Peter N

Sometimes a small diversion into the sideline can help stop a thread like this from becoming too dry.

In this case watching shares fluctuate during the day can tell us more than simply looking at the end of day prices especially as there are strong signs that Phorm have trying to pump the price of their stock through press releases claiming new contracts and early start dates for the BT trial.

Investors often "hear" about developments that take a while to filter down to the rest of us so watching the share price during the day is a kind of litmus test that make a quick search around the internet worth while.

Apart from that, there is a very real chance that Phorm will go bust before thier system even gets up and running and that is something that is worth watching for.

A lot of the current discussion about 12Media's shares stems from claims made by one particular member and while it could be argued that it's better to ignore such posts it might be having a look at the BT Forum. I posted a comment on there that there must be many hundreds or even thousands of peopl who read these forums without being active participants and a number of people joined and posted on there to say that this was true for them.

Because of that it is important to make sure that posts regarding Phorm's past business practises and their current commercial standing and viability are accurate and that no-one is allowed to post unsubstantiated or inaccurate comments and remain unchallenged otherwise you run the risk of having this forum subverted into another outlet for Phorms' spin doctors and investors trying to artificially inflate the value of their shares.