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System and method for creating topic neighborhoods in a networked system

  • US 8,352,549 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2007
  • