METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING SOCIAL NETWORK METRICS AND REPUTATION DATA
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Abstract
A method for a computer system includes determining a first social distance for a first user with respect to a second user, determining a second social distance for a third user with respect to the second user, determining a first qualitative rating associated with the first user, determining a second qualitative rating associated with the second user, determining a first trust-metric for the first user in response to the first social distance and the first qualitative rating, determining a second trust-metric for the third user in response to the second social distance and the second qualitative rating, and prioritizing a first listing from the first user over a second listing from the third user for the second user, in response to the first trust-metric and the second trust-metric.
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21 Claims
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2. A method to be performed in a network environment in which messages are exchanged, comprising:
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receiving, from a first user of a social network, a post in a social network forum viewable by a plurality of users of the social network; determining a previous post in the forum was received from a second user of the social network; accessing relationship data from a random access memory of a graphing server associated with the social network, the relationship data corresponding at least to a social network relationship between the first user and a second user of the social network; updating the relationship data based on the first user'"'"'s post and the second user'"'"'s previous post to the forum; calculating a social distance value between the first user and the second user in the social network based on the relationship data; receiving, from the second user, a message intended for the first user; and determining to present the message to the first user based on social distance value exceeding a threshold value designated by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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11. Logic encoded in non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a first user of a social network, a post in a social network forum viewable by a plurality of users of the social network; determining a previous post in the forum was received from a second user of the social network; accessing relationship data from a random access memory of a graphing server associated with the social network, the relationship data corresponding at least to a social network relationship between the first user and a second user of the social network; updating the relationship data based on the first user'"'"'s post and the second user'"'"'s previous post to the forum; calculating a social distance value between the first user and the second user in the social network based on the relationship data; receiving, from the second user, a message intended for the first user; and determining to present the message to the first user based on social distance value exceeding a threshold value designated by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system, comprising:
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a random access memory, and a processor coupled to the random access memory, wherein the processor and the random access memory cooperate such that the computer system is configured for; receiving, from a first user of a social network, a post in a social network forum viewable by a plurality of users of the social network; determining a previous post in the forum was received from second user of the social network; accessing relationship data from a random access memory of a graphing server associated with the social network, the relationship data corresponding at least to a social network relationship between the first user and a second user of the social network; updating the relationship data based on the first user'"'"'s post and the second user'"'"'s previous post to the forum; calculating a social distance value between the first user and the second user in the social network based on the relationship data; receiving, from the second user, a message intended for the first user; and determining to present the message to the first user based on social distance value exceeding a threshold value designated by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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