay this loan when due. All borrowings under the Revolving
Loan
Agreement are secured by a pledge of all of the assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries. After giving effect to the closing of the Purchase Transaction
and
the issuance of the Shares thereunder, Mr. Egan now beneficially owns 76.68%
of
the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.
As
additional consideration under the Purchase Transaction, Tralliance Registry
Management is obligated to pay an earn-out to theglobe equal to 10% (subject
to
certain minimums) of Tralliance Registry Management’s net revenue (as defined)
derived from “.travel” names registered by Tralliance Registry Management from
September 29, 2008 through May 5, 2015 (the “Earn-out”). The minimum Earn-out
payable by Tralliance Registry Management to theglobe will be at least $300
thousand in the first year, increasing by $25 thousand in each subsequent year
(pro-rated for the final year of the Earn-out).
In
connection with the closing of the Purchase Transaction, the Company also
entered into a Master Services Agreement with an entity controlled by Mr. Egan
whereby for a fee of $20 thousand per month ($240 thousand per annum) such
entity will provide personnel and services to the Company so as to enable it
to
continue its existence as a public company without the necessity of any
full-time employees of its own. Additionally, commensurate with the closing
of
the Purchase Transaction, Termination Agreements with each of its current
executive officers, which terminated their previous and then existing employment
agreements, were executed. Notwithstanding the termination of these employment
agreements, each of our current executive officers and directors remain as
executive officers and directors of the Company.
Immediately
following the closing of the Purchase Transaction, theglobe became a shell
company with no material operations or assets, and no source of revenue other
than under the “net revenue” earn-out arrangement with Tralliance Registry
Management. It is expected that theglobe’s future operating expenses as a public
shell company will consist primarily of expenses incurred under the
aforementioned Master Services Agreement and other customary public company
expenses, including legal, audit and other miscellaneous public company
costs.
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Despite
the significant reductions in operating and cash flow losses expected to be
realized from selling its Tralliance business, and as a result of becoming
a
shell company, management believes that theglobe will most likely continue
to
incur operating and cash flow losses for the foreseeable future. However,
assuming that no significant unplanned costs are incurred, management believes
that theglobe’s future losses will be limited. Further, in the event that
Registry Management is successful in substantially increasing net revenue
derived from “.travel” name registrations (and as the result maximizing
theglobe’s earn-out revenue) in the future, theglobe’s prospects for achieving
profitability will be enhanced.
It
is the
Company’s preference to avoid filing for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code. However, based upon the Company’s current financial condition as discussed
above, management believes that additional debt or equity capital will need
to
be raised in order for theglobe to continue to operate as a going concern.
Such
capital will be needed both to (i) fund expected future operating losses and
(ii) repay the $500 thousand of secured debt and related accrued interest due
under the Revolving Loan Agreement and a portion of the $2.8 million unsecured
indebtedness (assuming theglobe is successful in favorably resolving and
settling certain disputed and non-disputed vendor charges related to such
unsecured indebtedness).
Without
the infusion of additional capital, management does not believe the Company
will
have the ability to operate as a going concern for any significant length of
time beyond December 31, 2008. Any such additional capital would likely come
from Mr. Egan, or affiliates of Mr. Egan, as the Company currently has no access
to credit facilities and has traditionally relied upon borrowings from related
parties to meet short-term liquidity needs. Any such equity capital raised
would
likely result in very substantial dilution in the number of outstanding shares
of the Company’s Common Stock. Given theglobe’s current financial condition and
the state of the current United States capital markets, it has no current intent
to seek to acquire, or start, any other business.
EFFECTS
OF INFLATION
Management
believes that inflation has not had a significant effect on our results of
operations since inception.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The
preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, a significant portion
of
our net liabilities of discontinued operations relate to charges that have
been
disputed by the Company and for which estimates have been required. Our
estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually evaluated based on
available information and experience. Because of the use of estimates inherent
in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Certain
of our accounting policies have required higher degrees of judgment than others
in their application. These include revenue recognition, valuation of
receivables, valuation of intangible assets and other long-lived assets and
capitalization of computer software costs. Our accounting policies and
procedures related to these areas are summarized below.
