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Facebook; facing shutdown
Topic Started: Jul 19 2007, 10:32:20 AM (91 Views)
BIX
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Boner-fide Bonza Bloke

From PC Pro news:-


Tuesday 17th July 2007

Facebook facing shutdown over 'stolen code' claim 2:37PM, Tuesday 17th July 2007

Facebook, the popular social-networking website will face shutdown if it fails to win a US court battle next week.
A hearing to be held in a US court next Wednesday (July 25) marks the latest battle in a three-year spat between Facebook and rival website ConnectU.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra, former fellow Harvard students of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, allege that Zuckerberg copied code and a business plan from their site while he was still working for them as a programmer. At the time, the site was known as harvardconnect.com. It later changed its name to ConnectU.

The dispute started when Zuckerberg launched his website in February 2004, a month after promising to finish the plaintiff's website.

The plaintiffs have demanded that Facebook be shut down and full control of the site and all assets be passed to them.

Facebook is suing ConnectU for alleged business torts and unfair business practices.

Since branching out its network from just students to everyone last September, Facebook has grown from 14 million to 26 million visitors per month, according to comScore figures. Facebook is also rumoured to be seeking a possible IPO.

Rene Millman
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Anne
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Wonderful Winsome Wench

Just so long as I don't lose my scrabble :o Can't get to grips with the rest of facebook, I'm lost in there which is why I don't respond to zombies, flowers, le.drunken bums or sheep. But I do like my scrabble.
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ohippy
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I have to say that, yesterday, scrabble did ensure that tea was delayed, painting wasn't finished, the pool guys never got a cuppa and the house wasn't cleaned :whistle:





......and I still lost :(
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Anne
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ohippy
19th July, 2007 - 09:07am
I have to say that, yesterday, scrabble did ensure that tea was delayed, painting wasn't finished, the pool guys never got a cuppa and the house wasn't cleaned :whistle:





......and I still lost :(

Well it's your go now so get on with it :rolleyes:
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Pommygirl
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I'd better get writing down those email addresses of lost school friends and work colleagues then before it goes off the "air".
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BIX
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Boner-fide Bonza Bloke


I just can't get into it at all.

I think you need to sit in front of it for several hours just to get the feel of it and that's time I don't have or at least can't be bothered to spend on it.
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BIX
19th July, 2007 - 05:58pm
I just can't get into it at all.

I think you need to sit in front of it for several hours just to get the feel of it and that's time I don't have or at least can't be bothered to spend on it.

oh thank you Bix, i thought i was the only one :kissed:
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Melibeam
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Most Exceptional Lady

I have tried and dont get it either. Glad I am not the only one as I was beginning to think I was really stupid :whistle:
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Anne
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Wonderful Winsome Wench

Me either. See my earlier reply.
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