ConnectU

ConnectU Inc.
Type of site
Social network service
FoundedDecember 2002 (2002-12)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Cameron Winklevoss
Tyler Winklevoss
Divya Narendra
ProductsConnectU.com, i2hub.com, Jungalu.com, StallScribbles.com, Digital Flyers, ConnectHi (theyearbook.org), ConnectGroups, The Winklevoss Chang Group Representative Program, The Rep Center, Social Butterfly
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedMay 21, 2004 (2004-05-21) (as HarvardConnection)
Current statusDefunct

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] Users could add people as friends, send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves.[3] Users were placed in networks based upon the domain name associated with the email address they used for registration.[4]

  1. ^ Bombardieri, Marcella (2004-09-17). "Online Adversaries: Rivalry between college-networking websites spawns lawsuit". The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ Pontin, Jason (2007-08-12). "Who owns the concept if no one signs the papers?". The New York Times.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Cassidy, John (2006-05-15). "Me Media: How hanging out on the Internet became big business". The New Yorker.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ McGinn, Timothy (2004-05-28). "Online facebooks duel over tangled web of authorship". The Harvard Crimson.

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