Nah, Twitter et al. probably in the clear
(NEWSER) - Facebook has received a patent for its news feed, a status update that could have consequences for its social-networking competitors—though analysts disagree on how wide-reaching, if indeed Facebook chooses to go after the likes of MySpace, Twitter et al. “Indeed,” Caroline McCarthy writes for CNET , “technologies that now may be technically encompassed by Facebook’s patent are so widespread on the Web that they're more or less inextricable from the basic tenets of social media.” More»
