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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS(Edgar Glimpses Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Forward-Looking Statements This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our management's beliefs, assumptions and expectations and on information currently available to our management. Generally, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "predicts," "potential" and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating or financial performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including without limitation our expectations with respect to product sales, future financings, or the commercial success of our products. We may not actually achieve the plans, projections or expectations disclosed in forward-looking statements, and actual results, developments or events could differ materially from those disclosed in the forward-looking statements. Our management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they speak only as of the date when made. We do not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by federal securities laws and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). We may not actually achieve the plans, projections or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and actual results, developments or events could differ materially from those disclosed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the SEC. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Overview On March 16, 2011, MMAX Media, Inc. completed its agreement and plan of merger to acquire Hyperlocal Marketing, LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("Hyperlocal"), pursuant to which Hyperlocal merged with and into HLM Paymeon, Inc., a Florida corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of MMAX. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, Tommy Habeeb resigned as our chief executive officer and director and Edward Cespedes was appointed to serve as our chief executive officer and director. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Hyperlocal members received 20,789,395 shares of MMAX common stock, which equal approximately 50.1% of the total shares of MMAX issued and outstanding following the merger on a fully diluted basis. In accordance with ASC Topic 360-10-45-15, Hyperlocal is considered the accounting acquirer and MMAX is considered the accounting acquiree. Hyperlocal was organized in January 2010 and has nominal revenues since its inception. Business Overview We own and operate products aimed at the location-based marketing industry. We develop and market products that provide merchants and consumers with mobile marketing services and offers, including but not limited to, mobile coupons, mobile business cards, mobile websites, use of SMS short codes and contest management. Since inception, we have incurred net operating losses. Losses have principally occurred as a result of the substantial resources required for research and development and marketing of our products which included the general and administrative expenses associated with its organization and product development. We expect operating losses to continue, mainly due to the anticipated expenses associated with the marketing of the our products. We have developed "PayMeOn", a product designed to offer its customers "social income" potential through the purchase and referral of "coupon-style" deals through its mobile and web interfaces. The PayMeOn product will pay customers that refer "coupon-style" deals a "payout" amount for successful referrals (referrals that result in a purchase). "Payout" amounts come from our monetary share of the deals we offer. Offering "payout" amounts on our deals cause PayMeOn to have an additional expense that our competitors do not have. We manage this competitive disadvantage by striving to keep our overhead costs low. While our competitors invest in large numbers of employees dedicated to securing "deals" to offer their customers, PayMeOn has chosen to partner for most of its deal offerings, including, but not limited to an agreement with Adility, Inc. By partnering for our deals, we are able to offer deals in a substantial number of cities (more than 40 currently), while maintaining a very small internal deal acquisition team (currently 1 person). We believe that we will be able to offer competitive "payout" amounts because of our low internal overhead and because we believe that the cash incentive will result in higher "sharing" rates among our customers. By "sharing" rates, we mean the number of deals that PayMeOn members share with their contacts. We believe that PayMeOn deals will be shared often because of the potential 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------for cash earnings for members that share them. PayMeOn intends to derive its "net revenue" from the difference of what it charges consumers for a particular "deal" and what it owes merchants and third parties as their share of a particular deal. The difference is PayMeOn's net revenue. PayMeOn establishes a "payout" amount for each of the deals it offers from its share of the net revenue. PayMeOn users earn their "social income" from the payout amount established by PayMeOn. Because PayMeOn sources most of its deal offerings from a third party, such as, Adility, Inc., PayMeOn does not control the "share" of the revenue it retains versus the amount due the merchant and due to the third party provider. PayMeOn does control which deals it chooses to offer its customers and can choose not to offer certain deals. While our third party relationships will reduce our margins, we believe that because of our low cost structure, specifically the need for fewer personnel dedicated to deal acquisition relative to our competitors, our ultimate "net revenue" should be competitive and allow for PayMeOn to set payout amounts attractive enough to encourage members to share deals. Our Hyperlocal Platform also supports multiple text messaging services such as WAP, MMS and XHTML, runs on a commercial grade mobile marketing platform used by the National Football League, Major League Baseball and others and operates with all major mobile carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. The fully-integrated interface allows for web-based monitoring of customers. It provides access to real-time statistics for each customer's account, including incoming and outgoing messages, number of keywords, credits, account status and more. We have recently integrated our PayMeOn offerings with the Hyperlocal Marketing Platform to create the "PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center". The PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center platform is designed to provide local merchants with a mobile and web based marketing platform that allows merchants to distribute coupons or "daily deals", capture and retain customers, and earn money from their customers whenever they purchase from the PayMeOn network. The product is sold on both an annual and monthly "package" basis (bronze, silver, gold, platinum or custom). Packages are distinguished by different distribution opportunities and volume of text messages available. Distribution of coupons or "daily deals" Customers of the PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center are able to market coupons or "daily deals" at http://www.paymeon.com as often as once a month (depending on the plan they select), and retain up to 90% of the proceeds. Unlike most PayMeOn competitors in the daily deal space, PayMeOn is able to allow merchants to retain nearly all their proceeds from sales of coupons or daily deals on its network because it charges annual or monthly up-front fees. Capture and retention of customers Use of the mobile marketing module of the PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center allows merchants to acquire and retain customer mobile phone numbers