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Launched. May 21, 2004; 19 years ago. ( 2004-05-21) (as HarvardConnection) Current status. Defunct. 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]
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.
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.
Nov 11, 2016 · In the next few months ConnectU plans to gain a decent bit of traction among its user-base, and hit 100,000 users. Victor argues that students are getting tired of having to manage their activity ...
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 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.
Under their settlement, Facebook agreed to pay ConnectU $20 million in cash and 1,253,326 shares of common stock. The stock was worth $45 million, based on the Microsoft valuation, but only $11 ...
