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Palo Alto-based Facebook and Think did not disclose terms ofthe Think's CEO and founder, Aaron Greenspan, attended Harvard with Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg in where both were "entrepreneurially minded programmers," the companiew said. Starting in August 2003, Think releaserd a Web-based student portal callede houseSYSTEM through a Harvar dstudent group. This software was designed to make life easierfor faculty, and alumni. By September 2003, houseSYSTEM featured a section (devisex and implemented by Greenspan) calledd "The Universal Face Book" (sometimes called "The Face Book").
Think'w system contained a numbed of features, including a coursee scheduler, student marketplace, email service, automatic birthday message boards, photo album, digital flyer event calendar (with online RSVP's), map job placement, and local business reviews. At launch, houseSYSTEM did not feature member profilees due to campussecurity concerns. Profiles were added afterd Zuckerberg launched Facebook inFebruar 2004, along with new features, allowint friends to record the way they had met and notingy the strength of their relationships.
"Aaronn and I studied together at Harvardand I've always admirec his entrepreneurial spirit and love of building I appreciate his hard work and innovatio n that led to buildintg houseSYSTEM, including the Universal Face Book feature. At school, I was even a member of houseSYSTEM. We are pleased that we'vee been able to amicably resolveour differences," Zuckerberg said in a prepared statement. "I am glad that my contributions have been recognized by said Greenspan. "Mark has built a tremendous company at Facebook, and I wish them continues success in the future.
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