23
REVENUE
RECOGNITION
The
Company’s revenue from continuing operations consists principally of
registration fees for Internet domain registrations, which generally have terms
of one year, but may be up to ten years. Such registration fees are reported
net
of transaction fees paid to an unrelated third party which serves as the
registry operator for the Company. Net registration fee revenue is recognized
on
a straight line basis over the registrations' terms.
VALUATION
OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Provisions
for the allowance for doubtful accounts are made based on historical loss
experience adjusted for specific credit risks. Measurement of such losses
requires consideration of the Company's historical loss experience, judgments
about customer credit risk, subsequent period collection activity and the need
to adjust for current economic conditions.
LONG-LIVED
ASSETS
The
Company's long-lived assets primarily consist of property and equipment,
capitalized costs of internal-use software, and values attributable to covenants
not to compete.
Long-lived
assets held and used by the Company and intangible assets with determinable
lives are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate
that
the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable in accordance with SFAS
No.
144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." We
evaluate recoverability of assets to be held and used by comparing the carrying
amount of the assets, or the appropriate grouping of assets, to an estimate
of
undiscounted future cash flows to be generated by the assets, or asset group.
If
such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized
is
measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the
fair value of the assets. Fair values are based on quoted market values, if
available. If quoted market prices are not available, the estimate of fair
value
may be based on the discounted value of the estimated future cash flows
attributable to the assets, or other valuation techniques deemed reasonable
in
the circumstances.
CAPITALIZATION
OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE COSTS
The
Company capitalizes the cost of internal-use software which has a useful life
in
excess of one year in accordance with Statement of Position No. 98-1,
"Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
Internal Use." Subsequent additions, modifications, or upgrades to internal-use
software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to
perform a task it previously did not perform. Software maintenance and training
costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. Capitalized
computer software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the
expected useful life, or three years.
IMPACT
OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141R, “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”)
which requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities
assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition
date, measured at their fair values as of that date. SFAS 141R requires, among
other things, that in a business combination achieved through stages (sometimes
referred to as a “step acquisition”) that the acquirer recognize the
identifiable assets and liabilities, as well as the non-controlling interest
in
the acquiree, at the full amounts of their fair values (or other amounts
determined in accordance with this Statement).
SFAS
141R
also requires the acquirer to recognize goodwill as of the acquisition date,
measured as a residual, which in most types of business combinations will result
in measuring goodwill as the excess of the consideration transferred plus the
fair value of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition
date over the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired. SFAS 141R
applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date
is
on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on
or
after December 15, 2008. We do not expect that the adoption of SFAS 141R will
have a material impact on our financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements” (“SFAS 160”). This Statement changes the way
the consolidated income statement is presented. SFAS 160 requires consolidated
net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable
to
both the parent and the non-controlling interest. It also requires disclosure,
on the face of the consolidated statement of income, of the amounts of
consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling
interest. Currently, net income attributable to the non-controlling interest
generally is reported as an expense or other deduction in arriving at
consolidated net income. It also is often presented in combination with other
financial statement amounts. SFAS 160 results in more transparent reporting
of
the net income attributable to the non-controlling interest. This Statement
is
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not believe that
SFAS
160 will have a material impact on its financial statements.
In
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No.
159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”
SFAS No. 159 expands the scope of what entities may carry at fair value by
offering an irrevocable option to record many types of financial assets and
liabilities at fair value. Changes in fair value would be recorded in an
entity’s income statement. This accounting standard also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements that are intended to facilitate
comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for
similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 was effective for the
Company on January 1, 2008. The Company does not believe that SFAS No. 159
will
have a material impact on its financial statements.
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In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This
standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosure about fair
value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to other accounting standards that require
or
permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, this statement does not require
any
new fair value measurement. SFAS No. 157 was effective for the Company on
January 1, 2008. The Company does not believe that SFAS No. 157 will have a
material impact on its financial statements.
