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Man Changes Name to "Mark Zuckerberg" After Facebook Sues Him

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-need-a-better-plan dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This has to be the funniest Facebook name story in a while. Facebook disabled the account of Israeli entrepreneur Rotem Guez because he runs a business called the Like Store, where he sold Likes to advertisers. Guez countered by suing Facebook for deleting his accounts on the social network. Facebook countered with its own cease and desist letter. Guez didn't respond to Facebook's demands. Instead, he legally changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg. 'If you want to sue me, you're going to have to sue Mark Zuckerberg,' Guez reportedly told Facebook."

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  1. Zuckerberg told Facebook by Culture20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guez didn't say that, Zuckerberg did. Btw, my phone's autocorrect for Zuckerberg is hilarious.

    1. Re:Zuckerberg told Facebook by Zaiff+Urgulbunger · · Score: 2
      OpenOffice writer suggests:
      1. Bloodsucker
      2. Seersucker
      3. Knickerbocker
      4. Huckleberry
      5. Schoenberg
      6. Scarborough
  2. Why would they have problems suing him? by OliWarner · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This guy's logic is well off. He's trying to harm Facebook by letting companies game it. He's a spammer.

    I don't see how he thinks by changing his name is going to have any affect on Facebook's legal people. They'll just add harassment to the list.

    1. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by Jeng · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I don't see how he thinks by changing his name is going to have any affect on Facebook's legal people.

      Advertising. If it wasn't for the name change no one would have heard about the lawsuit and no one would have gave a shit if they did hear.

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    2. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by tool462 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      As you said, he's a spammer. People in the market for spamming services probably value asshats over nice guys that follow the rules.

    3. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by Culture20 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Right now, he's got tech websites listing his problem. When Facebook lists "Mark Zuckerberg" as a defendant which they would be legally required to do (they can't say the man formally known as Guez), then every news station in the world will have a teaser of "Facebook sues Mark Zuckerberg, news at eleven." 11:00pm: "Later on tonight, we'll have a story about Facebook suing Mark Zuckerberg. But now, here's the weather forecast..." Millions of people will tune out after hearing the teaser, and will probably log on to Facebook to tell their friends that Facebook is imploding.

    4. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by justin12345 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Sure he's a spammer, but I think we're ignoring the larger issue here, which is: What the hell is this guy smoking and how can I get some?

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    5. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by Reverand+Dave · · Score: 2

      I'd say he is trying to counter-troll them.

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    6. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      And probably failed pornographer? I understand that spammers and porn sites go hand and hand, but in the future you may want to drop the assumptions lest you feel the wrath of my mod points. This is how misinformation gets spread. Some dumbass reads your post, and he refers to this guy as "a failed pornographer" as a matter of fact, and it gets telephoned around the world and the next thing you know he's a former child molester, serial-rapist, and non-Kosher spammer who kicked Frosty Piss' dog. Don't contribute to misinformation by starting it.

    7. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by morari · · Score: 3

      Just another spammer (and probably failed pornographer) looking to make money without working.

      Don't kid yourself, marketing is the only reason Facebook exists. Just like any other "social" network, it's all about offering up a pipeline to consumers.

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    8. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by J'raxis · · Score: 3, Insightful

      And this deserves to be modded up.

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    9. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by PwnzerDragoon · · Score: 2

      I desperately want to live in a world where this becomes reality.

    10. Re:Why would they have problems suing him? by kj_kabaje · · Score: 2

      and so why comment?  don't give traffic to a story if you don't want to see it.

  3. Who is Emil Protalinski? by gotpaint32 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why is Emil Protalinski's photo being displayed for this headline? It would lead the uninclined to think that is a photo of Mark Zuckerberg, aka Rotem Guez. Slashdot editors need a clue.

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    1. Re:Who is Emil Protalinski? by flaming+error · · Score: 4, Funny

      You can't assign "stagnated" to a noun - mismatched data types.

      I think what you're looking for is something like:
            slashdot.iconlibrarysize=moderate;

    2. Re:Who is Emil Protalinski? by flaming+error · · Score: 3, Funny

      > Who is Emil Protalinski?
      Second cousin to Hiro Protagoniski?

    3. Re:Who is Emil Protalinski? by Trepidity · · Score: 3, Informative

      He's the author of the linked article. Slashdot seems to now be using a heuristic grab-photo-from-linked-page algorithm, like Facebook and Google Plus do, that often screws up.

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  4. Re:Yet another FB story by Strider- · · Score: 3, Funny

    These are all too common - reasons to hate FB. Honestly, what's the company going to do next, name Zuckeberg "Dear Leader"?

    I hear that job just came open!

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  5. "Blood sucking tick sues diseased rat host" by Rogerborg · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is how I'd name them, except it wouldn't really be fair to honest parasites and vermin.

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  6. Judging only by the summary... by i_b_don · · Score: 5, Funny

    This Mark Zuckerberg guy sounds like the biggest douche ever.

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    1. Re:Judging only by the summary... by schroedingers_hat · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well....other than Mark Zuckerberg.

      Unless you were talking about Mark Zukerberg and I misunderstood, in which case you are correct.

  7. Re:Yet another FB story by Desler · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah this poor spammer got his account deleted. Oh the horror!

  8. Creepy by StormReaver · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mark Zuckerberg is creepy. But then, so is Mark Zuckerberg.

  9. Re:Yet another FB story by Elbereth · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yeah. It reminds me of the spammers who threaten to sue Google, after Google bitchslaps them into irrelevance.

    There are many perfectly legitimate reasons to dislike Google (most of them linked to Eric Schmidt's PR blunders) and Facebook, but when spammers with an entitlement complex sue them, I'm certainly not going to root for the spammer or criticize Google/Facebook.

  10. Re:Spammer Formerly Known as Rotem Guez by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    If it didn't work for Prince, it won't work for Mark Zuckerberg

  11. Re:Yet another FB story by metlin · · Score: 3, Funny

    They came for the spammers, and I cheered them on.