Systems and Methods for Defining User Relationships in a Social Networking Environment
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for causing a computer to execute a method for automatically defining a relationship in a social networking environment, the method comprising:
- monitoring a discussion thread of a social networking environment for comments;
receiving a first comment to the discussion thread from a first user of the social networking environment; and
automatically defining a relationship of the social networking environment between the first user and a second user associated with the discussion thread based at least on the receipt of the first comment from the first user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods automatically define relationships in a social networking environment. A discussion thread of a social networking environment is monitored for comments. When a comment is received to the discussion thread from a first user of the social networking environment, a relationship of the social networking environment is automatically defined between the first user and a second user associated with the discussion thread based on the receipt of the first comment from the first user. The automatically-defined relationship information is used to format news feeds with updates regarding activities taken in the social networking environment by related users.
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for causing a computer to execute a method for automatically defining a relationship in a social networking environment, the method comprising:
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monitoring a discussion thread of a social networking environment for comments; receiving a first comment to the discussion thread from a first user of the social networking environment; and automatically defining a relationship of the social networking environment between the first user and a second user associated with the discussion thread based at least on the receipt of the first comment from the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for automatically defining a relationship in a social networking environment comprising:
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monitoring a discussion thread of a social networking environment for comments; receiving a first comment to the discussion thread from a first user of the social networking environment; receiving a second comment to the discussion thread from a second user of the social networking environment; automatically defining a relationship of the social networking environment between the first user and the second user at least in part based on both users having commented on a same discussion thread; and storing the relationship in a database of relationships for use by the social networking environment to provide notifications of activity in the social networking environment between the first and second users. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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