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ConnectU (originally HarvardConnection) was a social networking website launched on May 21, 2004, [1] that was founded by Harvard students Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, and Divya Narendra in December 2002. [2] . Users could add people as friends, send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. [3]
Jun 26, 2008 · By Brad Stone. June 26, 2008 8:23 am. Facebook has finally closed the book on its long-running, multi-front legal battle with the rival college social network ConnectU — but not before a new...
Apr 17, 2018 · They decided to call it Harvard Connection (now ConnectU). Divya Narendra then approached his friend and Harvard senior Sanjay Mavinkurve, who became the first person to write a program for the...
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Jul 26, 2007 · ConnectU, a rival social-networking site, accused Facebook of stealing its ideas and code, but the judge ruled that the claims were insufficient and vague. The judge gave ConnectU more time to revise its complaint, while Facebook and its founders denied any wrongdoing.
Feb 11, 2009 · Facebook paid out $65 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the founders of ConnectU, who claimed that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg stole their business ideas at Harvard. The settlement details were leaked by a law firm that had represented ConnectU, but later removed from its newsletter.
Apr 7, 2008 · The founders of ConnectU, a former social-networking site, claimed that Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea and created Facebook. The New York Times reported that Facebook was finalizing a settlement with them and that the case could be dismissed soon.
ConnectU was a social networking website launched on May 21, 2004, that was founded by Harvard students Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, and Divya Narendra in December 2002. Users could add people as friends, send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves.
