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Power.com Suit Against Facebook Is Dismissed

in News on October 23, 2009 at 2:52 pm PT

A U.S. District Judge dismissed a lawsuit against Facebook by Power.com Thursday, the latest move in a back-and-forth legal battle between the two social-media services.

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Facebook Says It Will Fight Power.com Countersuit

in News on July 10, 2009 at 3:38 pm PT

Facebook said it will fight a countersuit filed by Power.com, saying the company puts Facebook’s member information at risk. Power.com bills itself as a “social inter-networking site,” in which users can sign on to their other social accounts, such as Twitter, LinkedIn and MySpace. It has some 8 million users.

Facebook, Meebo Talking Again–Now That Meebo Has Agreed to Use Facebook Connect

in Media on February 5, 2009 at 12:04 pm PT

Last month, Facebook forced Web-based chat service Meebo to cut itself off from the social network. But now that Meebo has agreed to use the new Facebook Connect service, all is forgiven.

Facebook’s Mantra: Use Facebook Connect or Don’t Connect at All

in Media on January 8, 2009 at 8:18 pm PT

Want access to Facebook’s user base, which has now cracked 150 million? Then you’re going to need to play by Facebook’s rules. Last week Facebook sued Power.com, a social network aggregator, because the company allowed Facebook users to plug into the site without actually visiting Facebook itself. Today, instant-messaging aggregator Meebo is unplugging itself from Facebook rather than face the same kinds of legal problems.