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Multimedia aggregation in an online social network

  • US 7,680,882 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2007
  • Issued: 03/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a server computer that manages a database for an online social network, a method for generating a web page including a multimedia section in which multimedia content from a third party source can be displayed, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a user selection of multimedia content of a third party source that is to be added to the multimedia section;

    storing a source ID associated with the third party source, wherein the source ID identifies a configuration file associated with the third party source;

    storing a content ID associated with the multimedia content;

    generating an embed code for the multimedia content using the configuration file associated with the third party source and the content ID, wherein the configuration file specifies the format of the embed code and has a variable field into which the content ID is inserted; and

    generating the web page including the multimedia section using the embed code.

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