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Facebook sued over 'Like' button patent
Facebook faces a lawsuit claiming that its Like button infringes patented technology.
telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 5 days ago)
Facebook Sued Over 'Like' Button
Facebook is facing legal action over its use of the "like" button and other features of the social network.
huffingtonpost.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
Angry Birds at space center
CAPE CANAVERAL — Angry Birds are getting their taste of space. The creator of the Angry Bird franchise is helping bring an interactive attraction to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The Angry Birds Space Encounter attraction will open at the end of the month. It features an appearance by astronaut Don Pettit, as well as the usual Angry Birds characters....
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ibtimes.com (1 month and 21 days ago)
Facebook Sued by Patent-Holding Company Over 'Like' Button
Facebook is being sued on behalf of a deceased Dutch programmer named Joannes Jozef Everardus van Der Meer over the social networking site’s most iconic feature, the “like” button, according to the BBC....
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Kick It Out launches apps for players and spectators to report abuse
Organisation hopes that ease of use and anonymity will give an accurate picture of the scale of racism and other forms of abuseKick It Out, the campaign group that six months ago on Saturday was the focus of a protest by leading black footballers over the game's response to high-profile incidents of racism, is planning to launch smartphone apps next season that allow players...
guardian.co.uk (29 days ago)
Patent dispute: Facebook sued over 'like' button
Facebook is being sued by a Dutch widow who alleges her husband, who died in 2004, was the inventor of the social media site's "like" button, and that the technology was used without permission. The plaintiff, the unnamed widow of Joannes Jozef Everardus van Der Meer, is represented by the ...
washingtontimes.com (3 months and 5 days ago)
Facebook Sued Over 'Like' Button Patent
The family of a Dutch inventor who died in 2004 claim he created the 'like' button and 'news feed' before Mark Zuckerberg.
sky.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
A Harvard Neuroscience Scheme To Change Decisions In Your Brain
A researcher wants to reverse your choices before you even know you've made them. This week at the British Neuroscience Association, Harvard scientist Gabriel Kreiman described a rather diabolical-sounding experiment: He wants to reverse someone's decision to push a button before the person is even aware they were going to press it. Kreiman has already demonstrated he can...
popsci.com (1 month and 6 days ago)
USHL: Fighting Saints aim to avoid another dog day weekend
Jim Montgomery has no plan to push the panic button any time soon, just like he won't go anywhere near the "That was Easy" button from Staples.
thonline.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
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