SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING TOPIC NEIGHBORHOOD VISUALIZATIONS IN A NETWORKED SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving user input that identifies a topic for association with a neighborhood;
creating, by use of a hardware processor, the neighborhood in association with the identified topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior;
gathering neighborhood information by using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the identified topic, the neighborhood information including data from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood;
automatically inviting users to join the created neighborhood; and
providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for creating topic neighborhoods and a visualization for related topic neighborhoods in a networked system are disclosed. The apparatus, in an example embodiment, includes a neighborhood generator configured to receive user input that identifies of a topic for association with a neighborhood; create a neighborhood in association with the identified topic; gather neighborhood information using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the topic; automatically invite users to join the created neighborhood; and provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving user input that identifies a topic for association with a neighborhood; creating, by use of a hardware processor, the neighborhood in association with the identified topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior; gathering neighborhood information by using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the identified topic, the neighborhood information including data from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood; automatically inviting users to join the created neighborhood; and providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
a neighborhood generator comprising one or more processors configured to; receive user input that identifies a topic for association with a neighborhood; create the neighborhood in association with the identified topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior; gather neighborhood information by using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the identified topic, the neighborhood information including data from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood; automatically invite users to join the created neighborhood; and provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving user input that identifies a topic for association with a neighborhood; creating the neighborhood in association with the identified topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior; gathering neighborhood information by using the identified topic as a search term to search from sources including information related to the identified topic, the neighborhood information including data from a related neighborhood determined based on participation of the group of users in the related neighborhood; automatically inviting users to join the created neighborhood; and providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood visualization on a webpage.
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