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SXSW 2012: The Power of ‘Black Twitter’

SXSW 2012: The Power of ‘Black Twitter’

In her SXSW panel discussion, "The Bombastic Brilliance of Black Twitter," Kimberly C. Ellis set out to prove a point: “Black Twitter,” or black users on the platform, don’t solely use the social media site for entertainment.

3 Challenges Facing Equity Crowdfunding Sites

The SEC released its proposed rules for Title III of the JOBS Act this past October that will eventually allow average investors to participate in equity crowdfunding for the first...

The Energy Booster

Bill Perkins, an energy trader by profession, accomplished some unusual goals last year. His Houston firm, Small Ventures U.S.A., invests in commodity markets for a hedge fund; the firm’s transactional volume is in the billions. The niche he knows best is natural gas, a fossil fuel used to heat homes and to generate much of the nation’s electricity.

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