Gary Kimmons and Kristen Claflin, Brand Marketing and Site Monetization Strategist, just wrapped up a call with company shareholders. In the company’s 2nd and possibly most important call of the year, Kimmons committed to a launch date of October 1st, 2009. However the climax of his announcement came when Kimmons disclosed that the company has already secured Michael Vincent, the former speakTECH Lead Solutions Architect to act as the company’s internal technology architect.
Kimmons immediately began the call with what shareholders wanted to know most – the launch date. He described the initial launch of the first doorway “SOLVE” as being a soft launch having all of the capabilities to go live prior to October 1st. He was careful to clarify that this is a conservative date that has a strong chance of being moved forward if the economy continues to improve.
Kimmons and Claflin then moved on to describe how the eDOORWAYS platform will utilize the current Web 2.0 and seamlessly transition into the leveraging of Web 3.0 technology. They described the four areas of opportunity eDOORWAYS is likely to excel in and capitalize on. Possibly, one of the more interesting of such opportunities was that referred to as “Freedom”. Mr. Kimmons described how the Consumer 3.0 platform allows for flexibility and freedom current social networking sites, or even those integrated sites with similar virtual social components simply lack – the ability to take your work, profile, etc. with you wherever you may go, and do whatever you wish with it.
Kimmons pointed out that THE ECONOMIST magazine recently noted social networking sites such as MySpace and FaceBook have essentially become “Walled-In Communities”. This term describes sites where you can go and do things like interact with multiple groups within the site’s confined area. However, when you wish to leave or transfer your profile and work to another service or space, you must start over, leaving everything behind.
By contrast, eDOORWAYS will exemplify a totally free and open environment. This is a feature that social networkers currently operating on the Internet – sharing work, school, interest, love and life – will demand in the future of online social networking. Kimmons indicated that the company simply figured, why wait until Internet users got fed up with being “walled in” when the eDOORWAYS Consumer 3.0 platform can be designed to knock down the walls.
The call also touched on a strong candidate for the second doorway. Kimmons revealed that the company has a significant interest in a highly advanced educational technology which uses artificial intelligence to emulate the most proficient teacher for ease of learning just about any subject. The company anticipates leveraging this technology to drive the development of what is very possibly the next doorway, “LEARN”. There is the possibility that this doorway and its underlying technology can rapidly come to market after the initial launch provided that the global environment is suitable for its content. If this is the case, a greater stream of revenue can be factored into projections much sooner. This of course would mean possibly driving the company into positive territory much sooner than anticipated.
Kristen Claflin navigated the call with the knowledge and charisma expected of a 20 year marketing and brand strategist veteran. Claflin addressed concerns of what it would take to market an initiative as massive as eDOORWAYS. She minimized concerns of any possibility of a poor reception of “SOLVE” and covered the ingredients needed for an expedited national roll-out. From a marketing perspective, she described the viability of eDOORWAYS in relation to what makes it special as a brand – discussing her plans on quickly signing up the retail market and incorporating viral marketing to attract the targeted consumer audience.
Many listeners were excited to learn of the signing of Mr. Michael Vincent to the team as the company’s Lead Technology Architect. Michael Vincent, former Lead Solutions Architect for speakTECH, is charged with the task of ensuring that the eDOORWAYS’ launch date expectation is met. As far as we’re concerned, there is no one better qualified to see this technology to a timely launch than one of original builders of the platform!
June 29, 2009 at 5:58 pm |
Great Call. My only concern is that you did not cover the filing status of the company. When will that be completed and up to date? Are you planning to return to the OTCBB any time soon?
Thanks, Big Daddy
June 29, 2009 at 6:08 pm |
Where is Edoorways at with its filing status? Or has this been placed on the backburner for after the launch?
June 29, 2009 at 6:21 pm |
Wow !
Based on the stock price fluctuations before, during and after the CC …… this call flew over like a lead balloon. Not counting the ’short-sellers’ doing their thing , I fail to understand the heavy investor sell-off ( .054 hi to .026 lo) within a 2 hour period this morning. I held my ground but (so far today) left a lot of money sitting on the table (don’t disappoint us , the faithful.
