GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON ANSWERED QUESTIONS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying a target user of a social networking system;
accessing a user profile in the social networking system including information about the target user;
presenting one or more questions retrieved from the social networking system to the target user, the one or more questions for identifying subject matter;
receiving at least one answer to a question from the target user;
determining subject matter associated with the received at least one answer;
identifying one or more groups maintained by the social networking system associated with the determined subject matter; and
presenting the identified one or more groups to the target user.
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Abstract
Based on information associated with users, a social networking system recommends one or more groups for a target user to join or to create. Characteristics of the target user, characteristics of users connected to the target user, characteristics of candidate groups in the social networking system may be used to identify groups for recommendation. The social networking system may provide questions to the target user and recommend a group to the target user based on received answers to the questions. For example, the answers to the provided question identify one or more characteristics of the target user, which are used to select a group for recommendation. Additionally, the social networking system may recommend additional users for the target user to add or invite to a group based on characteristics of the target user, the additional users, and/or the group.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a target user of a social networking system; accessing a user profile in the social networking system including information about the target user; presenting one or more questions retrieved from the social networking system to the target user, the one or more questions for identifying subject matter; receiving at least one answer to a question from the target user; determining subject matter associated with the received at least one answer; identifying one or more groups maintained by the social networking system associated with the determined subject matter; and presenting the identified one or more groups to the target user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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identifying a target user of a social networking system; accessing a user profile in the social networking system including information about the target user; presenting a plurality of questions retrieved from the social networking system to the target user in a series ordered to identify details about subject matter associated with the target user; receiving answers to one or more questions in the series from the target user; determining subject matter associated with the received answers; identifying one or more groups maintained by the social networking system associated with the determined subject matter; and presenting the identified one or more groups to the target user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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