PRESENTATION OF PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON SOCIAL INFORMATICS
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Abstract
A method, system, and/or computer program product presents product recommendations based on input derived from a user'"'"'s social network. A description of a product selected for purchase by a user is received. A social networking site is searched for information relevant to a characterization the product. The relevant information is characterized according to a social relationship between the user and an other member of the social networking site, a product family of the product, and a product expertise of the other member about the product. Characterized information about the product is then presented to the user.
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8. A computer program product for presenting product recommendations, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable and executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a description of a product selected for purchase by a user; searching a social networking site for information relevant to a characterization of the product; characterizing the information according to a social relationship between the user and an other member of the social networking site, a product family of the product, and a product expertise of the other member about the product; and presenting characterized information about the product to the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system comprising:
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a processor, a computer readable memory, and a computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to receive a description of a product selected for purchase by a user; second program instructions to search a social networking site for information relevant to a characterization of the product; third program instructions to characterize the information according to a social relationship between the user and an other member of the social networking site, a product family of the product, and a product expertise of the other member about the product; and fourth program instructions to present characterized information about the product to the user; and
whereinthe first, second, third, and fourth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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