and merchants are able to market via text to customers from the platform in the future. "Keyword" driven accounts are created for merchants on the mobile module of the PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center Keywords are descriptive words created for the merchant in the system that are "marketed" at the point of sale or in print or online advertising to customers. For example, a customer might enter a restaurant called "Stephs". When the customer enters the restaurant, they see a sign that reads, "to join our VIP club, text "stephs <space> your email address to 41513". When the customer texts the keyword ("stephs") and his/her email into the system, he/she is "opting in" to that merchant's account on the mobile marketing module of the PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center and also being "anchored" to the merchant's profit center account at PayMeOn. The platform also provides the merchant with various other capabilities, including the ability to run contests for members, create mobile websites and other useful applications. The PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center is marketed primarily to small and medium sized businesses in various categories, including but not limited to restaurants, automotive supply and repair shops, spas, specialty retail and medical offices. Merchants use the platform in a variety of ways by marketing "keywords" that drive consumer interest: · Mobile coupons · Calls to action (text "MMAX" to 41513 to view a working demonstration) · Brand engagement (voting, contests, polling) · Geotargeted ads (travel, rental cars) · Send alerts, sales related notifications · Appointment reminders · Audience interactions (concerts, conferences, airports) 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Generating revenue from customers from purchases on the PayMeOn network When customers "text in" keywords and email addresses to PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center accounts, they are "anchored" or "connected" to the merchant's account at PayMeOn. Merchants earn "anchor" payments for anything purchased by their anchored customers anywhere on the PayMeOn network. Licensing model PayMeOn is also experimenting with developing a licensing revenue model. During September, 2012, the Company entered into preliminary negotiations surrounding a licensing agreement with Destination Meals LLC. Our CEO, Edward Cespedes, is a minority owner of Destination Meals LLC through the Edward A. Cespedes Revocable Trust dated August 22, 2007. The discussion points revolve around Destination Meals LLC licensing certain software from PayMeOn in exchange for "per transaction" payments to PayMeOn. Though a final agreement has not yet been signed, the Parties have tentatively agreed to terms and are currently conducting testing and engaging in limited sales transactions. We believe that the economic terms of the agreement will be at least equal to or better than PayMeOn would receive if the agreement were negotiated with unrelated third parties. Our operations are currently conducted principally through our wholly-owned subsidiary, HLM PayMeOn, Inc. Risk Factors Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risk factors before deciding whether to invest in the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also impair our business operations or our financial condition. If any of the events discussed in the risk factors below occur, our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations or prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, the value and marketability of the common stock could decline. Risks Related to Our Business and Industry Our independent auditors have raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As an early stage company, we have not yet generated significant revenues. We have incurred operating losses since its inception and will continue to incur net losses until we can produce sufficient revenues to cover its costs. Our independent auditors have included in their audit report an explanatory paragraph that states that our net loss and working capital deficiency raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We have a limited operating history, have incurred net losses in the past and expect to incur net losses in the future. We have a limited operating history and have not recorded a profit since inception. As a result of this, and the uncertainty of the market in which we operate, we cannot reliably forecast our future results of operations. We expect to increase our operating expenses in the future as a result of developing, refining and implementing a sales strategy. There is no guarantee we will be profitable in the future. In addition, we expect our operating expenses to increase in the future as we expand our operations. If our operating expenses exceed our expectations, our financial performance could be adversely affected. If our revenue does not grow to offset these increased expenses, we may not be profitable in any future period. Our recent revenue growth may not be indicative of our future performance. In future periods, we may not have any revenue growth, or our revenue could decline. We have a short operating history and a new business model in an emerging and rapidly evolving market. This makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and increases the risk of your investment. We have very little operating history for you to evaluate in assessing our future prospects. You must consider our business and prospects in light of the risks and difficulties we will encounter as an early-stage company in a new and rapidly evolving market. We may not be able to successfully address these risks and difficulties, which could materially harm our business and operating results. In addition, we do not know if our current business model will operate effectively during the current economic downturn. Furthermore, we are unable to predict the likely duration and severity of the adverse economic conditions in the U.S. and other countries, but the longer the duration the greater risks we face in operating our business. There can be no assurance, therefore, that current economic conditions or worsening economic conditions, or a prolonged or recurring recession, will not have a significant adverse impact on our operating and financial results. 16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------We cannot assure you that we will be able to develop the infrastructure necessary to achieve the potential sales growth. Achieving revenue growth will require that we develop additional infrastructure in sales, technical and client support functions. We cannot assure you that we can develop this infrastructure or will have the capital to do so. We will continue to design plans to establish growth, adding sales and sales support resources as capital permits, but at this time these plans are untested. If we are unable to use any of our current marketing initiatives or the cost of such initiatives were to significantly increase or such initiatives or its efforts to satisfy existing clients are not successful, we may not be able to attract new clients or retain existing clients on a cost-effective basis and, as a result, our revenue and results of operations would be affected adversely. The markets that we are targeting for revenue opportunities are new and rapidly developing and may change before we can access them. The markets for traditional Internet and mobile Web products and services that we are targeting for revenue opportunities are changing rapidly and are being pursued by many other companies, and the barriers to entry are relatively low. