If you haven’t seen it, Stocktwits just announced the close of its latest round of funding. Happy to add to my Stocktwits seed participation.

I like this company because it’s a real user-driven community based on top of the Twitter platform. And I don’t use the term community lightly – there is a social norm forming within the Stocktwits contributors that’s very warm and focused. I don’t see this kind of interaction in the other social networks. Credit to Howard, Soren and Phil.

And anyone who knows me know I am a big believer in the monetization potential of the finance vertical…

To read more, check out Roger Ehrenberg’s post, Fred Wilson’s post or the article in Venturebeat.