System and method for creating topic neighborhoods in a networked system
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining user behavior and interest data related to behaviors and interests of a plurality of users, the user behavior and interest data being based on user selections and searches performed on at least one website;
detecting, by use of a processor, correlations in the user behavior and interest data to implicitly determine a topic associated with the corresponding plurality of users;
creating a neighborhood in association with the implicitly determined topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior, the neighborhood being created without explicit creator input;
gathering neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the topic;
providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood link on a webpage;
inviting users to vote for a favored neighborhood; and
pruning an under-performing neighborhood.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for creating topic neighborhoods and a visualization for related topic neighborhoods in a networked system are disclosed. The apparatus in an example embodiment includes a neighborhood generator configured to receive an explicit identification of a topic for association with a neighborhood; create a neighborhood in association with the explicitly identified topic; gather neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the topic; and provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood link on a webpage.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining user behavior and interest data related to behaviors and interests of a plurality of users, the user behavior and interest data being based on user selections and searches performed on at least one website; detecting, by use of a processor, correlations in the user behavior and interest data to implicitly determine a topic associated with the corresponding plurality of users; creating a neighborhood in association with the implicitly determined topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior, the neighborhood being created without explicit creator input; gathering neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the topic; providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood link on a webpage; inviting users to vote for a favored neighborhood; and pruning an under-performing neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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obtaining user behavior and interest data related to behaviors and interests of a plurality of users, the user behavior and interest data being based on user selections and searches performed on at least one website; detecting, by use of a processor, correlations in the ser behavior and interest data to implicitly determine detected correlations associated with the corresponding plurality of users; receiving from a user an identification of an explicit topic for association with a neighborhood; creating a neighborhood in association with the implicitly detected correlations and the explicit topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior; gathering neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the implicitly detected correlations and the explicit topic; providing access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood link on a webpage; inviting users to vote for a favored neighborhood; and pruning an under-performing neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled with the processor; and a neighborhood generator, executable by the processor, the neighborhood generator being configured to; obtain user behavior and interest data related to behaviors and interests of a plurality of users, the user behavior and interest data being based on user selections and searches performed on at least one website; detect, by use of the processor, correlations in the user behavior and interest data to implicitly determine a topic associated with the corresponding plurality of users; create a neighborhood in association with the implicitly determined topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior, the neighborhood being created without explicit creator input; gather neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the topic; provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood link on a webpage; invite users to vote for a favored neighborhood; and prune an under-performing neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled with the processor; and a neighborhood generator, executable by the processor, the neighborhood generator being configured to; obtain user behavior and interest data related to behaviors and interests of a plurality of users, the user behavior and interest data being based on user selections and searches performed on at least one website; detect, by use of the processor, correlations in the user behavior and interest data to implicitly determine detected correlations associated with the corresponding plurality of users; receive from a user an identification of an explicit topic for association with a neighborhood; create a neighborhood in association with the implicitly detected correlations and the explicit topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior; gather neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the implicitly detected correlations and the explicit topic; provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood link on a webpage; invite users to vote for a favored neighborhood; and prune an under-performing neighborhood. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions embedded thereon, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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obtain user behavior and interest data related to behaviors and interests of a plurality of users, the user behavior and interest data being based on user selections and searches performed on at least one website; detect, by use of the processor, correlations in the user behavior and interest data to implicitly determine a topic associated with the corresponding plurality of users; create a neighborhood in association with the implicitly determined topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior, the neighborhood being created without explicit creator input; gather neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the topic; provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood link on a webpage; invite users to vote for a favored neighborhood; and prune an under-performing neighborhood.
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18. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions embedded thereon, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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obtain user behavior and interest data related to behaviors and interests of a plurality of users, the user behavior and interest data being based on user selections and searches performed on at least one website; detect, by use of the processor, correlations in the user behavior and interest data to implicitly determine detected correlations associated with the corresponding plurality of users; receive from a user an identification of an explicit topic for association with a neighborhood; create a neighborhood in association with the implicitly detected correlations and the explicit topic, the neighborhood defining a group of users who share an interest or behavior; gather neighborhood information related to the neighborhood from sources related to the implicitly detected correlations and the explicit topic; provide access to the neighborhood via a neighborhood link on a webpage; invite users to vote for a favored neighborhood; and prune an under-performing neighborhood.
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