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure (1)
that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") rules and forms, and (2)
that this information is accumulated and communicated to management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and
evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that
any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can
provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives,
and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating
the
cost benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Our
Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness
of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2008. Based on
that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer
have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in
alerting them in a timely manner to material information regarding us (including
our consolidated subsidiaries) that is required to be included in our periodic
reports to the SEC.
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief
Financial Officer, have evaluated any change in our internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2008
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect
our
internal control over financial reporting, and have determined there to be
no
reportable changes.
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See
Note
8, "Litigation," of the Financial Statements included in this
Report.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
In
addition to the other information in this report and the risk factors set forth
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, the
following factors should be carefully considered in evaluating our business
and
prospects.
RISKS
RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS GENERALLY
WE
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
on
a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the
satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly,
the
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to
the
recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be
necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. However,
for the reasons described below, Company management does not believe that cash
on hand and cash flow generated internally by the Company will be adequate
to
fund its limited overhead and other cash requirements beyond a short period
of
time. These reasons raise significant doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern.
During
the year ended December 31, 2007 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
the Company was able to continue operating as a going concern due principally
to
funding of $1.25 million received during 2007 from the sale of secured
convertible demand promissory notes (the “2007 Convertible Notes”) to an entity
controlled by Michael S. Egan, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
additional funding of $380 thousand provided from the sale of all of the
Company’s rights related to its www.search.travel domain name and website to an
entity also controlled by Mr. Egan in December 2007 and funding of $500 thousand
received during 2008 under a Revolving Loan Agreement with an entity also
controlled by Mr. Egan (See Note 4, “Debt” and Note 9, “Related Party
Transactions” for further details).
At
September 30, 2008, the Company had a net working capital deficit of
approximately $3.1 million, inclusive of a cash and cash equivalents balance
of
approximately $45 thousand. Such working capital deficit included (i) a total
of
approximately $511 thousand in principal and accrued interest owed under the
aforementioned Revolving Loan Agreement to an entity controlled by Mr. Egan,
and
(ii) an aggregate of approximately $2.8 million in unsecured accounts payable
and accrued expenses owed to vendors and other non-related third parties (of
which approximately $1.8 million relates to liabilities of our VOIP telephony
service discontinued business, with a significant portion of such liabilities
related to charges which have been disputed by theglobe). theglobe believes
that
its ability to continue as a going concern for any significant length of time
in
the future will be heavily dependent, among other things, on its ability to
prevail and avoid making any payments with respect to such disputed vendor
charges and/or to negotiate favorable settlements (including discounted payment
and/or payment term concessions) with the aforementioned creditors.
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As
more
fully discussed in Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance,” on September
29, 2008, the Company closed upon an agreement whereby it (i) sold the business
and substantially all of the assets of its Tralliance Corporation subsidiary
to
Tralliance Registry Management Company, LLC (“Tralliance Registry Management”)
and (ii) issued 229 million shares of its Common Stock, (the “Shares”), to The
Registry Management Company, LLC (“Registry Management”), (the “Purchase
Transaction”). Tralliance Registry Management and Registry Management are
entities controlled by Michael S. Egan. The closing of the Purchase Transaction
resulted in the cancellation of all of the Company’s remaining Convertible Debt,
related accrued interest and rent and accounts payable owed to entities
controlled by Mr. Egan as of the date of closing (totaling approximately $6.4
million). However, the Company continues to be obligated to repay its principal
borrowings totaling $500 thousand, plus accrued interest at the rate of 10%
per
annum, due to an entity controlled by Mr. Egan under the aforementioned
Revolving Loan Agreement. All unpaid borrowings under the Revolving Loan
Agreement, including accrued interest, are due and payable by the Company in
one
lump sum on the earlier of (i) June 6, 2009, or (ii) the occurrence of an event
of default as defined in the Revolving Loan Agreement. The Company currently
has
no ability to repay this loan when due. All borrowings under the Revolving
Loan
Agreement are secured by a pledge of all of the assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries. After giving effect to the closing of the Purchase Transaction
and
the issuance of the Shares thereunder, Mr. Egan now beneficially owns 76.68%
of
the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock.
