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Rakuten, Inc., a Japanese conglomerate of internet services that includes e-commerce giant E-Commerce Marketplace, has led a $100 million investment in social media pinboard site Pinterest, said Mike Jaconi, CEO of Rakuten's loyalty software program FreeCause and executive officer at Rakuten. With this financing, Pinterest is now valued at $1.5 billion.

TORONTO - The Japanese e-commerce firm that bought e-reader company Kobo Inc. is now picking up a major stake in social media site Pinterest.

First quarter figures from the U.S. Commerce Department show that online shoppers spent more than $50 billion—the first time that online sales have been so high outside of holiday shopping seasons.

The image-sharing social network raises $100 million in a funding round. Fledgling social network Pinterest has raised $100 million in a funding round led by Japan-based e-commerce operator Rakuten Inc. Existing investors Andreessen Horowitz , Bessemer Venture Partners and FirstMark Capital also took part.

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten wants to plug Pinterest in to purchasing, after leading a $100 million investment in the social pinboard curator.

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten wants to plug Pinterest in to purchasing, after leading a $100 million investment in the social pinboard curator.

Vertical Cubed, a turnkey e-commerce service set that enables companies to enter or expand their presence in the e-tailing space, has written and released a white paper to aid the e-tailer in selecting an e-commerce platform. (PRWeb May 16, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/e-commerce/website-platform/prweb9510099.htm

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South Africa B2C E-Commerce Report 2012" report to th

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