SYSTEM FOR CREATING A SOCIAL-NETWORKING ONLINE COMMUNITY
First Claim
12. A computer system including a processor and a memory storing control logic for causing the processor to share revenues in a network of social-networking communities, the control logic comprising:
- first computer-readable program code for causing the processor to provide a plurality of webpages associated with a social-networking community;
second computer-readable program code for causing the processor to determine a first amount based on revenue generated from a first set of the plurality of webpages;
third computer-readable program code for causing the processor to pay a first portion of the first amount to a publisher member associated with the social-networking community; and
fourth computer-readable program code for causing the processor to pay a second portion of the first amount to a business unit associated with a core social-networking community of the network.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for creating a social-networking community and enabling the social-networking community to interoperate with other social-networking communities within a network of social-networking communities. The method includes creating a core profile that links a user member'"'"'s identify to plurality of social-networking communities of the network. The system enables user identity information, content, and friend information to be shared across social-networking communities of the network. The system also enables community content to be shared and tracked across social-networking communities of the network.
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61 Claims
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12. A computer system including a processor and a memory storing control logic for causing the processor to share revenues in a network of social-networking communities, the control logic comprising:
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first computer-readable program code for causing the processor to provide a plurality of webpages associated with a social-networking community; second computer-readable program code for causing the processor to determine a first amount based on revenue generated from a first set of the plurality of webpages; third computer-readable program code for causing the processor to pay a first portion of the first amount to a publisher member associated with the social-networking community; and fourth computer-readable program code for causing the processor to pay a second portion of the first amount to a business unit associated with a core social-networking community of the network.
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13. A method of providing a disaggregated social network, the method comprising:
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generating a plurality of core user member identifiers respectively corresponding to a plurality of user members; generating a plurality of community identifiers respectively corresponding to a plurality of social-networking communities; and storing a plurality of core profiles respectively corresponding to the plurality of core user member identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of core profiles includes community information, friend information, and content information, wherein the community information includes one or more of the plurality of community identifiers, wherein the friend information includes one or more of the plurality of core user member identifiers, and wherein the content information includes respective metadata associated with each of a plurality of content items. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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15-1. A method according to claim 13, further comprising:
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receiving a request for community information, the request including a core member identifier; retrieving community information of a core profile corresponding to the core user member identifier; and providing one or more of the plurality of community identifiers of the community information of the core profile corresponding to the core user member identifier.
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45. A computer system including a processor and a memory storing control logic for causing the processor to provide a disaggregated social network, the control logic comprising:
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first computer-readable program code for causing the processor to generate a plurality of core user member identifiers respectively corresponding to a plurality of user members; second computer-readable program code for causing the processor to generate a plurality of community identifiers respectively corresponding to a plurality of social-networking communities; and third computer-readable program code for causing the processor to store a plurality of core profiles respectively corresponding to the plurality of core user member identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of core profiles includes community information, friend information, and content information, wherein the community information includes one or more of the plurality of community identifiers, wherein the friend information includes one or more of the plurality of core user member identifiers, and wherein the content information includes respective metadata associated with each of a plurality of content items.
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46. A method of creating a feed of content items to be shared within a network of social-networking communities, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, a request to create a feed, the request being received from a registered member of a social-networking community; receiving, at the server, information for representing the feed, wherein the information includes at least one of;
a title, a visual icon, a description, and a flag;storing, in a database accessible by the server, the information for representing the feed; receiving, at the server, a plurality of requests to add a content item to the feed, wherein the plurality of requests include any combination of one or more of;
a text content item, a video content item, an audio content item, and a photographic content item;storing each content item included in the plurality of requests in the database in association with the feed and in association with the registered member, wherein each content item is useable by the server to produce a desired content for a visitor to the social-networking community to experience; and providing a webpage including a feed representation showing for each content item at least one of;
a title, a visual icon, a description, and the flag. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer system including a processor and a memory storing control logic for causing the processor to create a feed of content items to be shared within a network of social-networking communities, the control logic comprising
first computer-readable program code for causing the processor to receive, at a server, a request to create a feed, the request being received from a registered member of a social-networking community; -
second computer-readable program code for causing the processor to receive, at the server, information for representing the feed, wherein the information includes at least one of;
a title, a visual icon, a description, and a flag;third computer-readable program code for causing the processor to store, in a database accessible by the server, the information for representing the feed; fourth computer-readable program code for causing the processor receive, at the server, a plurality of requests to add a content item to the feed, wherein the plurality of requests include any combination of one or more of;
a text content item, a video content item, an audio content item, and a photographic content item;fifth computer-readable program code for causing the processor to store each content item included in the plurality of requests in the database in association with the feed and in association with the registered member, wherein each content item is useable by the server to produce a desired content for a visitor to the social-networking community to experience; and sixth computer-readable program code for causing the processor provide a webpage including a feed representation showing for each content item at least one of;
a title, a visual icon, a description, and the flag.
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Specification