As
additional consideration under the Purchase Transaction, Tralliance Registry
Management is obligated to pay an earn-out to theglobe equal to 10% (subject
to
certain minimums) of Tralliance Registry Management’s net revenue (as defined)
derived from “.travel” names registered by Tralliance Registry Management from
September 29, 2008 through May 5, 2015 (the “Earn-out”). The minimum Earn-out
payable by Tralliance Registry Management to theglobe will be at least $300
thousand in the first year, increasing by $25 thousand in each subsequent year
(pro-rated for the final year of the Earn-out).
In
connection with the closing of the Purchase Transaction, the Company also
entered into a Master Services Agreement with an entity controlled by Mr. Egan
whereby for a fee of $20 thousand per month ($240 thousand per annum) such
entity will provide personnel and services to the Company so as to enable it
to
continue its existence as a public company without the necessity of any
full-time employees of its own. Additionally, commensurate with the closing
of
the Purchase Transaction, Termination Agreements with each of its current
executive officers, which terminated their previous and then existing employment
agreements, were executed. Notwithstanding the termination of these employment
agreements, each of our current executive officers and directors remain as
executive officers and directors of the Company.
Immediately
following the closing of the Purchase Transaction, theglobe became a shell
company with no material operations or assets, and no source of revenue other
than under the “net revenue” earn-out arrangement with Tralliance Registry
Management. It is expected that theglobe’s future operating expenses as a public
shell company will consist primarily of expenses incurred under the
aforementioned Master Services Agreement and other customary public company
expenses, including legal, audit and other miscellaneous public company
costs.
Despite
the significant reductions in operating and cash flow losses expected to be
realized from selling its Tralliance business, and as a result of becoming
a
shell company, management believes that theglobe will most likely continue
to
incur operating and cash flow losses for the foreseeable future. However,
assuming that no significant unplanned costs are incurred, management believes
that theglobe’s future losses will be limited. Further, in the event that
Registry Management is successful in substantially increasing net revenue
derived from “.travel” name registrations (and as the result maximizing
theglobe’s earn-out revenue) in the future, theglobe’s prospects for achieving
profitability will be enhanced.
It
is the
Company’s preference to avoid filing for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code. However, based upon the Company’s current financial condition as discussed
above, management believes that additional debt or equity capital will need
to
be raised in order for theglobe to continue to operate as a going concern.
Such
capital will be needed both to (i) fund expected future operating losses and
(ii) repay the $500 thousand of secured debt and related accrued interest due
under the Revolving Loan Agreement and a portion of the $2.8 million unsecured
indebtedness (assuming theglobe is successful in favorably resolving and
settling certain disputed and non-disputed vendor charges related to such
unsecured indebtedness).
Without
the infusion of additional capital, management does not believe the Company
will
have the ability to operate as a going concern for any significant length of
time beyond December 31, 2008. Any such additional capital would likely come
from Mr. Egan, or affiliates of Mr. Egan, as the Company currently has no access
to credit facilities and has traditionally relied upon borrowings from related
parties to meet short-term liquidity needs. Any such equity capital raised
would
likely result in very substantial dilution in the number of outstanding shares
of the Company’s Common Stock. Given theglobe’s current financial condition and
the state of the current United States capital markets, it has no current intent
to seek to acquire, or start, any other business.
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WE
MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN SETTLING DISPUTED VENDOR CHARGES.
Our
balance sheet at September 30, 2008 includes certain material estimated
liabilities related to disputed vendor charges incurred primarily as the result
of the failure and subsequent shutdown of our discontinued VoIP telephony
services business. Although we are seeking to resolve and settle these disputed
charges for amounts substantially less than recorded amounts, there can be
no
assurances that we will be successful in this regard. Additionally, the legal
and administrative costs of resolving these disputed charges may be expensive.
