Computer System and Method of Audience-Suggested Content Creation in Social Media

• US 20120185779A1
• Filed: 04/15/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dugan, Casey, Geyer, Werner, Prager, Scott H.
• Application Number:
  US13/088,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20120185779A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/739
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A computer based system and method of audience-based suggestion for content creation in social media is disclosed. The content suggestor system and method receive user requests including title of content that the requester would be interested in viewing/reading. The system routes the request to any number of target users that would be likely to responsively create/upload such content, including both users the requester has deemed appropriate as well as any the system deems appropriate. A user interface displays topic requests to the target users (users the request was routed to). Upon content being uploaded in the global computer network in response to the request, the system notifies each requesting user. The content responsively created and uploaded may be in media different from the medium of the initial request.

Claims

1. A computer-based method of audience suggested content creation in social media comprising:

in a computer network, obtaining a topic request submitted by a requester user, the topic request indicating a topic for content that the requester user is interested in viewing;

using a processor, routing the topic request to any number of target users that would be likely to responsively create such content including any users that the requester user has indicated;

displaying the topic request to the target users in an interface operatively coupled to the processor; and

notifying at least the requester user at each instance of content being uploaded to the computer network in a response to the topic request.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the topic request as submitted by the requester user includes any combination of:

a title of the topic, a description of the topic and an indication of media for the requested content.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the uploaded content in response to the topic request is viewable by other users in addition to the requester-user, the uploaded content being uploaded to a non-private medium and in a non-individual user targeted communication.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the uploaded content in response to the topic request is any of a blog entry, a bookmark in a shared online bookmarking system, a Wiki, a web page entry, a web page posting and an online video posting.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the uploaded content in response to the topic request is uploaded by a target user to a social media system of the target user'"'"'s choosing.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the requester user indicates target users by any of:

individual name, occupation title and part of a social network.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein multiple different content by different users are uploaded in response to the topic request, and for each content upload, at least the requester user is notified.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

enabling a user in the computer network to vote on the topic request; and

the step of notifying includes notifying each voter user of each instance of content uploaded in response to the topic request.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein displaying includes indicating a total number of users interested in the topic request, the total number being a sum of voter users and requester user of the topic request.

10. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein displaying includes any of:

enabling a user to selectably see details about a voter user'"'"'s interest in the topic request; and

indicating an individual voter user'"'"'s stated interest in a certain recipient responding to the topic request.

11. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein displaying includes indicating to a given target user one or more reasons why the topic request was routed to him.

12. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

enabling other users to view the topic request without having routed the topic request to the other users.

13. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

enabling target users and other users of the computer network to forward the topic request to one or more users.

14. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

enabling a target user to see the topic request routed to his social network; and

enabling that target user to indicate which individuals in his social network are likely to respond to the topic request.

15. A computer network content suggestion system, comprising:

a topic requester executable in a computer network, and obtaining a topic request submitted by a requester user, the topic request indicating a topic for content that the requester user is interested in viewing;

a processor coupled to the topic requester and configured to route the topic request to any number of target users that would be likely to responsively create such content including any users that the requester user has indicated; and

a user interface operatively coupled to the processor, the user interface configured to display the topic request at least to the target users, wherein at each instance of content in response to the topic request being uploaded to the computer network, the processor notifying at least the requester user.

16. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the topic request as submitted by the requester user includes any combination of:

a title of the topic, a description of the topic and an indication of media for the requested content.

17. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the uploaded content in response to the topic request is viewable by other users in addition to the requester-user, the uploaded content being uploaded to a non-private medium and in a non-individual user targeted communication.

18. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the uploaded content in response to the topic request is any of a blog entry, a bookmark in a shared online bookmarking system, a Wiki, a web page entry, a web page posting and an online video posting;

and

wherein the uploaded wherein the uploaded content in response to the topic request is uploaded by a target user to a social media system of his choosing.

19. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the requester user indicates target users by any of:

individual name, occupation title, and part of a social network.

20. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the user interface is further configured to enable a user in the computer network to vote on the topic request;

and

the processor is further configured to notify each voter user of each instance of content uploaded in response to the topic request.

21. A computer system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the user interface is further configured to display any combination of:

a total number of users interested in the topic request, the total number being a sum of voter users and requester users of the topic request,

a user selectable area that enables a user to see additional details about a voter user'"'"'s interest in the topic request; and

an individual voter user'"'"'s stated interest in a certain user responding to the topic request.

22. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the user interface is further configured to indicate to a given target user one or more reasons why the topic request was routed to him.

23. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the user interface is further configured to enable other users to view the topic request without the processor having routed the topic request to the other users.

24. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the user interface is further configured to enable target users and other users of the computer network to forward the topic request to one or more users.

25. A computer system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the user interface is further configured to enable a target user to see the topic request routed to his social network, and to enable that target user to indicate which individuals in his social network are likely to respond to the topic request.