August 26th, 2010

Guess Who Is Trying To Trademark The Word "Face"? (And Guess Who Is Trying To Stop It?)

When it comes to trademarks, Facebook is proving to be a bully. It is going after Teachbook in court for using a similar name, and already forced Placebook to change its name. But that is only half the story.

It is not just the word “book” at the end of a company or product name that Facebook might object to. If it has its way, the word “Face” at the beginning of a name might also bring out… → Read More

August 3rd, 2010

From "Face Book" to FaceCash: How Aaron Greenspan Is Tackling Mobile Payments

It’s hard to stand out in the increasingly crowded field of mobile payments.

There’s Paypal, Obopay, Zong, Boku, Intuit, Bling Nation, Visa, Jack Dorsey’s Square and several others all chomping at the bit to get a larger slice of this fragmented market. And then there’s Aaron Greenspan’s FaceCash.

If you recall, Greenspan is the other Harvard student who almost launched Facebook— or at least… → Read More