An adverse outcome in any of these matters could materially and adversely affect
our financial position, utilize a significant portion of our cash resources
and/or require additional capital to be infused into the Company, and adversely
affect our ability to continue to operate as a going concern. See Note 5,
“Discontinued Operations” in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements for future details.
OUR
NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS MAY BE SUBSTANTIALLY
LIMITED.
As
of
December 31, 2007, we had net operating loss carryforwards which may be
potentially available for U.S. tax purposes of approximately $
167
million. These carryforwards expire through 2027. The Tax Reform Act of 1986
imposes substantial restrictions on the utilization of net operating losses
and
tax credits in the event of an "ownership change" of a corporation. Due to
various significant changes in our ownership interests, as defined in the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that occurred prior to December
31,
2007, we have substantially limited the availability of our net operating loss
carryforwards. We believe that we have sufficient net operating loss
carryforwards available to offset taxable income generated during the nine
months ended September 30, 2008 (except for approximately $45 thousand in
federal alternative minimum taxes that we believe are payable and have been
accrued at September 30, 2008).
OUR
OFFICERS, INCLUDING OUR CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT
HAVE
OTHER INTERESTS AND TIME COMMITMENTS; WE HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH OUR
DIRECTORS; ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS ARE EMPLOYEES OR STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
OR
AFFILIATES OF OUR LARGEST STOCKHOLDER.
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Because
our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Michael Egan, is an officer or
director of other companies, we have to compete for his time. Mr. Egan became
our Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2002. Mr. Egan is also the
controlling investor of The Registry Management Company, LLC, Dancing Bear
Investments, Inc., E&C Capital Partners LLLP, and E&C Capital Partners
II, LLC, which are our largest stockholders. Mr. Egan is also the controlling
investor of Certified Vacations Group, Inc. and Labigroup Holdings, LLC,
entities which have had various ongoing business relationships with the Company.
Additionally, Mr. Egan is the controlling investor of Tralliance Registry
Management Company, LLC, an entity which has recently acquired our Tralliance
business (see Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance” in the Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details).
Mr.
Egan has not committed to devote any specific percentage of his business time
with us. Accordingly, we compete with Mr. Egan's aforementioned other related
entities for his time.
Our
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and Director, Mr. Edward A.
Cespedes, is also an officer, director or shareholder of other companies,
including E&C Capital Partners LLLP, E&C Capital Partners II, LLC,
Labigroup Holdings LLC and The Registry Management Company, LLC. Accordingly,
we
must compete for his time.
Our
Vice
President of Finance and Director, Ms. Robin Lebowitz is also an officer of
Dancing Bear Investments, Inc and Certified Vacations Group, Inc. She is also
an
officer, director or shareholder of other companies or entities controlled
by
Mr. Egan and Mr. Cespedes, including The Registry Management Company,
LLC.
Due
to
the relationships with his related entities, Mr. Egan will have an inherent
conflict of interest in making any decision related to transactions between
the
related entities and us. Furthermore, the Company's Board of Directors presently
is comprised entirely of individuals which are executive officers of theglobe,
and therefore are not "independent." We intend to review related party
transactions in the future on a case-by-case basis.
OUR
INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AS OF DECEMBER
31,
2007.
Based
upon an evaluation and assessment completed by Company management, we have
concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective
as of December 31, 2007. Our conclusion was based upon the existence of
certain “material weaknesses” related to the reporting of “.travel” name
registration data as of December 31, 2007. Because we are a smaller company,
we
are not yet required to have our internal control over financial reporting
audited by our independent public accountants. At the present time, this audit
will be first required in connection with our annual report as of December
31,
2009.
