ORGANIZATION TARGETED STATUS UPDATES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request from a member of an organization to provide a targeted update relevant to the organization, the targeted update comprising information of interest and intended for a particular plurality of members of a social network service;
providing a plurality of follower dimensions to associate with the targeted update, each of the follower dimensions specifying an attribute to be possessed by one or more member profiles corresponding to the members of the particular plurality;
associating a selection of the one or more attributes with the targeted update;
receiving a request for a webpage from a member of a social network service, the webpage being associated with the organization;
comparing member attributes of a member profile associated with the member of the social network service with the follower dimension attributes associated with the targeted update; and
providing the targeted update for display with the webpage of the organization based on the member attributes satisfying at least one follower dimension attribute for each of the follower dimensions associated with the targeted update.
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Abstract
A social networking server receives a request from a member of an organization to configure a targeted update for the organization. The targeted update may be intended for a particular group of members of a social network service. The social networking server may provide various follower dimensions to associate with the targeted update, where each of the follower dimensions include one or more selectable attributes. When the social networking server receives a request for an organization'"'"'s webpage from a member of the social network service, the social networking server may compare member attributes of a member profile associated with the member with the follower dimension attributes associated with the targeted update. The social networking server may provide the targeted update for display with the webpage of the organization based on the member attributes satisfying at least one follower dimension attribute associated with the targeted update.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request from a member of an organization to provide a targeted update relevant to the organization, the targeted update comprising information of interest and intended for a particular plurality of members of a social network service; providing a plurality of follower dimensions to associate with the targeted update, each of the follower dimensions specifying an attribute to be possessed by one or more member profiles corresponding to the members of the particular plurality; associating a selection of the one or more attributes with the targeted update; receiving a request for a webpage from a member of a social network service, the webpage being associated with the organization; comparing member attributes of a member profile associated with the member of the social network service with the follower dimension attributes associated with the targeted update; and providing the targeted update for display with the webpage of the organization based on the member attributes satisfying at least one follower dimension attribute for each of the follower dimensions associated with the targeted update. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions; and one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory, computer-readable medium that, having executed the computer-executable instructions, are configured to; receive a request from a member of an organization to provide a targeted update relevant to the organization, the targeted update comprising information of interest and intended for a particular plurality of members of a social network service; provide a plurality of follower dimensions to associate with the targeted update, each of the follower dimensions specifying an attribute to be possessed by one or more member profiles corresponding to the members of the particular plurality; associate a selection of the one or more attributes with the targeted update; receive a request for a webpage from a member of a social network service, the webpage being associated with the organization; compare member attributes of a member profile associated with the member of the social network service with the follower dimension attributes associated with the targeted update; and provide the targeted update for display with the webpage of the organization based on the member attributes satisfying at least one follower dimension attribute for each of the follower dimensions associated with the targeted update. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, with one or more processors, a request from a member of an organization to provide a targeted update relevant to the organization, the targeted update comprising information of interest and intended for a particular plurality of members of a social network service; providing a plurality of follower dimensions to associate with the targeted update, each of the follower dimensions specifying an attribute to be possessed by one or more member profiles corresponding to the members of the particular plurality; associating a selection of the one or more attributes with the targeted update; receiving a request for a webpage from a member of a social network service, the webpage being associated with the organization; comparing member attributes of a member profile associated with the member of the social network service with the follower dimension attributes associated with the targeted update; and providing the targeted update for display with the webpage of the organization based on the member attributes satisfying at least one follower dimension attribute for each of the follower dimensions associated with the targeted update.
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- 17. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the targeted update is selected from a plurality of targeted updates, wherein the follower dimension attributes of the selected targeted update are different from another set of follower dimension attributes for another targeted update selectable from the plurality of targeted updates.
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