Seeking Answers to Questions
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1. A computer-implemented method of receiving answers to questions, the method comprising:
- presenting to a first network location a question determined to be topically relevant to the first network location based on content of the first network location, wherein the first network location is a webpage in an online social network;
receiving an answer to the question from the first network location;
transmitting a response for display to a user at a second network location, wherein the response includes the answer to the question; and
receiving information relating to a rating for the answer from the user.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of seeking answers to questions comprises receiving one or more questions from users seeking answers, maintaining an inventory of pending questions to be answered, and transmitting a question from the pending question inventory to a network location determined to be topically relevant to the transmitted question based on the content of the network location.
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1. A computer-implemented method of receiving answers to questions, the method comprising:
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presenting to a first network location a question determined to be topically relevant to the first network location based on content of the first network location, wherein the first network location is a webpage in an online social network; receiving an answer to the question from the first network location; transmitting a response for display to a user at a second network location, wherein the response includes the answer to the question; and receiving information relating to a rating for the answer from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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presenting to a first network location a question determined to be topically relevant to the first network location based on content of the first network location, wherein the first network location is a webpage in an online social network; receiving an answer to the question from the first network location; transmitting a response for display to a user at a second network location, wherein the response includes the answer to the question; and receiving information relating to a rating for the answer from the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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presenting to a first network location a question determined to be topically relevant to the first network location based on content of the first network location, wherein the first network location is a webpage in an online social network; receiving an answer to the question from the first network location; transmitting a response for display to a user at a second network location, wherein the response includes the answer to the question; and receiving information relating to a rating for the answer from the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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