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to realize these revenue opportunities before they change or before other companies dominate the market. Furthermore, we have based certain of our revenue opportunities on statistics provided by third party industry sources. Such statistics are based on ever changing customer preferences due to our rapidly changing industry. These statistics, including some of the statistics referenced in this memorandum, have not been independently verified by our company. With the introduction of new technologies and the influx of new entrants to the market, we expect competition to persist and intensify in the future, which could harm our ability to increase sales, limit client attrition and maintain our prices. We need additional capital to fund our operations, which, if obtained, could result in substantial dilution or significant debt service obligations. We may not be able to obtain additional capital on commercially reasonable terms, which could adversely affect our liquidity and financial position. We will require additional capital to fund the anticipated expansion of our business and to pursue targeted revenue opportunities. We cannot assure you that we will be able to raise additional capital. If we are able to raise additional capital, we do not know what the terms of any such capital raising would be. In addition, any future sale of our equity securities would dilute the ownership and control of your shares and could be at prices substantially below prices at which our shares currently trade. Our inability to raise capital could require us to significantly curtail or terminate our operations. We may seek to increase our cash reserves through the sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional and potentially substantial dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any failure to raise additional funds on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition. We face significant competition from large and small companies offering products and services related to mobile marketing technologies and services, targeted advertising delivery and the delivery of Web-based video. Our current and potential competitors may have significantly more financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we do and may be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion, sale and support of their products. Our current and potential competitors may have more extensive client bases and broader client relationships than our company. In addition, these companies may have longer operating histories and greater name recognition. These competitors may be better able to respond quickly to new technologies and to undertake more extensive marketing campaigns. If we are unable to compete with such companies, we may never generate demand for our products. If we fail to promote and maintain our brand in a cost-effective manner, we may lose (or fail to gain) market share and our revenue may decrease. We believe that developing and maintaining awareness of the PayMeOn brands in a cost-effective manner is critical to its goal of achieving widespread acceptance of our existing and future technologies and services and attracting new clients. Furthermore, we believe that the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in our industry increases. Successful promotion of the brand will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and the effectiveness and affordability of our products and services for our target client demographic. Historically, efforts to build brand recognition have involved significant expense, and it is likely that our future marketing efforts will require us to incur significant 17 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------expenses. Such brand promotion activities may not yield increased revenue and, even if they do, any revenue increases may not offset the expenses we incur to promote our brand. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain the brand, or if we incur substantial expenses in an unsuccessful attempt to promote and maintain the brand, we may lose existing clients to our competitors or be unable to attract new clients, which would cause revenue to decrease. If we do not innovate and provide products and services that are useful to users, revenues and operating results could suffer. Our success depends on providing products and services that client's use to promote their brands and products via mobile Web or other Web-based advertising. Competitors are constantly developing innovations in customized communications, including technologies and services related to mobile marketing and targeted ad delivery. As a result, we must continue to invest significant resources in research and development in order to enhance existing products and services and introduce new high-quality products and services that people will use. If we are unable to predict user preferences or industry changes, if we are unable to manage our projects or product enhancements, or if we are unable to modify our products and services on a timely basis, we may lose users, clients and advertisers. Our operating results would also suffer if innovations are not responsive to the needs of users, clients and advertisers, are not appropriately timed with market opportunity or are not effectively brought to market. The success of our business depends on the continued growth and acceptance of mobile marketing/advertising as a communications tool, and the related expansion and reliability of the Internet infrastructure. If consumers do not continue to use the mobile Web or alternative communications tools gain popularity, demand for our marketing and advertising technologies and services may decline. The future success of our business depends on the continued and widespread adoption of mobile marketing as a significant means of advertising and marketing communication. Security problems such as "viruses," "worms" and other malicious programs or reliability issues arising from outages and damage to the Internet infrastructure could create the perception that mobile or Web-based marketing/advertising is not a safe and reliable means of communication, which would discourage businesses and consumers from using such methods. Any decrease in the use of mobile devices or Web-based video resources would reduce demand for our marketing technologies and services and harm our business. If we fail to manage our anticipated growth, our business and operating results could be harmed. If we do not effectively manage our anticipated growth, the quality of our products and services could suffer, which could negatively affect our brand and operating results. To effectively manage our potential growth, we will need to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting systems and procedures. These systems enhancements and improvements may require significant capital expenditures and allocation of valuable management resources. If the improvements are not implemented successfully, our ability to manage our growth will be impaired and we may have to make significant additional expenditures to address these issues, which could harm our financial position. Our relationships with our channel partners may be terminated or may not continue to be beneficial in generating new clients, which could adversely affect our ability to increase our client base. We maintain a network of active channel partners which refer clients to us within different business verticals. If we are unable to maintain contractual relationships with existing channel partners or establish new contractual relationships with potential channel partners, we may experience delays and increased costs in adding clients, which could have a material adverse effect on us. The number of clients we are able to add through these marketing relationships is dependent on the marketing efforts of our partners over which we exercise very little control. Competition for employees in our industry is intense, and we may not be able to attract and retain the highly skilled employees whom we need to support our business. Competition for highly skilled technical and marketing personnel is intense and we continue to face difficulty identifying and hiring qualified personnel in certain areas of our business. We may not be able to hire and retain such personnel at compensation levels consistent with existing compensation structure. Many of the companies with which we compete for experienced employees have greater resources than we have and may be able to offer more attractive terms of employment. In particular, candidates making employment decisions, particularly in high-technology industries, often consider the value of any equity they may receive in connection with their employment. As a result, any significant volatility in the price of our stock may adversely affect our ability to attract or retain highly skilled technical and marketing personnel. 18 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------In addition, we invest significant time and expense in training employees, which increases their value to competitors who may seek to recruit them. If we fail to retain our employees, we could incur significant expenses in hiring and training their replacements and the quality of our services and our ability to serve our clients could diminish, resulting in a material adverse effect on our business. We may be unable to protect our intellectual property rights and any inability to protect them could reduce the value of our products, services and brand. Excluding the filing of trademark protection for "social income", we have not filed with any regulatory authority for patent or trademark protection. We intend to protect our unpatented trade secrets and know-how through confidentiality or license agreements with third parties, employees and consultants, and by controlling access to and distribution of our proprietary information. However, this method may not afford complete protection particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States and unauthorized parties may copy or otherwise obtain and use our products, processes or technology and there can be no assurance that others will not independently develop similar know-how and trade secrets. If third parties take actions that affect our rights or the value of our intellectual property, similar proprietary rights or reputation or we are unable to protect our intellectual property from infringement or misappropriation, other companies may be able to use our proprietary know-how to offer competitive products at lower prices and we may not be able to effectively compete against these companies. We may in the future be subject to intellectual property rights claims, which are costly to defend, could require us to pay damages and could limit our ability to use certain technologies in the future. Companies in the internet, technology and media industries own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. As we face increasing competition, the possibility of intellectual property rights claims against us grows. Our technologies may not be able to withstand any third-party claims or rights against their use. Any intellectual property claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming, expensive to litigate or settle and could divert management resources and attention. With respect to any intellectual property rights claim, we may have to pay damages or stop using technology found to be in violation of a third party's rights. We may have to seek a license for the technology, which may not be available on reasonable terms and may significantly increase our operating expenses. We have not fully reviewed and assessed the potential intellectual claims centered on our latest asset purchases, mergers, or acquisitions to evaluate any technology licenses required. The technology also may not be available for license to us at all. As a result, we may also be required to develop alternative non-infringing technology, which could require significant effort and expense. If we cannot license or develop technology for the infringing aspects of our business, we may be forced to limit our product and service offerings and may be unable to compete effectively. Any of these results could harm our brand and operating results. Our ability to offer our products and services may be affected by a variety of U.S. and foreign laws. The laws relating to the liability of providers of online and mobile marketing services for activities of their users are in their infancy and currently unsettled both within the U.S. and abroad. Future regulations could affect our ability to provide current or future programming. We will depend on the services of Edward Cespedes and the loss of Mr. Cespedes or failure of Mr. Cespedes to dedicate all of his time to our business could materially harm our company. We rely on Edward Cespedes, as our sole officer and director. While Mr. Cespedes currently dedicates substantially all of his time to our company, he is not required to dedicate all of his time and resources to our company. The loss of the services of Mr. Cespedes or Mr. Cespedes' inability to dedicate 100% of his time and resources to our company could materially harm our business. In addition, we do not presently maintain a key-man life insurance policy on Mr. Cespedes. Our future depends, in part, on our ability to attract and retain key personnel. Our future also depends on the continued contributions of other key technical and marketing personnel. The loss of key personnel and the process to replace any of our key personnel would involve significant time and expense, may take longer than anticipated and may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives. 19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------We currently have no independent directors, which poses a risk for us from a corporate governance perspective. Edward Cespedes, our only executive officer, also serves as our only director. Our director and executive officer is required to make interested party decisions, such as the approval of related party transactions, his level of his compensation, and oversight of our accounting function. Our director and executive officer also exercises substantial control over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the nomination of directors and the approval of significant corporate transactions. Due to our lack of independent directors, we have not implemented various corporate governance measures, the absence of which may cause stockholders to have more limited protections against transactions implemented by our board of directors, conflicts of interest and similar matters. Stockholders should bear in mind our current lack of corporate governance measures in formulating their investment decisions. Problems with third party hosting companies or our inability to receive third party approvals for our products could harm us. We rely on third-party hosting companies. Any disruption in the network access or co-location services provided by these third-party providers or any failure of these third-party providers to handle current or higher volumes of use could significantly harm our business. In addition, we depend on third parties to approve our products. If such approvals are unable to be obtained or are not obtained in a timely fashion, our ability to access additional users and customers from those products would be significantly diminished. Our business depends on the growth and maintenance of the Internet infrastructure. Our success will depend on the continued growth and maintenance of the internet infrastructure. This includes maintenance of a reliable network backbone with the necessary speed, data capacity and security for providing reliable internet services. Internet infrastructure may be unable to support the demands placed on it if the number of internet users continues to increase or if existing or future internet users access the internet more often or increase their bandwidth requirements. In addition, viruses, worms and similar programs may harm the performance of the internet. The internet has experienced a variety of outages and