LOCATION PROFILES
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- aggregating user provided posts collected from a population of users at a server, the user provided posts including at least a location identifier and contextual data; and
processing the aggregated user provided posts into a location profile, the processing comprising;
grouping the user provided posts associated with approximately the same location identifier into the location profile.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are location profiles created in some embodiments by aggregating data from users, processing the data into a location profile, and using the location profile for a variety of uses including but not limited to ranking search results based on characteristics derived from analyzing posts associated with the user profile, and providing a feed of posted associated with a location when the location is followed by a user.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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aggregating user provided posts collected from a population of users at a server, the user provided posts including at least a location identifier and contextual data; and processing the aggregated user provided posts into a location profile, the processing comprising; grouping the user provided posts associated with approximately the same location identifier into the location profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a profile aggregation module configured to aggregate user provided posts collected from a population of users at a server in a user profile database, the user provided posts including at least a location identifier and contextual data, and further configured to process the aggregated user provided posts into a location profile by grouping the user provided posts associated with approximately the same location identifier into the location profile; and a location profile database configured to store the location profiles. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon effective for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:
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aggregating user provided posts collected from a population of users at a server, the user provided posts including at least a location identifier and contextual data; and processing the aggregated user provided posts into a location profile, the processing comprising; normalizing the location identifiers into locations known to a reverse geo-coding lookup service, and grouping the user provided posts associated with approximately the same location known to the reverse geo-coding lookup service.
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