What Silicon Valley can learn from Pinterest

Get the Full StoryWhen was the last time a social media company could say it had a good week? Because that's something the often overlooked social media platform Pinterest can actually claim today.

On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Pinterest had confidentially submitted paperwork to the Securities and Exchange Commission to file an IPO later this year. Just two days earlier, the Journal also broke the news that Pinterest had taken the most definitive action of any social media company in the fight against anti-vaxxer misinformation by blocking searches of vaccine content on the platform; finally, it seemed, a social media company willing to actually do something about online misinformation with real-world consequences. Read more...More about Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, and Ipo

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