SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE BUSINESS INFORMATION OVER SOCIAL NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- registering a business application as a first user of an electronic social network comprising a plurality of users, data associated with each of the plurality of users, and associations between users representing data sharing relationships between associated users;
determining information to be shared with users of the electronic social network who are associated with the first user; and
transmitting the information to the electronic social network for association with the first user.
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Abstract
Some aspects include registering a business application as a first user of an electronic social network comprising a plurality of users, data associated with each of the plurality of users, and associations between users representing data sharing relationships between associated users. Information to be shared with users of the electronic social network who are associated with the first user is determined, and the information is transmitted to the electronic social network for association with the first user. In some aspects, a request is received from the electronic social network to associate a second user of the electronic social network with the first user of the electronic social network, a correspondence between the second user of the electronic social network and a user of the business application is determined, it is determined whether the user of the business application is authorized to access the information to be shared with users of the electronic social network who are associated with the first user, and if it is determined that the user of the business application is authorized to access the information, the request is accepted from the electronic social network.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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registering a business application as a first user of an electronic social network comprising a plurality of users, data associated with each of the plurality of users, and associations between users representing data sharing relationships between associated users; determining information to be shared with users of the electronic social network who are associated with the first user; and transmitting the information to the electronic social network for association with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system comprising:
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a social network connector to communicate with an electronic social network comprising a plurality of users, data associated with each of the plurality of users, and associations between users representing data sharing relationships between associated users; and a business application to; use the social network connector to register as a first user of the electronic social network; determine information to be shared with users of the electronic social network who are associated with the first user; and use the social network connector to transmit the information to the electronic social network for association with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium storing program code executable by a computer to:
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register as a first user of an electronic social network comprising a plurality of users, data associated with each of the plurality of users, and associations between users representing data sharing relationships between associated users; determine information to be shared with users of the electronic social network who are associated with the first user; and transmit the information to the electronic social network for association with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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