DATA MANAGEMENT IN SOCIAL NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method that facilitates social networks, comprising:
- interactively coupling a search engine to one or more social networks;
providing a database of mapping information that maps search-related information of a search process to a user of the one or more social networks; and
monitoring at least one of the search process and click-through rate data of the user;
returning links to other users of the one or more social networks based on at least one of the search process and the click-through rate; and
continuously updating the database and reorganizing the mapping information based on changes in the links.
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Abstract
Architecture that monitors interaction data (e.g., search queries, query results and click-through rates), and provides users with links to other users that fall into similar categories with respect to the foregoing monitored activities (e.g., providing links to individuals and groups that share common interests and/or profiles). A search engine can be interactively coupled with one or more social networks, and that maps individuals and/or groups within respective social networks to subsets of categories associated with searches. A database stores mapped information which can be continuously updated and reorganized as links within the system mapping become stronger or weaker. The architecture can comprise a social network system that includes a database for mapping search-related information to an entity of a social network, and a search component for processing a search query for search results and returning a link to an entity of a social network based on the search query.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method that facilitates social networks, comprising:
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interactively coupling a search engine to one or more social networks; providing a database of mapping information that maps search-related information of a search process to a user of the one or more social networks; and monitoring at least one of the search process and click-through rate data of the user; returning links to other users of the one or more social networks based on at least one of the search process and the click-through rate; and continuously updating the database and reorganizing the mapping information based on changes in the links. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method that facilitates social networks, comprising:
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interactively coupling a search engine to one or more social networks; providing a database of mapping information of links between users of the one or more social networks; monitoring a search process of a user; returning links to other users of the one or more social networks based on the search process; and continuously updating the database and reorganizing the mapping information based on changes in one or more social networks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-executable system, comprising:
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computer-implemented means for searching a social network; computer-implemented means for monitoring search-related information of a user of the social network; computer-implemented means for storing mapping information of links between the user and one or more other users of the social network based on the search-related information; computer-implemented means for returning a link in the search-related information, the link referencing the one or more other users of the social network; and computer-implemented means for updating the mapping information based on changes in search-related information.
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