Law firm for Edison, Wright brothers, and Alexander Graham Bell now suing Facebook over like buttons

February 11, 2013 9:02 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"I wouldn't have filed the case if we didn't feel very confident in our position," Melsheimer told me this morning as he was stepping off an airplane in Dallas. "This was a case that I liked, our firm liked, and I think we have a reasonable chance of winning."

Hey Facebook, Twitter is testing its own ‘Like’ button (and changing ‘favorites’ to ‘Stars’)

October 23, 2012 8:36 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

A sprinkling of Twitter users have posted screenshots about the new Like and Star buttons, but the company hasn't made an official announcement about them.

Facebook’s “Like” mutates, migrates to mobile apps in disguise

June 20, 2012 2:09 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Facebook’s “Like” buttons, the universal symbols of middling appreciation, have finally crossed the mobile divide — but chances are you won’t recognize them.

The social network announced today that third-party developers can take advantage of a new “like” action for …

Facebook is on a new mission: to take down clickjackers

January 26, 2012 7:17 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Facebook has teamed up with the Washington state Attorney General to put real resources toward getting rid of spam on the social network — starting with a lawsuit.

“Security is an arms race, and that’s why Facebook is committed to …

Wirklich? Germany declares Facebook ‘Like’ button illegal

August 19, 2011 12:56 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

The German government on Friday declared the Facebook “Like” button, which appears on countless websites accessible all over the world, in violation of the country’s strict privacy rights — and thus illegal.

An official from the German state of Schleswig-Holstein’s …

RadiumOne: Get ready to "like" ads

February 15, 2011 5:00 AM Anthony Ha

Ad network RadiumOne is following Facebook’s example as it tries to figure out whether viewers liked an ad.

The San Francisco startup is launching a new feature called the “R1 Like Button,” which brings the “like” button that Facebook popularized …

Facebook adds commenting to the "like" button

July 23, 2010 11:55 AM Kim-Mai Cutler

Facebook is adding commenting, a much-requested feature to the “like” button it has spread across millions of sites.

Before, publishers had to choose between the older “Share” button, which had comments, and the new “Like” button, which didn’t. If you’ve …