Method and system for assigning customer influence ranking scores to internet users
First Claim
1. A method for assigning ranking scores to Internet users of a networking site and a content site, wherein the networking site enables each user to become associated with one or more other users as friends, wherein the content site enables each user to rate content published on the content site by other users, the method comprising:
- obtaining data indicative of the friends of each user from the networking site;
assigning a network popularity rating to each user based on the amount of friends of the user;
obtaining data indicative of the ratings assigned to the published content of the users from the content site;
assigning a content popularity rating to each user based on the ratings of the content published by the user;
assigning a ranking score to each user based on the network popularity rating and the content popularity rating of the user; and
providing the ranking scores of the users to a third party.
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Abstract
A method and system for assigning ranking scores to Internet users of a networking site and a content site in which the networking site enables each user to become associated with other users as friends and in which the content site enables each user to rate content published by other users includes the following operations. Data indicative of the friends of each user is obtained from the networking site and a network popularity rating is assigned to each user based on this data. Data indicative of the ratings assigned to the published content of the users is obtained from the content site and a content popularity rating is assigned to each user based on this data. A ranking score is assigned to each user based on the network popularity and content popularity ratings of the user. The ranking scores are provided to a third party.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for assigning ranking scores to Internet users of a networking site and a content site, wherein the networking site enables each user to become associated with one or more other users as friends, wherein the content site enables each user to rate content published on the content site by other users, the method comprising:
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obtaining data indicative of the friends of each user from the networking site; assigning a network popularity rating to each user based on the amount of friends of the user; obtaining data indicative of the ratings assigned to the published content of the users from the content site; assigning a content popularity rating to each user based on the ratings of the content published by the user; assigning a ranking score to each user based on the network popularity rating and the content popularity rating of the user; and providing the ranking scores of the users to a third party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for assigning ranking scores to Internet users, the system comprising:
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a social network server for providing a social networking site for use by Internet users, wherein the social networking site enables each user to become associated with one or more other users as friends; a media content server for providing a media content site for use by the users, wherein the media content site enables each user to publish content for the other users to view, wherein the media content site enables each user to rate the content published by other users; and a score provider server in communication with the social network server to enable a score provider to obtain a first set of data indicative of the friends of each user, wherein the score provider assigns a social network popularity rating to each user based on the amount of friends of the user; wherein the score provider server is in communication with the media content server to enable the score provider to obtain a second set of data indicative of the ratings assigned to the published content of the users, wherein the score provider assigns a media content popularity rating to each user based on the ratings of the content published by the user; wherein the score provider assigns a ranking score to each user based on the social network popularity rating and the media content popularity rating of the user and provides the ranking score of the users to a third party. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A system for assigning ranking scores to Internet users, the system comprising:
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a social network server for providing a social networking site for use by Internet users, wherein the social networking site enables each user of the social networking site to become associated with one or more other users of the social networking site as friends; a media content server for providing a media content site for use by Internet users, wherein the media content site enables each user of the media content site to publish content for the other users of the media content site to view, wherein the media content site enables each user of the media content site to rate the content published by other users of the media content site; and a score provider server in communication with the social network server to enable a score provider to obtain a first set of data indicative of the friends of each user of the social networking site, wherein the score provider assigns a social network popularity rating to each user based on the amount of friends of the user; wherein the score provider server is in communication with the media content server to enable the score provider to obtain a second set of data indicative of the ratings assigned to the published content of the users of the media content site, wherein the score provider assigns a media content popularity rating to each user of the media content site based on the ratings of the content published by the user; wherein the score provider assigns a ranking score for each user who is a user of the social network site and the media content site based on the social network popularity rating and the media content popularity rating of the user and provides the ranking score of a user to a third party. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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