Saturday, June 30, 2012

Facebook, Think settle trademark dispute - The Business Review (Albany):

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Palo Alto-based Facebook and Think did not disclos terms ofthe settlement. Think'ds CEO and founder, Aaron Greenspan, attendede Harvard with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerber gin 2002-2004, where both were "entrepreneurially mindeed programmers," the companies said. Starting in August Think releaseda Web-based student portal called houseSYSTEMk through a Harvard student group. This software was designed to make life easie rfor students, faculty, and By September 2003, houseSYSTEM featured a section (devised and implemented by called "The Universal Face (sometimes called "The Face Book").
Think'zs system contained a number of features, including a course student marketplace, email service, automaticf birthday reminder, message boards, photo album, digital flyer event calendar (with online RSVP's), map job placement, and local business reviews. At houseSYSTEM did not feature member profiles due to campusdsecurity concerns. Profiles were added after Zuckerberg launched Facebook in February along withnew features, allowinfg friends to record the way they had met and notintg the strength of their relationships. "Aaron and I studiexd together at Harvardand I've alwaysa admired his entrepreneurial spirit and love of buildinh things.
I appreciate his hard work and innovatiob that led tobuilding houseSYSTEM, including the Universal Face Book At school, I was even a memberf of houseSYSTEM. We are pleased that we'vee been able to amicablyy resolveour differences," Zuckerberg said in a prepare statement. "I am glad that my contributionzs have been recognized by said Greenspan. "Mark has built a tremendoud companyat Facebook, and I wish them continued success in the

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