other delays as a result of damage to portions of its infrastructure, and it could face outages and delays in the future. These outages and delays could reduce the level of Internet usage as well as our ability to provide our solutions. Our operating results may fluctuate. Our operating results may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. The following factors may affect our operating results: · Our ability to compete effectively. · Our ability to continue to attract clients. · Our ability to attract revenue from advertisers and sponsors. · The amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure. · General economic conditions and those economic conditions specific to the internet and internet advertising. · Our ability to keep our websites operational at a reasonable cost and without service interruptions. · The success of our product expansion. · Our ability to attract, motivate and retain top-quality employees. Failure to retain and attract qualified personnel could harm our business. Aside from Mr. Cespedes, our success depends on our ability to attract, train and retain qualified personnel. Competition for qualified personnel is intense and we may not be able to hire sufficient personnel to support the anticipated growth of our business. If we fail to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business will suffer. Additionally, companies whose Employees accept positions with competitors often claim that such competitors have engaged in unfair hiring practices. We may receive such claims in the future as we seek to hire qualified Employees. We could incur substantial costs in defending against any such claims. 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------We may have difficulty managing any future growth. To achieve the implementation of our business objectives, we may need to grow rapidly; brisk growth would lead to increased responsibility for both existing and new management personnel. In an effort to manage such growth, we must maintain and enhance our financial and accounting systems and controls, hire and integrate new personnel and manage expanded operations. Despite systems and controls, growth is expected to place a significant strain on our management systems and resources. We will need to continue to improve our operational, managerial and financial controls, reporting systems and procedures, and will need to continue to expand, train and manage our work force. Failure to manage our future growth would have a material adverse effect on the quality of our operations, ability to retain customers and key personnel and operating results and financial condition. We may not be successful in finding or marketing new products. Our business operations and financial performance depends on the ability to attract and market new products on a consistent basis. In the direct marketing industry, the average product life cycle varies from six months to four years, based on numerous factors, including competition, product features, distribution channels utilized, cost of goods sold and effectiveness of advertising. Less successful products have shorter life cycles. The majority of products are submitted by inventors. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring rights to quality products. We select new products based upon management's expertise and limited market studies. As a result, we need to acquire the rights to quality products with sufficient margins and consumer appeal to justify the acquisition costs. There can be no assurance that chosen products will generate sufficient revenues to justify the acquisition and marketing costs. We may not be successful in managing acquisitions. Acquisitions may result in substantial dilution. We may acquire assets or businesses that may fail for various reasons, including but not limited to our inability to properly integrate their functionality or operations, our inability to market their products or services, or our inability to properly manage the assets or businesses following an acquisition. Acquisitions may result in the issuance of substantial equity or debt. Issuance of new equity securities may dilute existing shareholders. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock issued in conjunction with acquisitions, or the perception that these sales could occur. The issuance of debt will result in the need for additional capital necessary to service the debt. We may not be able to generate sufficient returns from any acquisitions to service any debt issued as part of an acquisition related transaction. Our industry is new and we are subject to uncertain regulation. We are subject to a number of foreign and domestic laws and regulations that affect companies conducting business on the internet, many of which are still evolving and could be interpreted in ways that could harm our business. In the United States and abroad, laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for activities of their users and other third parties are currently being tested by a number of claims. These regulations and laws may involve taxation, tariffs, subscriber privacy, data protection, content, copyrights, distribution, electronic contracts and other communications, consumer protection, the provision of online payment services and the characteristics and quality of services. It is not clear how existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, sales and other taxes, libel and personal privacy apply to the internet as the vast majority of these laws were adopted prior to the advent of the internet and do not contemplate or address the unique issues raised by the internet or e-commerce. In addition, it is possible that governments of one or more countries may seek to censor content available on our websites or may even attempt to completely block access to our websites. Accordingly, adverse legal or regulatory developments could substantially harm our business. The CARD Act, as well as the laws of most states, contain provisions governing product terms and conditions of gift cards, gift certificates, stored value or pre-paid cards or coupons ("gift cards"), such as provisions prohibiting or limiting the use of expiration dates on gift cards or the amount of fees charged in connection with gift cards or requiring specific disclosures on or in connection with gift cards. PayMeOn coupon, gift card, stored value or prepaid card offers generally are included within the definition of "gift cards" in many of these laws. In addition, certain foreign jurisdictions have laws that govern disclosure and certain product terms and conditions, including restrictions on expiration dates and fees that may apply to PayMeOn offers. However, the CARD Act as well as a number of states and certain foreign jurisdictions also have exemptions from the operation of these provisions or otherwise modify the application of these provisions applicable to gift cards that are issued as part of a promotion or promotional program. If PayMeOn offers are subject to the CARD Act, and are not included in the exemption for promotional programs, it is possible that the purchase value, which is the amount equal to the price paid for the offer, or the promotional value, which is the add-on value of the offer in excess of the price paid, or both, may not expire before the later of (i) five years after the date on which the offer was issued or the date on which the customer last loaded funds on the offer 21 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------if the offer has a reloadable feature; (ii) the offers stated expiration date (if any), unless offers come within an exemption in the CARD Act for promotional programs; or (iii) a later date provided by applicable state law. In addition, regardless of whether an exemption for PayMeOn offers applies under the CARD Act, in those states that prohibit or otherwise restrict expiration dates on gift cards that are defined to include offers and that do not have