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Every Harvard student who opens a laptop to catch the latest episode of "Girls" owes a debt of gratitude to Mark Zuckerberg.

The Facebook chairman and his dorm-room buddies, who created the $64 billion social-media site at Harvard in 2004, sparked a startup culture at the university that's still gaining momentum.

One campus-hosted company, Tivli, is using software and TV-network deals to offer the HBO series and other fare to students. The startup is not only breaking a longstanding restriction on cable in Harvard's housing, it's also vying to reshape how pay-TV is delivered.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Innovators: Harvard's new breed of students | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram