Searching Data in a Social Network to Provide an Answer to an Information Request
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a processor associated with a network site, an information request relating to a first location and a first user of a social network;
searching, by the processor, network data corresponding to a plurality of users of the social network, each of the plurality of users associated with respective prior activity on the social network;
identifying, by the processor, a second user associated with prior activity associated with the first location;
directing, by the processor, a question relating to the information request to the second user;
receiving, by the processor, an answer to the question from the second user; and
providing, by the processor, the answer to the first user.
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Abstract
An information request is received from a user of a social network. Data for other users in the social network is searched in order to provide an answer to the request. A question based on the information request is sent to one or more of the other users having prior activity on the social network that is related to the information request.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a processor associated with a network site, an information request relating to a first location and a first user of a social network; searching, by the processor, network data corresponding to a plurality of users of the social network, each of the plurality of users associated with respective prior activity on the social network; identifying, by the processor, a second user associated with prior activity associated with the first location; directing, by the processor, a question relating to the information request to the second user; receiving, by the processor, an answer to the question from the second user; and providing, by the processor, the answer to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an information request relating to a first location and a first user of a social network; searching network data corresponding to a plurality of friends of the first user of the social network, each of the plurality of friends being associated with respective prior activity on the social network, identifying a first friend having prior activity relating to a subject matter of the information request and relating to the first location; directing a question regarding the information request to the first friend; receiving an answer to the question from the first friend; and providing the answer and a corresponding popularity of the answer to the first user, wherein the popularity is based upon a popularity of the answer with the plurality of friends. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a processor; a network interface; and a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising receiving, via the network interface, an information request associated with a first user of a social network and associated with a first location, searching network data for a plurality of friends of the first user on the social network, each of the plurality of friends being associated with respective prior activity on the network, identifying a second user associated with prior activity relating to the information request and the first location, directing a question relating to the information request to the second user, receiving an answer to the question from the second user, and providing the answer and a corresponding popularity to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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