Facebook idea man pitches “Facebook for companies”

The Facebook “fathers” won’t go away.

Aaron Greenspan, the man who says he came up with the idea for Facebook earlier than Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg, grabbed attention with his claim by showing up on the New York Times this week.

On this video with Bambi Francisco, he says he wants people to know that others had “influence” in the early days of Facebook.

Of course, it’s also a convenient time for Greenspan to be grabbing attention: He’s… Continue Reading

Who founded Facebook? Aaron Greenspan says he came up with the idea first

Who founded Facebook? Aaron Greenspan says he came up with the idea first

Harvard student Aaron Greenspan says he came up with the idea for Facebook before Mark Zuckerberg founded the popular company of the same name.

Greenspan’s claims, backed up by emails, are the latest salvo in the controversy surrounding the true origins of the social networking company. His claims have surfaced before, but in a New York Times story just published, Greenspan goes to greater lengths at proving his case.

In 2003, Greenspan sent an email to Harvard… Continue Reading