patent on social networking granted to friendster

20.June2008
"Friend-what?" I request you may be, but it's true: Red Herring reported that Friendster, the ill-osudový social networking that (I think) it all started, has been granted a patent for a social network. After the great tradition of painstakingly clear patent language, Friendster own patent for "system, method and apparatus for connecting users in an online computer system based on their relationships within social networks."

Friendster, whether it will use the time-tested 'if you can not beat' em, take them to court 'strategy is yet to be seen, but to their credit: they are apparently applied for a patent (issued on June 27 of 2006) way back in the day, before they fell from their perch.