For my part , I heard nothing that came across as a negative (other than a few mis-placed “ya’alls” and “I don’t know what else to says” …. a bit too telltale ‘Texas’ and, many of us know all too well what TX biz & politics have cost us in the last 8 years).
I surmize that many uninformed people were expecting you to start-up next week or announce the recruitment of Googles VP of development , or something. If they had done their proper due dilligence , they would have seen your website posting from ‘08 regarding the “soft-launch” issue (a reasonable approach). On the ‘launch date’ issue , they would have also seen that: #1.. you only just enlisted your advanced website design/tech support consultant a week or 2 ago —- #2.. you are taking-on your PR team in August and — #3.. your posted 2009 income projection shows no income until the 4th quarter. All of which logically leads to an early 4th quarter start-up date ——- all of these things were posted transparently on your website , so; whats the surprise (unless they hadn’t done their proper DD , as I suspect).
I ‘ve done a lot of DD on you guys myself, including doing a Google Maps pictorial search of your posted ‘filings’ address. I have a question on that: I saw the following address posted — (as I recall, the: 820 West 3rd ste.1103 Austin, TX address appears to be an apartment house. Whats up with that ?
As of this moment , my early morning (unrealized) substantial gains have evaporated down a share value of .03 cents for my 220,000 shares ……… my head is hanging low here, especially in knowing that its back to trying to find work as a So. California General Building Contractor (none for 14 months now) — which is ‘non-existant’. Out of desperation , I was counting on you guys.
On another note; you may have already been thinking along these lines but if not , incorporating links between your site and other primo sites like: alibaba.com — epinions.com –&– for everything else, about.com (& maybe ask.com) would greatly expand your websites (go-to) effectiveness.
Anyway , better luck next time.
June 29, 2009 at 6:50 pm |
Are there any plans to offer edoorways as an application on cell phones, because more and more we are looking for answers to our problems on the go. and if so where would this fall in your time line as far as launch dates.
June 29, 2009 at 9:08 pm |
I think your launch date was disappointing news for us,the shareholders. Nothing really new was said as we were waiting for EDoorways to “show the world” what has been cooking. What I heard was just more of the same.I’m thinking that this conference call was much to do about nothing. As for Kristen, has she learned by the poor performance of the companies that she was a part of such as Juno and Net Zero? Is Juno even in business anymore? And as for Net Zero’s marketing campaign appx. 3 to 7 years I remember those adds really getting on my nerves. Was she a part of that? Were there any mistakes to be learned by being a part of the two poorly run companies? I would imagine that its going to take Speaktec a few months to develop the platform and since they were just brought on board I believe this to be another reason that the conference was a bit premature. This day has not been good for some of the shareholders. Patience here better be a virtue!
June 29, 2009 at 10:00 pm |
On further deliberance;
Besides this mornings ’short-sellers’ dumping shares at .05 cents+ (to be expected) and uninformed investors following suit out of panic , I suspect a whole lot of todays mass sell-off may well be the result of past EDWY creditors cashing-in their millions of (debt-swap) shares that kicked-in at .05 cents. This is my 2cents worth anyway and is based on my readings of EDWY’s last 10Q (as I recall). If this is in-fact, the case …… then thats a ‘good’ thing — with that out of the way , the future is less in question.
June 30, 2009 at 1:51 am |
I unfortunately had to drop off the conference call earlier today. Did anyone touch on 10Q reporting and timeliness of reporting?
July 1, 2009 at 4:44 pm |
Personally speaking here, I was on (a short term basis) smart enough to sell my shares after hearing the news conference. In retrospect what should have taken place on the 29th was one one thing and that should have been a press release stating that Mr. Vincent was brought on board.That news would have sustained the share price higher than it is now. Mr. Kimmons, if one of your goals is to “enhance sharehoder value” then please do not have another conference until you have the launch date soilidified.
