Public non-company controlled social forum response method
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- accessing, by a server comprising at least one processor and a network interface, a social media website operable to receive and host posts from a community of users;
selecting, by the server, a post from the social media website that solicits a response and wherein the post is associated with a company;
estimating, by the server, a time to receive a sufficient response to the post by a member of the community of users, the community of users being devoid of contact center agents working on behalf of the company, from at least one prior post, having a similar subject matter, until at least one sufficient prior response was received;
upon the estimated time to receive a sufficient response being greater than a previously determined acceptable time, routing, by the server via the network interface, the post to a contact center agent to provide the sufficient response to the post on behalf of a company that is not included in the community of users; and
upon the estimated time to receive the sufficient response not being greater than a previously determined time, omitting routing the post to the contact center agent.
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Abstract
Users may post issues and questions on public social media websites and other public forums. A business or product of the business may be the subject of the post. With a properly trained system the business can determined if another community member is likely provide and accurate, sufficient, and timely response to the post. If so, the business can avoid allocating resources to respond to such posts. However, if it is determined that an appropriate response is not likely, or not likely within an acceptable timeframe, the business may notify an agent to provide an appropriate response. As a benefit, the business may leverage a community of knowledgeable users to provide assistance to other users and thereby not expend resources unnecessarily.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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accessing, by a server comprising at least one processor and a network interface, a social media website operable to receive and host posts from a community of users; selecting, by the server, a post from the social media website that solicits a response and wherein the post is associated with a company; estimating, by the server, a time to receive a sufficient response to the post by a member of the community of users, the community of users being devoid of contact center agents working on behalf of the company, from at least one prior post, having a similar subject matter, until at least one sufficient prior response was received; upon the estimated time to receive a sufficient response being greater than a previously determined acceptable time, routing, by the server via the network interface, the post to a contact center agent to provide the sufficient response to the post on behalf of a company that is not included in the community of users; and upon the estimated time to receive the sufficient response not being greater than a previously determined time, omitting routing the post to the contact center agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a network interface; a work queue of an agent of a contact center; a processor; and wherein the processor is operable to access via the network interface a social media website operable to receive and host posts from a community of users, the community of users being devoid of contact center agents working on behalf of a company, select a post from the social media website that is soliciting a response and is associated with the company, estimate the time to receive a sufficient response to the post by a member of the community of users from at least one prior post, having a similar subject matter, until at least one sufficient prior response was received, and upon the estimated time to receive a sufficient response being greater than a previously determined acceptable time, route the post via the network interface to the work queue of a contact center agent to provide the sufficient response to the post on behalf of a company that is not included in the community of users. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system comprising:
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means for accessing a social media website operable to receive and host posts from a community of users; means for selecting a post from the social media website that is soliciting a response and wherein the post is associated with a company; means for estimating the time to receive a sufficient response to the post by a member of the community of users, the community of users being devoid of contact center agents working on behalf of the company, from at least one prior post, having a similar subject matter, until at least one sufficient prior response was received; upon the estimated time to receive a sufficient response being greater than a previously determined acceptable time, means for routing the post to a contact center agent to provide the sufficient response to the post on behalf of a company that is not included in the community of users; and upon the estimated time to receive the sufficient response not being greater than a previously determined time, omitting routing the post to the contact center agent. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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