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SEARCHING BASED ON OTHERS' EXPLICITLY PREFERRED SOURCES

  • US 20130246415A1
  • Filed: 06/25/2012
  • Published: 09/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method for personalizing search results responsive to a search query from a user over a computer network, the method comprising:

  • receiving a search query from a user;

    obtaining an initial set of search results responsive to the search query;

    identifying a preferred source persona associated with an entity other than the user, the preferred source persona identifying a set of preferred sources of content;

    identifying one or more search results in the initial set of search results that correspond to one or more preferred sources of the preferred source persona;

    rearranging the initial set of search results with the one or more identified search results placed in more prominent positions in the set search of search results;

    generating a search results page according to the rearranged set of search results;

    returning the search results page in response to the search query.

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