DETERMINING REPUTATIONS OF USERS BASED ON ENDORSEMENTS
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1. A method for displaying a reputation of a target member of a social networking system, the target member associated with a plurality of profile elements, the method comprising:
- storing one or more endorsements for the target member, each of the one or more endorsements associated with the plurality of profile elements;
receiving a search request, the search request having the target member as a search result;
computing a plurality of profile element endorsement counts, the plurality of profile element endorsement counts being counts of the one or more endorsements that are associated with each profile element in the plurality of profile elements, the computing of the plurality of profile endorsement counts being performed by one or more computer processors; and
generating a display profile of the target member for display, the display profile including a reputation visualization depicting a correspondence between the plurality of profile endorsement counts and the plurality of profile elements.
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Abstract
A method and system for evaluating the reputation of a member of a social networking system is disclosed. Consistent with an embodiment of the invention, one or more attributes associated with a social networking profile of a member of a social network are analyzed. Based on the analysis, a ranking, rating or score is assigned to a particular category of reputation. When requested, the ranking, rating or score is displayed to a user of the social network.
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1. A method for displaying a reputation of a target member of a social networking system, the target member associated with a plurality of profile elements, the method comprising:
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storing one or more endorsements for the target member, each of the one or more endorsements associated with the plurality of profile elements; receiving a search request, the search request having the target member as a search result; computing a plurality of profile element endorsement counts, the plurality of profile element endorsement counts being counts of the one or more endorsements that are associated with each profile element in the plurality of profile elements, the computing of the plurality of profile endorsement counts being performed by one or more computer processors; and generating a display profile of the target member for display, the display profile including a reputation visualization depicting a correspondence between the plurality of profile endorsement counts and the plurality of profile elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for displaying a reputation of a target member of a social networking system, the target member associated with a plurality of profile elements, the system comprising:
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a memory comprising a set of instructions; one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to, based on the set of instructions, store one or more endorsements for the target member, each of the one or more endorsements associated with the plurality of profile elements; receive a search request, the search request having the target member as a search result; compute a plurality of profile element endorsement counts, the plurality of profile element endorsement counts being counts of the one or more endorsements that are associated with each profile element in the plurality of profile elements; and generate a display profile of the target member for display, the display profile including a reputation visualization depicting a correspondence between the plurality of profile endorsement counts and the plurality of profile elements. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for displaying a reputation of a target member of a social networking system, the target member associated with a plurality of profile elements, the apparatus comprising:
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means for storing one or more endorsements for the target member, each of the one or more endorsements associated with the plurality of profile elements; means for receiving a search request, the search request having the target member as a search result; means for computing a plurality of profile element endorsement counts, the plurality of profile element endorsement counts being counts of the one or more endorsements that are associated with each profile element in the plurality of profile elements; and means for generating a display profile of the target member for display, the display profile including a reputation visualization depicting a correspondence between the plurality of profile endorsement counts and the plurality of profile elements. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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