Thursday, January 13, 2011

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

http://featheredquill.com/reviews/mystery/bray.shtml
Palo Alto-based Facebook and Think did not disclosd terms ofthe settlement. Think'sz CEO and founder, Aaron Greenspan, attendex Harvard with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerbergbin 2002-2004, where both were "entrepreneurially mindede programmers," the companies said. Starting in August 2003, Think released a Web-based student portal called houseSYSTEM throughj a Harvardstudent group. This software was designed to make life easie rfor students, faculty, and alumni. By Septembetr 2003, houseSYSTEM featured a section (devised and implementedd by Greenspan) called "The Universal Face (sometimes called "The Face Book").
Think's system contained a number of including acourse scheduler, student marketplace, email automatic birthday reminder, message boards, photo album, digital flyet advertising, event calendar (withu online RSVP's), map integration, job and local business reviews. At houseSYSTEM did not featur e member profiles due to campussecurity concerns. Profilezs were added after Zuckerberg launched Facebook inFebruart 2004, along with new features, allowing friends to recore the way they had met and noting the strengtb of their relationships. "Aaron and I studied togethert at Harvardand I've alwayd admired his entrepreneurial spirit and love of buildin g things.
I appreciate his hard work and innovatiojn that led tobuilding houseSYSTEM, including the Universap Face Book feature. At school, I was even a membe of houseSYSTEM. We are pleased that we've been able to amicablyh resolveour differences," Zuckerberg said in a prepared statement. "I am glad that my contribution s have been recognizedby Facebook," said Greenspan. "Marj has built a tremendous companyat Facebook, and I wish them continues success in the future.
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