Social Proof of Organizations
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying web content, the method comprising:
- (i) using a computer processor, selecting from a business database recording business relationships between organizations, first organizations that are connected by a business relationship to one or more second organizations;
(ii) using a computer processor, accessing a social network and receiving a set of social contacts of a user;
(iii) for each first organization, associating a set of referees, the referees being social contacts that have an employment connection with at least one of the second organizations connected to that first organization;
(iv) using a computer processor, selecting at least a subset of said first organizations based on their associated referees;
(v) preparing web content comprising the subset of first organizations and their associated referees; and
(v) communicating said web content to the user'"'"'s computing device.
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Abstract
A computer method and system provide means for inputting and outputting business relationship data to a user. The system comprises a database of business relationships between organizations, which is connectable to a social network. A user may search for an organization according to search criteria and the system will select a set of organizations that match the criteria along with a set of social contacts of the user. The relevancy of the social contacts to the organization is calculated and web content is displayed showing the organizations and social contacts.
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying web content, the method comprising:
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(i) using a computer processor, selecting from a business database recording business relationships between organizations, first organizations that are connected by a business relationship to one or more second organizations; (ii) using a computer processor, accessing a social network and receiving a set of social contacts of a user; (iii) for each first organization, associating a set of referees, the referees being social contacts that have an employment connection with at least one of the second organizations connected to that first organization; (iv) using a computer processor, selecting at least a subset of said first organizations based on their associated referees; (v) preparing web content comprising the subset of first organizations and their associated referees; and (v) communicating said web content to the user'"'"'s computing device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. A computer-implemented method of displaying web content, the method comprising:
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(ii) using a computer processor, selecting from a business database, first organizations and people associated as referees for the first organizations; (iii) using a computer processor, accessing a social network and receiving a set of social contacts of a user; (iv) for each first organization, determine which referees are also social contacts of the user; (v) selecting at least a subset of said first organizations based on their referees that are social contacts of the user; (vi) preparing web content comprising the subset of first organizations and their referees that are social contacts of the user; and (vii) serializing and communicating said web content to the user'"'"'s computing device.
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15. A computer system comprising:
- a database of business relationships between organizations;
one or more computer processors; and
computer-readable media having instructions for execution by the one or more processors, which instructions when executed provide;a data access agent for retrieving first organizations and second organizations that are connected by a business relationship; a social network agent for retrieving a set of social contacts of a user, and associating each first organization with social contacts that have an employment connection with second organizations having a business relationship with that first organization; an output agent for selecting at least a subset of said first organizations based on their associated referees and preparing web content comprising the subset of first organizations and their associated referees; and a serialization agent for communicating said web content to the user'"'"'s computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a database of business relationships between organizations;
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