exemptions that apply to the purchase value or the promotional value, or both, of offers, PayMeOn offers may be required to be honored for the full offer value (the total of purchase value and promotional value) until redeemed. There can be no assurance that as PayMeOn incorporates new requirements as detailed under the CARD Act that merchants will continue to offer PayMeOn offers. In addition, some states and foreign jurisdictions also include gift cards under their unclaimed and abandoned property laws which require companies to remit to the government the value of the unredeemed balance on the gift cards after a specified period of time (generally between one and five years) and impose certain reporting and recordkeeping obligations. We do not remit any amounts relating to unredeemed PayMeOn offers based upon our assessment of applicable laws. The analysis of the potential application of the unclaimed and abandoned property laws to PayMeOn offers is complex, involving an analysis of constitutional and statutory provisions and factual issues, including our relationship with customers and merchants and our role as it relates to the issuance and delivery of our offers. Regulations concerning data protection are evolving and the manner in which we handle personal data may be inconsistent with the interpretation of current laws. Many states have passed laws requiring notification to subscribers when there is a security breach of personal data. There are also a number of legislative proposals pending before the U.S. Congress, various state legislative bodies and foreign governments concerning data protection. In addition, data protection laws in Europe and other jurisdictions outside the United States may be more restrictive, and the interpretation and application of these laws are still uncertain and in flux. It is possible that these laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our data practices. If so, in addition to the possibility of fines, this could result in an order requiring that we change our data practices, which could have an adverse effect on our business. Furthermore, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has provisions that limit, but do not necessarily eliminate, our liability for linking to third-party websites that include materials that infringe copyrights or other rights, so long as we comply with the statutory requirements of this act. Complying with these various laws could cause us to incur substantial costs or require us to change our business practices in a manner adverse to our business. Risks Related to Our Common Stock Because the market for our common stock is limited, persons who purchase our common stock may not be able to resell their shares at or above the purchase price paid for them. Our common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board which is not a liquid market. There is currently only a limited public market for our common stock. We cannot assure you that an active public market for our common stock will develop or be sustained in the future. If an active market for our common stock does not develop or is not sustained, the price may continue to decline. Because we are subject to the "penny stock" rules, brokers cannot generally solicit the purchase of our common stock which adversely affects its liquidity and market price. The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define "penny stock" to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to specific exemptions. The market price of our common stock on the Bulletin Board has been substantially less than $5.00 per share and therefore we are currently considered a "penny stock" according to SEC rules. This designation requires any broker-dealer selling these securities to disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities. Due to factors beyond our control, our stock price may be volatile. Any of the following factors could affect the market price of our common stock: · Our failure to increase revenue in each succeeding quarter; · Our failure to achieve and maintain profitability; · Our failure to meet our revenue and earnings guidance; · The loss of distribution relationships · The sale of a large amount of common stock by our shareholders; 22 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------· Our announcement of a pending or completed acquisition or our failure to complete a proposed acquisition; · Adverse court ruling or regulatory action; · Our failure to meet financial analysts' performance expectations; · Changes in earnings estimates and recommendations by financial analysts; · Changes in market valuations of similar companies; · Short selling activities; · Our announcement of a change in the direction of our business; · Our inability to manage our international operations; · Actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly or in our forecasted results of operations; or · Announcements by us, or our competitors, of significant contracts, acquisitions, commercial relationships, joint ventures or capital commitments. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted. A securities class action suit against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management's time and attention, which would otherwise be used to benefit our business. Because we may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms, it could have a material impact upon the price of our common stock. It is not likely that securities analysts of major brokerage firms will provide research coverage for our common stock since the firm itself cannot recommend the purchase of our common stock under the penny stock rules referenced in an earlier risk factor. The absence of such coverage limits the likelihood that an active market will develop for our common stock. It may also make it more difficult for us to attract new investors at times when we acquire additional capital. Shares eligible for sale or convertible into shares in the future could negatively affect our stock price and dilute shareholders The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock or the perception that these sales could occur. This might also make it more difficult for us to raise funds through the issuance of securities. We may issue and/or register additional shares, options, or warrants in the future in connection with acquisitions, compensation or otherwise. We cannot predict what effect, if any, market sales of shares held by any stockholder or the availability of these shares for future sale will have on the market price of our common stock. Results of Operations Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2012 as Compared to the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2011 Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012, totaled $10,092 and were principally derived from sales of the Company's PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center packages to small businesses and from incremental text purchases from subscribers to the mobile text marketing packages. A small amount of sales were derived from the portion of our PayMeOn business that sells deals directly to consumers. Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011, were $7,285 and substantially all revenues were derived from Hyperlocal mobile text marketing packages. Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012, totaled $175,065, a decrease of $563,434 or 76% from $738,499 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were largely made up of payroll of $137,675. Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011, totaled $738,499, the majority of which was related $529,462 non-cash expense primarily related to the issuance of warrants issued to certain consultants and service providers in consideration of marketing, business and general consulting services, and payroll of $119,409 Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2012 as Compared to the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2011 Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, totaled $26,541 and were principally derived from sales of the Company's PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center packages to small businesses and from incremental text purchases from subscribers to the mobile text marketing packages. A small amount of sales were derived from the portion of our PayMeOn business that sells deals directly to consumers. