[Infowarrior] - Microsoft wants to patent 'fans'

[Richard Forno]

Good luck with keeping that one, Redmond.  --- rick

Microsoft wants to patent 'fans'

In a filing made public today, Microsoft is seeking a patent for something it calls "One-Way Public Relationships" in social networks and other online properties.

Even though you've probably never heard or used that phrase, chances are you're involved in many of these types of relationships already. That's because it's more commonly known as being a "fan" of something online.

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http://techflash.com/seattle/2011/01/microsoft-applies-for-patent-on-being.html