We
cannot
assure you that we will be able to adequately remediate the material weaknesses
that we have identified as of December 31, 2007. However, the existence of
the
“material weaknesses” identified at December 31, 2007 related solely to internal
control deficiencies within our Tralliance Corporation subsidiary. The sale
of
our Tralliance business to Tralliance Registry Management (as discussed in
Note
3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance” in the accompanying Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) may impact our evaluation
and assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December
31,
2008. Additionally, we cannot assure you that other material weaknesses will
not
be identified by either management or independent public accountants in the
future. Our failure to remediate our existing material weaknesses, or to
adequately protect against the occurrence of additional material weaknesses,
could result in material misstatements of our financial statement, subject
the
Company to regulatory scrutiny and/or cause investors to lose confidence in
our
reported financial information. Such failure could also adversely affect the
Company’s operating results or cause the Company to fail to meet its reporting
obligations.
WE
CURRENTLY HAVE NO BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND ARE A SHELL
COMPANY
Immediately
following the closing of the Purchase Transaction, theglobe became a shell
company with no material operations or assets, and no source of revenue other
than under the “net revenue” earn-out arrangement with Tralliance Registry
Management. It is expected that theglobe’s future operating expenses as a public
shell company will consist primarily of expenses incurred under the
aforementioned Master Services Agreement and other customary public company
expenses, including legal, audit and other miscellaneous public company costs.
Given theglobe’s current financial condition and the state of the current United
States capital markets, the Company has no current intent to seek to acquire,
or
start, any other business.
RISKS
RELATING TO OUR COMMON STOCK
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WE
ARE CONTROLLED BY OUR CHAIRMAN.
On
September 29, 2008, in connection with the closing of the Purchase Transaction
more fully described in Note 3, “Sale of Tralliance and Share Issuance,” in the
accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company
issued 229 million shares of its Common Stock to Registry Management, an entity
controlled by Michael S. Egan, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Previously on June 10, 2008, Dancing Bear Investments, Inc., also an entity
controlled by Mr. Egan, converted an aggregate of $400 thousand of outstanding
convertible secured promissory notes due to them by the Company into 40 million
shares of our Common Stock. As a result of the issuance of the 269 million
shares under the transactions described above, Mr. Egan’s beneficial ownership
has been increased to 76.68% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common
Stock. Accordingly, Mr. Egan is now in a position to control the vote on all
corporate actions in the future.
DELISTING
OF OUR COMMON STOCK MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR INVESTORS TO SELL SHARES. THIS
MAY POTENTIALLY LEAD TO FUTURE MARKET DECLINES.
The
shares of our Common Stock were delisted from the NASDAQ national market in
April 2001 and are now traded in the over-the-counter market on what is commonly
referred to as the electronic bulletin board or "OTCBB." As a result, an
investor may find it more difficult to dispose of or obtain accurate quotations
as to the market value of the securities. The delisting has made trading our
shares more difficult for investors, potentially leading to further declines
in
share price and making it less likely our stock price will increase. It has
also
made it more difficult for us to raise additional capital. We may also incur
additional costs under state blue-sky laws if we sell equity due to our
delisting.
OUR
COMMON STOCK IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN "PENNY STOCK" RULES WHICH MAY MAKE IT A
LESS
ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT.
Since
the
trading price of our Common Stock is less than $5.00 per share and our net
tangible assets are less than $2.0 million, trading in our Common Stock is
subject to the requirements of Rule 15g-9 of the Exchange Act. Under Rule 15g-9,
brokers who recommend penny stocks to persons who are not established customers
and accredited investors, as defined in the Exchange Act, must satisfy special
sales practice requirements, including requirements that they make an
individualized written suitability determination for the purchaser; and receive
the purchaser's written consent prior to the transaction. The Securities
Enforcement Remedies and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 also requires additional
disclosures in connection with any trades involving a penny stock, including
the
delivery, prior to any penny stock transaction, of a disclosure schedule
explaining the penny stock market and the risks associated with that market.
Such requirements may severely limit the market liquidity of our Common Stock
and the ability of purchasers of our equity securities to sell their securities
in the secondary market. For all of these reasons, an investment in our equity
securities may not be attractive to our potential investors.
