MyHeritage is an Israeli family-based social networking company that has acquired FamilyLink. FamilyLink is the parent company behind family history content websites FamilyLink.com and WorldVitalRecords.com. The financial details are undisclosed. This is MyHeritage’s seventh and largest acquisition since 2007.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen has put Allan Island up for sale. The island is near Anacortes, Washington. The island is named after a Navy War hero. Allen bought the island in the early 90′s and this is his second attempt at selling it off. He put the island up for sale at a price of $13.5 million, which is down about $11 million since he tried selling it in 2005. The island is 292 acres of forest and beach land. Check out the photo gallery below [images via Windermere]:

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen was interviewed on 60 Minutes about his new book “Idea Man.” In Idea Man, Allen was very transparent about his relationship with Bill Gates during the start of Microsoft. Allen was highly critical of Gates’ management style. Around the 6:40 minute mark, you will see Gates getting into strong arguments with Microsoft employees. However Allen admitted that Gates was still fair as long as you convinced him that you knew what you were talking about. [BusinessInsider]

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was co-founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The two met when Gates was an 8th grader and Allen was a 10th grader at a private school in Seattle. The two of them ended up at Harvard University and dropped out together to create Microsoft. Allen has recently written a book called “Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft” that goes on sale on April 17th. The book contains information about how Bill Gates kept on reducing Paul Allen’s stake in the company.

Back in August 2010 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen filed a lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Apple, eBay, Yahoo!, AOL, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, and YouTube over patent infringement. In December 2010, Allen’s case was thrown out by a federal judge in Seattle. U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman had told Allen that he had until December 28th to file an amended lawsuit because it was too vague.

In late October Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen filed a lawsuit against AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, Staples, Yahoo!, and YouTube. The court agreed with Google that Allen “lacks adequate factual detail to satisfy the dictates of Twombly and Iqbal” and “fails to provide sufficient factual detail as suggested by Form 18.” Google said that Allen was too vague to meet the standard that was set under Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009) and Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007). AOL used the same argument. Therefore the case against Google and AOL has been dismissed. Allen has until December 28th to refile an amended complaint where he must specify the products or devices that infringes upon his patents. [Groklaw]

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen has donated $26 million to Washington State University. The donation is going toward’s WSU’s School for Global Animal Health. The school will be renamed to the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health. The 62,000 square foot building will be named the Paul G. Allen Center for Global Animal Health.