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, were $25,928 and substantially all revenues were derived from Hyperlocal mobile text marketing packages. 23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, totaled $1,245,390, an increase of $181,071 or 17% from $1,064,319 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, were largely made up of a $699,472 non-cash expense primarily related to the issuance of warrants issued to certain consultants and service providers in consideration of marketing, business and general consulting services and payroll and payroll taxes of $330,194. Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, totaled $1,064,139, the majority of which related to $584,673 non-cash expense primarily related to the issuance of warrants issued to certain consultants and service providers in consideration of marketing, business and general consulting services and $213,171 of payroll and payroll taxes. Liquidity and Capital Resources At September 30, 2012, we had a no cash. At September 30, 2012 we had working a capital deficit of $511,541 and an accumulated deficit of $3,103,371. We require additional working capital. See "Plan of Operations" below. On January 3, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to issue secured convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $120,000 (the "Notes") to certain accredited investors. The Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 7% and are payable on or before 12 months from the date of issuance. The Notes are secured by all of the assets of the Company and includes customary provisions concerning events of default. In addition, the Notes may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.125 per share, subject to adjustment. The Company received $120,000 in gross proceeds. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Notes for working capital purposes. The Company received additional advances from existing note holders of $35,000 on May 11, 2012. The Company has communicated with the existing note holders that it is treating these advances as advances under the same convertible promissory notes ("Notes") and security terms. The Notes are secured by all of the assets of the Company and include customary provisions concerning events of default. In addition, the Notes may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.125 per share, subject to adjustment. On June 12, 2012, the Company received an unsecured non-interest bearing cash advance from its president and CEO in the amount of $2,000. The cash advance was used to pay payroll taxes and for general working capital purposes. The cash advance is repayable on demand. On June 15, 2012, the Company received an unsecured non-interest bearing cash advance from its president and CEO in the amount of $2,300. The cash advance was used to pay payroll and for general working capital purposes. The cash advance is repayable on demand On June 18, 2012, the Company received unsecured non-interest bearing cash advances from its president and CEO in the amount of $2,077 and $434. The cash advances were used to pay commissions due the Company's third party sales personnel and for general working capital purposes. The cash advances are repayable on demand. On July 5, 2012, the Company privately sold 2,253,577 shares of restricted shares of common stock to an accredited investor for gross proceeds of $25,000. The proceeds from the private placement shall be used for the continued development of Hyperlocal and PayMeOn products and for general working capital purposes. The private placement was conducted by the Company's president and CEO and no fees or commissions were paid in connection with the private placement. On July 24, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to issue an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $45,000 to an accredited investor. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 7% and is payable on or before 12 months from the date of issuance. In addition, the notes may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment On September 4, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to issue an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $40,000 to an accredited investor. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 7% and is payable on or before 12 months from the date of issuance. In addition, the note may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment. On September 26, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to issue an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $9,000 to an accredited investor. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 7% and is payable on or before 12 months from the date of issuance. In addition, the note may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment. 24 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------On October 3, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to issue an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $40,000 to an accredited investor. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 7% and is payable on or before 12 months from the date of issuance. In addition, the note may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment. On October 23, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to issue an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $5,000 to an accredited investor. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 7% and is payable on or before 12 months from the date of issuance. In addition, the note may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment. On November 2, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to issue an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $40,000 to an accredited investor. The note bears interest at an annual rate of 7% and is payable on or before 12 months from the date of issuance. In addition, the note may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment. Since inception, the Company has incurred net operating losses and used cash in operations. As of September 30, 2012, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $3,103,371. The Company has also dedicated substantial resources required to research and development and marketing of the Company's products which included the general and administrative expenses associated with its organization and product development. The Company expects to incur continued marketing expenses in the near and medium term in pursuit of market share. Necessary marketing spending could curtail the Company's ability to generate profits in the near and medium term. We expect operating losses to continue, mainly due to the continued costs and expenses associated with development of our business and marketing of the Hyperlocal and PayMeOn products. