Friendster Gets Social Network Patent

Iria · Jul 7, 2006, 06:57 PM

Source: BetaNews
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Struggling social networking site Friendster received a boost Thursday after it learned that it had been awarded a patent for social networking technology. Founder Jonathan Abrams, who has since left the company, developed the methods described in the patent in 2003.

Called "A System, Method and Apparatus for Connecting Users in an Online Computer System Based on Their Relationships within Social Networks," the patent seems to give the site the rights to methods used to describe degrees of separation between users.

Jul 7, 2006, 06:57 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Friendster Gets Social Network Patent Source: BetaNews _________ Struggling social networking site Friendster received a boost Thursday after it learned that it had been awarded a patent for social networking technology. Founder Jonathan Abrams, who has since left the company, developed the methods described in the patent in 2003. Called "A System, Method and Apparatus for Connecting Users in an Online Computer System Based on Their Relationships within Social Networks," the patent seems to give the site the rights to methods used to describe degrees of separation between users.