SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SHARING INFORMATION IN AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK
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1. A method of sharing information in an online social network, comprising:
- data mining by analyzing a first user profile and a plurality of other user profiles for finding shared interests among the users of said profiles;
selecting from the found shared interests a set of shared interests;
displaying at a graphical user interface of a first user the user profile of at least one of the other users sharing said set of selected shared interests; and
displaying at the graphical user interface a list of the shared interests from the selected set.
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Abstract
Sharing information in an online social network, comprising data mining by analyzing a first user profile and a plurality of other user profiles for finding shared interests among the users of said profiles; selecting from the found shared interests a set of shared interests; displaying at the graphical user interface of the first user the profile of at least one of the other users sharing said set of selected shared interests; and displaying at the graphical user interface a list of the shared interests from the selected set.
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1. A method of sharing information in an online social network, comprising:
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data mining by analyzing a first user profile and a plurality of other user profiles for finding shared interests among the users of said profiles; selecting from the found shared interests a set of shared interests; displaying at a graphical user interface of a first user the user profile of at least one of the other users sharing said set of selected shared interests; and displaying at the graphical user interface a list of the shared interests from the selected set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for sharing information in an online social network, comprising:
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processing means for data mining by analyzing a first user profile and a plurality of other user profiles for finding shared interests among the users of said profiles; selecting means for selecting from the found shared interests a set of shared interests; displaying means for displaying at a graphical user interface of a first user the user profile of at least one of the other users sharing said set of selected shared interests, and for displaying at the graphical user interface a list of the shared interests from the selected set.
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- 9. A method to target advertisements toward a group of two or more users that are yet unconnected and to increase the chance to connect these users, in particular to stimulate a connection, the method including bringing the interest of the other users to the attention of the single user, and thus increase the value of the possible new connection to the other user.
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