SOCIAL NETWORK FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system are directed towards seeding a user'"'"'s contacts for their online social network. The invention is arranged to automatically recommend to the user a set of seed contacts that the user may employ to invite to join their social network. The set of seed contacts may be harvested from the user'"'"'s existing portal activities, as well as other sources. In one embodiment, the invention analyzes portal activity, such as email exchanges with the user, and the like, to determine a frequency of contact with the user. Other sources may include but not be limited to emails, names within an address book of the user, names within an address book of another person, a buddy list, an instant messaging list, an activity, a mailing list, an online discussion group, a membership in a category, chat group, and the like.
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40 Claims
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21. A method comprising:
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communicating, from a server to a first user of a social network, information related to a social network interaction by a second user; receiving, via the server, identification information of the first user and recommendation data related to the second user'"'"'s social network interaction; and communicating the identification information and the recommendation data to a plurality of other users of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system comprising:
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a database comprising stored user data; a social network server in communication with the user data in the database, the social network server programmed to perform a plurality of operations, comprising; communicating to a first user of a social network information related to a social network interaction by a second user; receiving identification information of the first user and recommendation data related to the second user'"'"'s social network interaction; and communicating the identification information and the recommendation data to a plurality of other users of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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