Inline Commenting on Social Threads
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for responding to a search query from a requesting computer user, the method comprising each of the following as implemented on a computing device:
- receiving a search query from a computer user, the search query identifying a topic for which related content is desired;
identifying a first set of search results relating to the topic of the search query from a content store;
identifying a second set of search results relating to the topic of the search query from a social content store storing social content items from one or more social networking sites, wherein the second set of search results includes at least one social content item;
generating a search results page, wherein the generated search results page includes;
at least some of the search results of the first set of search results;
the at least one social content item; and
a user-actionable control associated with the at least one social content item for adding content to the at least one social content item from the search results page; and
providing the generated search results in response to the search query.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer-readable are presented for enabling a computer user to add content to a social content item of a social content thread hosted by a third party social networking site. In response to a search query, a search engine generates a search results page that includes at least one social content item that relates to the search query from a third-party social networking site. The search results page includes a user-actionable control by which the requesting computer user can add content to the content thread of the social content item from within the search results page. By interacting with the user-actionable controls, a computer user can add content to a content thread hosted by a social networking site from the search results page.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for responding to a search query from a requesting computer user, the method comprising each of the following as implemented on a computing device:
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receiving a search query from a computer user, the search query identifying a topic for which related content is desired; identifying a first set of search results relating to the topic of the search query from a content store; identifying a second set of search results relating to the topic of the search query from a social content store storing social content items from one or more social networking sites, wherein the second set of search results includes at least one social content item; generating a search results page, wherein the generated search results page includes; at least some of the search results of the first set of search results; the at least one social content item; and a user-actionable control associated with the at least one social content item for adding content to the at least one social content item from the search results page; and providing the generated search results in response to the search query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium bearing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computing device, carry out a method for updating a content thread of a social networking site from outside of the social networking site, comprising:
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receiving a search query topic from a computer user; submitting the search query topic as a search query to a search engine; receiving a search results page from the search engine in response to the search query, the search results page including; search results relating to the search query topic including at least one social content item from a content thread hosted by a social networking site; and a user-actionable control associated with the social content item for adding content to a content thread of the social content item at the social networking site; detecting user interaction with the user-actionable control; obtaining user data from the computer user to be added to the content thread of the social content item; submitting the user data to the social networking site from the search results page, the data identifying the social content thread, and the content data to be added to the social content thread. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for responding to a search query, the system comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor executes instructions stored in the memory as part of or in conjunction with additional components in responding to a search query from a requesting computer user, and further comprising:
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a content store storing data corresponding to content accessible on a network; a social content store storing social content data from one or more social networking sites; a search results identifying component that identifies search results relating to a query topic of the search query from the content store and the social content store; and a search results generator that generates at least one search results page in response to search query and provides the at least one search results page to the requesting computer user, wherein the at least one search result page includes; at least some search results identified from the content store; at least one social content item from the social content store; and a user-actionable control associated with the at least one social content item for adding user-supplied data to the at least one social content item from the search results page. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification