Social Media Newsfeed: Pinterest's Value | Facebook Video Ads

Pinterest raises $200 million funding round. Unilever signs on as Facebook video ad client. These stories, and more, in today's Morning Social Media Newsfeed.

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PinterestlogoPinterest is Valued at $5 Billion (The Wall Street Journal)
Pinterest still makes little revenue, yet the scrapbooking site’s value is soaring in the eyes of venture capitalists. The company said Thursday it raised a $200 million investment that values it at $5 billion, making Pinterest one of the most valuable venture-capital backed startups in the world. CNET News of the new round of funding, which was first reported by ReadWrite, comes just eight months after the company announced a massive $225 million funding round last October that gave it a $3.8

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