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. On June 18, 2012, the Company received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service regarding a tax discrepancy for the tax year 2010 (prior to the agreement and plan of merger to acquire Hyperlocal Marketing, LLC). The letter states that the discrepancy could result in a potential increase of Social Security and/or Income Tax of $7,623. As part of the agreement and plan of merger to acquire Hyperlocal Marketing, LLC, the Company received representations and warranties from prior management that all taxes had been paid. The letter has been forwarded to prior management and Internal Revenue Service has been informed of all relevant representations and warranties. There is no guarantee that prior management will honor its obligations and this amount may remain an obligation of the Company. Plan of Operations We intend on continuing our efforts primarily towards completing development of the Company's PayMeOn products. We expect to continue marketing our Hyperlocal Marketing platform and products, but primarily as bundled or complimentary additions to our PayMeOn product and under the PayMeOn Merchant Profit Center name. As our development efforts come to fruition, we will focus our efforts on developing sales and distribution channels for PayMeOn. We will primarily focus our sales and distribution efforts on developing partnerships with third-party sales companies and on developing partnerships with businesses that have large databases they wish to monetize in the local, group buying or "deals" space. We completed a substantial portion of the primary development of the PayMeOn product during the third quarter 2011. Though the product has been "deployed" in beta since the second quarter 2011 and we have already generated some small revenue from PayMeOn, we have now completed updates to PayMeOn's iphone and android mobile applications, additions to our payment tracking databases and implemented additional reporting capabilities, as well as other technical improvements to the product. We believe that there will be minimal new product development going forward and expect only to dedicate resources to maintenance, update and repair of existing products for the near future. Though we will always monitor the competitive landscape for indications that we may need to develop new and additional products and will develop new products as necessary to remain competitive, we expect to primarily focus on accelerating our sales efforts during 2012. Accordingly, in February 2012, we entered into a Master Sales Agreement with PSC LLC, a sales operation that sells third party products through a network of independent sales organizations (iso's). Current working capital is not sufficient to maintain our current operations and there is no assurance that future sales and marketing efforts will be successful enough to achieve the level of revenue sufficient to provide cash to sustain operations. To the extent such revenues and corresponding cash flows do not materialize, we will attempt to fund working capital requirements through third party financing, including a private placement of our securities. In the absence of revenues, we currently believe we require a minimum of $500,000 to maintain our current operations through 2012. We cannot provide any assurances that required capital will be obtained or that the terms of such required capital may be acceptable to us. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing, we may reduce our operating activities until sufficient funding is secured or revenues are generated to support operating activities. 25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates Revenue Recognition The Company will recognize revenue on arrangements in accordance with FASB ASC No. 605, "Revenue Recognition". In all cases, revenue is recognized only when the price is fixed and determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the service is performed and collectability of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of keywords over the period the keywords are purchased for exclusive use, usually one year. The Company recognizes revenue from setup fees in accordance with Topic 13, which requires the fees to be deferred and amortized over the term of the agreements. Revenue from the sale of bulk text messages sales are recognized at the time messages are delivered. Revenue from monthly membership fees are recorded during the month the membership is earned. Stock-Based Compensation The Company recognizes compensation costs to employees under FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. Under FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share based compensation arrangements include stock options, restricted share plans, performance based awards, share appreciation rights and employee share purchase plans. As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value. Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant. Equity instruments issued to other than employees are recorded on the basis of the fair value of the instruments, as required by FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 505, Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees. In general, the measurement date is when either a (a) performance commitment, as defined, is reached or (b) the earlier of (i) the non-employee performance is complete or (ii) the instruments are vested. The measured value related to the instruments is recognized over a period based on the facts and circumstances of each particular grant as defined in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-11, Balance Sheet - Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities" to enhance disclosure requirements relating to the offsetting of assets and liabilities on an entity's balance sheet. The update requires enhanced disclosures regarding assets and liabilities that are presented net or gross in the statement of financial position when the right of offset exists, or that are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement. The new disclosure requirements relating to this update are retrospective and effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The update only requires additional disclosures, as such, we do not expect that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. In July 2012, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-01, Balance Sheet - Subtopic 954-430, Health Care Entities-Deferred Revenue, requires that a continuing care retirement community recognize a deferral of revenue when a contract between a continuing care retirement community and a resident stipulates that (1) a portion of the advanced fee is refundable if the contract holder's unit is reoccupied by a subsequent resident, (2) the refund is limited to the proceeds of reoccupancy, and (3) the legal environment and the entity's management policy and practice support the withholding of refunds under condition (2). Questions have arisen in practice about cases where the refund depends on reoccupancy. The objective of this Update is to clarify the reporting for refundable advance fees received by continuing care retirement communities. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2013. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this Update should be applied retrospectively by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening retained earnings (or unrestricted net assets) as of the beginning of the earliest period presented. In July 2012, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-02, Balance Sheet- Intangibles- Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment is an Amendment to FASB Accounting Standards Update 2011-08. The objective of the amendments in this Update is to reduce the cost and complexity of performing an impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets by simplifying how an entity tests those assets for impairment and to improve consistency in impairment testing guidance among long-lived asset categories. The amendments permit an entity first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test in accordance with 26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Subtopic 350-30, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-General Intangibles Other than Goodwill. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent. The amendments are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim impairment tests performed as of a date before July 27, 2012, if a public entity's financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued or, for nonpublic entities, have not yet been made available for issuance. ITEM 3. |