Pinterest is one of the latest entries in the pantheon of social media sites that have captivated American consumers. Launched in 2011, the social photo sharing site drew in approximately 7.21 million unique visitors during December 2011 — a 329% increase from the site’s September traffic estimates. Of particular interest to small businesses and retailers [...]
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Construction has begun on a second expansion of Southcross Energy’s natural gas processing network in South Texas to meet the demands of Eagle Ford Shale production. The company is building a new fractionator in Bonnie View, between Bayside and Woodsboro in Refugio County, the company announced Tuesday. A fractionator is a facility where the components [...]
To motivate investors to reinvest in additional rounds of financing at start-up companies, venture capital deals often include “pay-to-play” provisions. Under these provisions, investors that don’t reinvest have their preferred stock converted to common stock or otherwise made less preferential, VC Experts explains. According to venture capitalist Brad Feld, pay-to-play provisions were rare in the [...]
The uber-conservative and MSNBC pundit hasnt been on air since publishing his incendiary new book — and may not be back at all The pairing of pundit Pat Buchanan, one of the nation’s most recognizable paleoconservatives, and liberal-leaning MSNBC has always been odd. And now the cable news channel has put Buchanan on indefinite leave. [...]
The holiday giant’s annual report revealed Manny Fontenla-Novoa received the payout on top of the £1.19 million earned in his last year of employment until he resigned in August following a string of profit warnings. The £1.17 million payment consisted of salary, pension allowance and benefits, and was owed to Mr Fontenla-Novoa in accordance to [...]