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The Twitter effect: Will Pinterest benefit from the IPO?

Oct 25, 2013
If Twitter’s IPO takes off, that will impact how investors view other private social media sites.
A Twitter tweet announcing the company's planned initial public offering (IPO) is pictured on a mobile telephone back-dropped by various twitter logos on October 4, 2013. A new book out details the sometimes-sordid history of how the social networking company got its start. 
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