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To: swot who wrote (1787)	5/4/1999 11:46:00 AM
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newswire.ca StockHouse.com: 9 Red Flags to Help Identify Online Message Board Con Artists SARASOTA, Fla., and TORONTO, May 4 /CNW/ -- The StockHouse(R) RapidResponse(TM) team released the 9 most frequent red flags that help spot the online stock manipulator on Internet message boards. Said Chris Livadas, CEO of StockHouse Media, "Our RapidResponse(TM) spent the past several months sifting through thousands of messages on the StockHouse BullBoards(TM) and numerous other Internet message boards to help codify the warning signs, which give away the online stock manipulator. This generally occurs on micro-cap stocks, which are thinly traded and usually have an explosive run-up followed by a strong retreat." Such warning signs include those who hyper-post on only one stock (usually between 8-to-20 daily messages), those who use multiple identities to hide who they are, those who are nearly always the first to respond to company developments and those who repeatedly hint of upcoming company developments and news releases. Livadas added, "We hope this checklist is broadly used to help root out flagrant violators and that, ultimately, such individuals will be banned on Internet message boards. StockHouse has begun a project to identify such Internet posters and stymie their efforts to pollute the StockHouse BullBoards(TM)." The StockHouse campaign began a week ago, after death threats on Bid.Com (Nasdaq: BIDS) (Toronto: BII) executives and at least one analyst began circulating on Internet message boards, including StockHouse BullBoards(TM). To view the online Special Report, visit www.stockhouse.com. StockHouse Media Corporation is an Internet financial media information service company providing breaking news about North American stocks via their Internet publication, StockHouse.com. With over one million visitors per month, StockHouse has emerged as a leading, online, global financial content provider. A subsidiary, StockHouse Canada is the #1 Canadian financial web site, where an estimated 21% of Canadian online investors conduct investment research. StockHouse maintains offices in the United States of America, Canada, and Australia. Media Contact for U.S.A.: Media Contact for Canada: Hilary Chiba Joe Carusone StockHouse Media Corporation StockHouse Media Corporation PH#: 1-941-365-5719 PH#: 1-416-410-5554 EML: "hchibastockhouse.com" EML: joestockhouse.com WEB: stockhouse.com -30- For further information: For U.S.A., Hilary Chiba, 941-365-5719, or e-mail, hchiba@stockhouse.com, or for Canada, Joe Carusone, 416-410-5554, or e-mail, joe@stockhouse.com, both of StockHouse Media Corporation /Web site: stockhouse.com STOCKHOUSE MEDIA CORPORATION has 21 releases in this database.