Sharing social network information
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1. A method for using social network information from a first online service provider network to modify content or services provided by a second online service provider network, the method comprising:
- sending a request for social network information related to a user to a first online service provider network;
receiving the social network information related to the user from the first online service provider network; and
modifying content or services provided by the second online service provider network based on the social network information.
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Abstract
Social network information may be shared across online service providers. Thus, one online service provider M that maintains a membership separate from a second online service provider N may nevertheless use the social network maintained by the second online service provider N to tailor content and/or services based on such social network information.
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1. A method for using social network information from a first online service provider network to modify content or services provided by a second online service provider network, the method comprising:
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sending a request for social network information related to a user to a first online service provider network;
receiving the social network information related to the user from the first online service provider network; and
modifying content or services provided by the second online service provider network based on the social network information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A social network server maintained on a online service provider network, the social network server comprising:
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a processor;
memory that stores instructions for causing the processor to perform the following operations;
maintain data indicating one or more social networks for members of the online service provider network;
receive a request from a system that is separate from the online service provider network for social network information related to a user;
determine the social network information related to the user based on the data indicating the one or more social network maps; and
making the determined social network information related to the user accessible to the system that is separate from the online service provider network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-useable medium storing a program for using social network information from a first online service provider network to modify content or services provided by a second online service provider network, the programming comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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send a request for social network information related to a user to a first online service provider network;
receive the social network information related to the user from the first online service provider network; and
modify content or services provided by a second online service provider network based on the social network information.
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