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Ken

I have been away over the festive period but would be happy to send Bill Davlin an email. I will have to write as a private investor though since Burst shares are too illiquid for my company to invest in.

I have some questions it would be good to get some answers to but wondered if you or anyone else has anything else? Please let me know

To help rustle up some good questions you might be interested in a radio interview i found with the CEO from September 2006 at the following site:

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02/09/2006
Sarah Fay with Jarvis Coffin, BURST! & David Weinberger, The Cluetrain Manifesto

Host: Sarah Fay, Isovar Global Network

Segment One: (00-27:11)
“Get Your Message Everywhere: Big Brand Advertisers with Messages in Thousands of Environments”

Jarvis Coffin, BURST!
Eighty-six percent of automotive content online is solid out for 2006. Learn how to expand internet marketing and brand building by selling into consumer attributes and aspirations for more effective campaigns with new behavior targeting options. G. Jarvis Coffin III is a co founder of BURST! and has served as its President and Chief Executive Officer since its inception. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Coffin worked at the LA Times where he was Director of National Advertising. Prior to that, Mr. Coffin was VP of Sales at Business Week from 1991 to 1993. From 1985 to 1991, Mr. Coffin was employed at USA Today, where he held various positions, including Director of Northeastern Sales. Coffin has been a member of the Advertising Club of New York, Lantern Club of Boston, the Boston Idea group and the Massachusetts Interactive Media Association.


Segment Two: (27:11-51:13)
“Letting go of Telling the Consumer What You Want Them to Know: Discovering a New Online Voice”
David Weinberger, The Cluetrain Manifesto
Markets are connected through conversation. Customer now know their products more intimately and are communicating more honestly about product purchases. Companies are loosing their old strategy of customer control and stepping into a new environment created by the internet. Voices from consumers become the new in-road to creating valuable customer relationships. Controlling the customer by selecting David Weinberger, Ph.D. (www.evident.com) is co author of the bestseller, The Cluetrain, Manifesto and the author of Small Pieces Loosely Joined; he writes the well known blog, "Joho." He is a Fellow at the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society. His work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, USA Today, Wired, Salon, The Guardian, Esther Dysons Release 1.0 and many others.



My list of questions would be:
-can they send me a copy of IPO Prospectus as well as any investor presentations?
-can they provide any update on trading since the H1 numbers. (are they still going for $2.4m EBITDA this year - i recently saw a reuters interview after the trading statement where the CEO said that there was a degree of conservatism in the $2.4m)
-how material was the HSBC contract win that I picked up on (I noticed a billboard ad for HSBC's campaign at Stansted Airport the other day so it seems its up and running)
-is it likely that will release a trading statement before FY numbers?
-what has been the progression of the company's tax rate over time? Is there room for improvement in the tax rate going forwards?
-are BURST shares eligible for CGT taper relief like other AIM Shares or does this not apply since these are Reg S securities?
-Which industry events will be BUSRT be attending in near future. Are any in the UK?