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RISK
FACTORS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE TRANSACTION AND THE DISPOSITION OF THE
TRALLIANCE BUSINESS
THE
ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE PURCHASE TRANSACTION MAY NOT BE REALIZED; WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE A NEED FOR CAPITAL.
As
a
result of the closing of the Purchase Transaction, the Company has been relieved
of over $6.4 million of obligations under convertible secured demand promissory
notes and unsecured accounts payables. Additionally, the Company will receive
an
Earn-out equal to 10% (subject to certain minimums) of Tralliance Registry
Management’s “net revenue” (as defined) derived from “.travel” names registeted
by Tralliance Registry Management from September 29, 2008 through May 5, 2015.
The minimum Earn-out payable by Tralliance Registry Management to theglobe
will
be at least $300 thousand in the first year, increasing by $25 thousand in
each
subsequent year (pro-rated for the final year of the Earn-out).
However,
notwithstanding the fact that the Company’s total liabilities have been
significantly reduced as a result of the consummation of the Purchase
Transaction, the Company’s remaining liabilities and obligations are expected to
significantly exceed its assets for the foreseeable future. Additionally,
although the consummation of the Purchase Transaction is expected to
significantly reduce our future losses, we expect to continue to incur operating
and cash flow losses for the foreseeable future, and be dependent upon our
ability to raise equity or borrow funds in order to remain in business. There
can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising equity or
borrowing funds in order to continue as a going concern. Further, as a result
of
the sale of its Tralliance business, the Company will no longer have any active
business operations and will be a shell company with no ability to generate
future revenue or profits other than through the Earn-out arrangement with
Tralliance Registry Management.
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AS
A RESULT OF THE CLOSING OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, WE ARE A SHELL COMPANY AND
ARE SUBJECT TO MORE STRINGENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND CERTAIN RULE 144
RESTRICTIONS.
As
a
result of the consummation of the Purchase Transaction, we have no or nominal
operations and assets, and pursuant to Rule 405 and Exchange Act Rule 12b-2,
we
will be a shell company. Applicable securities rules prohibit shell companies
from using a Form S-8 to register securities pursuant to employee compensation
plans. However, the rules do not prevent us from registering securities pursuant
to the registration statements. Additionally, Form 8-K requires shell companies
to provide more detailed disclosure upon completion of a transaction that causes
it to cease being a shell company. To the extent we acquire a business in the
future, we must file a current report on Form 8-K containing the information
required in a registration statement on Form 10, within four business days
following completion of the transaction together with financial information
of
the private operating company. In order to assist the SEC in the identification
of shell companies, we will also be required to check a box on Form 10-Q and
Form 10-K indicating that we are a shell company. To the extent that we are
required to comply with additional disclosure because we are a shell company,
we
may be delayed in executing any mergers or acquiring other assets that would
cause us to cease being a shell company. In addition, the SEC adopted amendments
to Rule 144 effective February 15, 2008, which do not allow a holder of
restricted securities of a “shell company” to resell their securities pursuant
to Rule 144. Preclusion from any prospective purchase using the exemptions
from
registration afforded by Rule 144 may make it more difficult for us to sell
equity securities in the future.
THE
MARKET PRICE OF THEGLOBE.COM’S COMMON STOCK MAY DECLINE AS A RESULT OF THE
PURCHASE TRANSACTION.
The
market price of our Common Stock may decline as a result of the Purchase
Transaction if:
·
|
the
sale of the Tralliance business, theglobe’s only remaining business, is
perceived negatively by investors;
or
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·
|
investors
remain skeptical that theglobe can continue as a going concern or
identify
and fund any future business operations or net losses sustained by
theglobe, including existing and future liabilities related to secured
debt and unsecured accounts
payable.
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The
market price of theglobe.com’s Common Stock could also decline as a result of
unforeseen factors related to the Purchase Transaction.
