System and method of providing recommendations
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1. A method of providing recommendations, the method comprising:
- receiving input from a visitor of an online site, the input indicating a request to receive data related to an offering from a member of a social network associated with the visitor, said input comprising a question related to the offering, wherein the offering is available for purchase via the online site;
determining whether a data store includes a prior answer to the question by the member of the social network;
when the determination is that the data store includes a prior answer to the question by the member, providing the prior answer to the visitor without sending a communication to the member; and
when the determination is that the data store does not include a prior answer to the question by the member, sending a communication to the member of the social network in response to the request, wherein the communication requests data related to the question.
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Abstract
A method of providing recommendations is disclosed and includes receiving input from a visitor of an online site. The input indicates a request to receive data related to an offering from a member of a social network associated with the visitor. The offering is available for purchase via the online site. The method also includes sending a communication to the member of the social network in response to the request. The communication requests data related to the offering.
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1. A method of providing recommendations, the method comprising:
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receiving input from a visitor of an online site, the input indicating a request to receive data related to an offering from a member of a social network associated with the visitor, said input comprising a question related to the offering, wherein the offering is available for purchase via the online site; determining whether a data store includes a prior answer to the question by the member of the social network; when the determination is that the data store includes a prior answer to the question by the member, providing the prior answer to the visitor without sending a communication to the member; and when the determination is that the data store does not include a prior answer to the question by the member, sending a communication to the member of the social network in response to the request, wherein the communication requests data related to the question. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to provide recommendations, the system comprising:
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a server system including processing logic and memory accessible to the processing logic, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processing logic to; provide an online site adapted to offer an electronic catalog for sale and to receive input from a visitor indicating a request to receive data related to an offering from a member of a social network associated with the visitor, said input comprising a question related to the offering; determine whether a data store includes a prior answer to the question by the member of the social network; when the determination is that the data store includes a prior answer to the question by the member, provide the prior answer to the visitor without sending a communication to the member; and when the determination is that the data store does not include a prior answer to the question by the member, send a communication to the member of the social network in response to the request, wherein the communication requests data related to the question. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having processor-readable instructions that are executable by processing logic to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving input from a visitor via an online site, the input indicating a request to receive data related to an offering from a plurality of members of a social network associated with the visitor, said input comprising a question related to the offering; determining whether a data store includes a prior answer to the question by any of the plurality of members; when the determination is that the data store includes a prior answer to the question by at least one of the plurality of members, providing the prior answer to the visitor without sending a communication to the at least one of the plurality of members; and when the determination is that the data store does not include a prior answer to the question by any of the plurality of members, sending a communication to at least one of the plurality of members in response to the request, wherein each communication requests data related to the question. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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