ConnectU to Facebook: We were just kidding about that settlement
It looks like social networking site ConnectU’s lawsuit against Facebook may not be over yet. Although the two companies agreed to settle in April (and have since signed the paperwork) ConnectU attorney John Hornick told a judge yesterday that his clients want to pull out of the deal, according to Bloomberg News.
Since reaching the agreement, Hornick said ConnectU has found instant messages on Facebook’s computers that are a “smoking gun” backing the company’s allegations. U.S…. Continue Reading
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