This guy had an inside deal with Facebook for his platform app, yet he claims that Facebook somehow screwed him over and ... wait ... did he really state in wri

This guy had an inside deal with Facebook for his platform app, yet he claims that Facebook somehow screwed him over and ... wait ... did he really state in writing that he thinks his company came up with the Like button? Oh my God, where do we even go with this. It’s amazing what people will say to look good to others — if Facebook wasn’t considered evil (finally!) I’m sure he’d be telling us of how he was so lucky to have an “insider view” on the company, as so many used to humble-brag years ago. FriendFeed didn’t really go anywhere but they did in fact pioneer the use of “like” as an interest graph builder within the context of a social network. If you’re at YC, I am sure Paul can tell you the real story on this (which I don’t know myself, but I’m sure it’s good). In terms of the basic concept of the like action, however — there was a failed dotcom (like.com I think?) that really started the whole idea in the web world. Well, that and all of the fake profiles people were creating on Friendster and MySpace for the things they liked, which everyone involved in the industry was noticing as an “emergent behavior.” This guy’s claim is almost as comical as all of the people who claim they came up with the Facebook Platform, yet can’t come up with a compelling platform strategy to save their lives, or the lives of any of their employers. I guess Steve was right (and I’m sure he walked into that meeting with some background intel).