SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING NETWORK CONTENT BASED UPON SOCIAL NETWORKING
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1. A computer-implemented method for recommending network content, the method comprising:
- in response to a user accessing a communications network, determining a membership of the user in at least one social network;
identifying network content associated with other members of the at least one social network; and
transmitting to the user a list comprising at least one network site for accessing the identified network content.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for recommending network content based upon shared preferences among members of a social network is provided. The method can be a computer-implemented method that includes determining a membership of a user in at least one social network in response to the user accessing a communications network. The method can further include identifying network content associated with other members of the at least one social network. Based upon the shared preferences, a list can be generated and transmitted to the user, the list comprising at least one network site for accessing the identified network content.
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1. A computer-implemented method for recommending network content, the method comprising:
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in response to a user accessing a communications network, determining a membership of the user in at least one social network; identifying network content associated with other members of the at least one social network; and transmitting to the user a list comprising at least one network site for accessing the identified network content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for recommending network content provided over a communications network, the system comprising:
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a centralized social-networking and content-recommending site; at least one social networking site; and a plurality of client sites, each client site having a social network module and being communicatively linked to the at least one social networking site and to the centralized social-networking and content-recommending site; wherein each social network module is configured to convey, to the centralized social-networking and content-recommending site, network content preferences of members of at least one social network corresponding to the at least one social network site; wherein the centralized social-networking and content-recommending site is configured to convey to each of the client sites a list comprising at least one network site for accessing network content identified based on the network content preferences. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for recommending network content provided over a communications network, the apparatus comprising:
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a device for receiving content through a communications network and for conveying data to a network-connected site through the communications network; and a social network module communicatively linked to the device, the module configured to convey through the communications network content preferences of a member of at least one social network corresponding to at least one social network site, and to receive through the communications network a list comprising at least one network site for accessing network content identified based on network content preferences of other members of the at least one social network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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