July 2, 2009 at 12:41 pm |
Dave, in regard to your statement about “past EDWY creditors cashing-in their millions of (debt-swap) shares that kicked-in at .05 cents”, this is absolutely not the case and untrue. We do not have creditors of any kind currently in the market. And in accodance with the ongoing agreements, we’re continuously mitigating that risk so that it isn’t a factor for shareholders to worry about. With that said, we’re totally unclear as to who you’re referring to
July 2, 2009 at 12:46 pm |
Hi Dave. In regard to your observations, we’ll take them one at a time.
1. We have no idea who was selling. We’re focused on getting over the finish line with the premise that the price of the stock will take care of itself if we continue to do our job correctly.
2. For the record, Mr. Kimmons is the only one from Texas. Ms. Claflin is from Kansas.
3. Regarding our Austin location, you do have the correct address. We are located in the heart of downtown Austin in a building that is comprised of retail storefronts and apartments. We have a 2300sf office that can accommodate approximately six desks. It has a street entrance and is on 3 levels. It can serve as an office or apartment. We took it because of the strategic location (i.e., near other companies like ours) and because the price was right (a deal). We love it for now. Later, when we’re generating revenue, we’ll step up in the world.
3. We won’t speculate on why people sold. People sell for lots of reasons. In this case, there was a lot of appreciation in the value of our stock. Some people cash out before others.
4. We’re sorry about your situation. But rest assured, there will be better days.
5. A key feature of eDOORWAYS will be our ability to be the nexus point for other valuable links.
6. Your closing comment is “Anyway, better luck next time.” Lots of great things happened this week that had nothing to do with the stock. The price of the stock is based on the vicissitudes of the market. That may or may not be linked to the quality of our effort. This has been a great week for the company for reasons that have nothing to do with what happened in the securities market.
Good luck to you Dave!
July 2, 2009 at 3:25 pm |
Big Daddy, as it pertains to our filings, let us remind you that filing is one of the most important things we must accomplish in concert to launching the platform. The situation is as follows. We found that our books required more of us than just preparing them for an audit, especially in its relationship to our launch.
Considering we believe that once we’re launched, our company and stock will enter an entirely new realm of viability. We have to be ready to play the part of a company commited to trading on a major exchange. This means that our books are not simply neat enough to pass an audit, but rather exact, flawless and pristine … exemplifying excellent book keeping, absolute transparency and most important, substantive shareholder value.
In short, we do expect at least 30 to 40 more business days to get this accounting, book keeping and auditing situation to where it needs to be before we can file. But Big Daddy, we can assure you that we have taken some dramatic steps to ensure not only the filing of the audit, but that we would be ready to go onto a major exchange. Regarding a reentry on the OTCBB, we will file for reentry immediately after we file.
July 2, 2009 at 3:31 pm |
Danny, please refer to our response to Big Daddy (above).
July 2, 2009 at 3:33 pm |
Hi Eric! Please refer to our response to Big Daddy (above).
July 2, 2009 at 3:46 pm |
Hi Ken. Ultimately, we see cell phone connectivity as an essential aspect of the “SOLVE” service offering. By cell phones, we mean hand held devices. They will be used by all of us to obtain real-time performance support. This will allow SOLVE to be a service that’s available anytime, any place, anywhere. We currently see the implementation of hand-held access in Phase II of SOLVE next year.
July 4, 2009 at 9:09 pm |
Thanks Joey. Your suggestions have been heard and duly noted.
July 4, 2009 at 9:19 pm |
Dave, you make it sound like the game is over. But we’ve just begun! We’re in the process of building a platform for the future that’s going to be around for quite a while. The stock price is going to go up – and it’s going to go down from time to time. On those days when it takes a downward turn we simply work harder. This is not a short-term stock play.
Your suggestion about making links to other successful sites is consistent with our plan to build a platform that facilitates such as capability. Therefore, your idea’s a good one!
Regarding the question about our physical office – we’ve maintained an office in Houston and Santa Monica until a few months ago. We took a temporary rental on a 2300sf unit in downtown Austin that has a great strategic location without the price tag of traditional commercial “office” rentals in the area. This unit is perfect until we have substantial revenues. There’s no use in wasting money!