(a)
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The
registrant previously reported two separate sales of unregistered equity
securities that were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
The
registrant reported the conversion of $400,000 in principal amount of secured
demand convertible notes into an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares of theglobe
Common Stock by Dancing Bear Investments, Inc. on June 10, 2008 in its Report
on
Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2008. The registrant also reported the issuance
of
229,000,000 shares of theglobe Common Stock to the Registry Management Company,
LLC in connection with the closing of the Purchase Agreement dated June 10,
2008
by and between theglobe, its subsidiary, Tralliance Corporation and The Registry
Management Company, LLC (the “Purchase Agreement”) in its Report on Form 8-K
filed on October 3, 2008.
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(b)
Use
of Proceeds From Sales of Registered Securities.
Not
applicable.
None.
On
June
12, 2008 and July 9, 2008, the holders of more than a majority of the
outstanding shares of theglobe Common Stock acted by written consent without
a
meeting of stockholders, to adopt the Purchase Agreement described in Item
2.
above and approve the transactions contemplated thereby in accordance with
Section 228 of Delaware Law. The actions by written consent were previously
reported by the registrant in its Reports on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2008
and
July 15, 2008, respectively. Reference is made to such Reports for further
information relating to the vote of such holders.
None.
10.1
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Letter
of Intent Agreement dated as of February 1, 2008 by and between The
Registry Management Company, LLC, Tralliance Corporation and theglobe.com,
inc. (1).
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10.2
|
Revolving
Loan Agreement dated as of June 6, 2008 by and between theglobe.com,
inc.
and Dancing Bear Investments, Inc.
(2).
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10.3
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$500,000
Promissory Note dated June 6, 2008
(2).
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10.4
|
Unconditional
Guaranty Agreement dated June 6, 2008
(2).
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10.5
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Security
Agreement dated June 6, 2008 (2).
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10.6
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Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 10, 2008 by and between theglobe.com,
inc.,
Tralliance Corporation and The Registry Management Company, LLC
(3).
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10.7
|
Earn-out
Agreement dated September 29, 2008 by and between theglobe.com, inc.
and
Tralliance Registry Management Company, LLC
(4)
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10.8
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Management
Services Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Dancing Bear Investments,
Inc. (4)
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10.9
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Termination
Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Michael S. Egan
(4)
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10.10
|
Termination
Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Edward A. Cespedes
(4)
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10.11
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Termination
Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Robin Segaul-Lebowitz
(4)
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31.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a).
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31.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a).
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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(1)
Incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed on February 7,
2008.
(2)
Incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2008.
(3)
Incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2008.
(4)
Incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed on October 3,
2008.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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theglobe.com,
inc.
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Dated
: November 14, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Michael S. Egan
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Michael
S. Egan
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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By:
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/s/
Edward A. Cespedes
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Edward
A. Cespedes
President
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
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10.1
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Letter
of Intent Agreement dated as of February 1, 2008 by and between The
Registry Management Company, LLC, Tralliance Corporation and theglobe.com,
inc. (1).
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10.2
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Revolving
Loan Agreement dated as of June 6, 2008 by and between theglobe.com,
inc.
and Dancing Bear Investments, Inc. (2).
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10.3
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$500,000
Promissory Note dated June 6, 2008 (2).
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10.4
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Unconditional
Guaranty Agreement dated June 6, 2008 (2).
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10.5
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Security
Agreement dated June 6, 2008 (2).
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10.6
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Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 10, 2008 by and between theglobe.com,
inc.,
Tralliance Corporation and The Registry Management Company, LLC
(3).
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10.7
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Earn-out
Agreement dated September 29, 2008 by and between theglobe.com, inc.
and
Tralliance Registry Management Company, LLC (4)
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10.8
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Management
Services Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Dancing Bear Investments,
Inc. (4)
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10.9
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Termination
Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Michael S. Egan
(4)
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10.10
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Termination
Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Edward A. Cespedes
(4)
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10.11
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Termination
Agreement dated September 29, 2008 with Robin Segaul-Lebowitz
(4)
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31.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a).
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31.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a).
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32.1
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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(1)
Incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed on February 7,
2008.
(2)
Incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2008.
(3)
Incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2008.
(4)
Incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed on October 3,
2008.
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