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Organizing Conversation Threads Based on Social Information

  • US 20120143972A1
  • Filed: 10/28/2011
  • Published: 06/07/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • maintaining a plurality of conversation threads in a social networking system, each conversation thread having a differing set of participants and including a collection of messages sent between the set of participants, wherein the participants are users of the social networking system;

    generating a message interface that includes a plurality of conversation folders for grouping the conversation threads;

    for at least one of the conversation threads, organizing the conversation thread into a folder of the plurality of folders based on social information about a social relationship between a first and second participant of the conversation thread; and

    presenting the message interface for display to the first participant of the at least one conversation thread.

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