SOCIAL RANKING FOR ONLINE COMMERCE SELLERS
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1. A system comprising:
- a social network database comprising relationships between users, at least some of said users being identified as social influencers;
a ranking system operable on at least one processor that;
receives a product identifier being searched by a user;
performs a search for said product identifier to retrieve a list of products from a plurality of sellers;
for said user, identifies a plurality of social influencers within said user'"'"'s social network by analyzing said social network database;
ranks said sellers based on feedback provided by said social influencers to create a ranked list of sellers, said ranked list of sellers being specific to said user;
presents search results sorted at least in part by said ranked list of sellers.
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Abstract
Online sellers may be ranked based on feedback given by people trusted by an individual user. The user may trust people in their social networks, as well as people who may be experts in a particular field, and the seller'"'"'s ranking may be calculated by weighting reviews or feedback from trusted people higher than people unknown to the user. When used with a social campaign management system, ranking of products from multiple online sellers may include coupons or incentives that are available through the user'"'"'s social network, as well as discounts or incentives that may be targeted to the user'"'"'s status within their own social network.
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1. A system comprising:
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a social network database comprising relationships between users, at least some of said users being identified as social influencers; a ranking system operable on at least one processor that; receives a product identifier being searched by a user; performs a search for said product identifier to retrieve a list of products from a plurality of sellers; for said user, identifies a plurality of social influencers within said user'"'"'s social network by analyzing said social network database; ranks said sellers based on feedback provided by said social influencers to create a ranked list of sellers, said ranked list of sellers being specific to said user; presents search results sorted at least in part by said ranked list of sellers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving a product identifier being searched by a user; searching for said product identifier from a plurality of sellers to generate a first set of search results; for each of said plurality of sellers, determining a set of feedback from social network users; searching a social network database comprising social influencers to determine a ranked list of social influencers for said user; ranking said set of feedback based on said ranked list of social influencers for said user to create a ranked list of feedback; ranking said sellers based on said ranked list of feedback; and presenting said first list of search results sorted according to said ranked list of feedback. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A social campaign management system comprising:
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a social network database comprising relationships between users, at least some of said users being identified as social influencers; a database comprising marketing campaigns comprising incentives offered to users based on user'"'"'s online activities, said marketing campaigns being offered by online sellers; a ranking system operable on at least one processor that; receives a product identifier being searched by a user, said user entering a search aggregating results from a plurality of online sellers; performs a search for said product identifier to retrieve a list of products from said plurality of online sellers; for said user, identifies plurality of social influencers within said user'"'"'s social network by analyzing said social network database; ranks said sellers based on feedback provided by said social influencers to create a ranked list of said online sellers, said ranked list of online sellers being specific to said user; presents search results sorted at least in part by said ranked list of said online sellers; and presents at least one of said incentives provided by a first online seller to said user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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