Social media network Facebook on Monday announced that they would be delaying the widespread release of their new “Timeline” feature until at least Tuesday as they battle over the applications name with online company Timelines.

Timelines is arguing in court that their product name and actual product is very similar to Facebook’s offering and that their product would be “eliminated” if Facebook was to take on the name.

While the judge rejected the request Facebook decided to delay the planned launch for one full day until the case was completely closed.

Speaking about their decision the judge noted that Facebook’s Timeline already has 1.1 million “graph developers” using an earlier version of the timeline application.

The two company’s will meet again on Tuesday for another court date when Timeslines will bring in a top media lawyer to argue their case. The company has a trademark for the word “timeline” and Facebook is arguing that it’s a generic word that should not be privy to trademarked status.

There’s a good chance Timelines will be compensated and Mark Zuckerberg will receive his Timeline name.

Do you think “timeline” is too generic of a word to be trademarked? With Facebook wanting to move forward quickly I doubt the issue will be explored all that much.

Facebook Delays Timeline Over Court Battle is a post from: The Inquisitr

Lifehaps gives you the ability to plot out all your life’s events — ranging from your birth to that concert you’re seeing next month — and then share the data with friends. It’s kind of like a massive, lifelong calendar that’s open to your online community. In addition to the major life happenings, you can easily include random outings or upcoming weekend plans so your friends can coordinate and link up with you.

The site offers its services for free, though it does indicate certain “premium features” in the works for the future. These include customizable theme options, charting and graphing capabilities, and custom event categories.

We couldn’t find much about the creators or the company on the site. WhoIs records, though, show the domain pointing to Knowtes.com — an interactive online flashcard service for students, also in beta. The Lifehaps name is registered to Shaun Halberstadt, who holds the copyright for Knowtes — so it seems a likely conclusion that he’s the brain behind both operations.

Lifehaps: The Social Networking Timeline is a post from: The Inquisitr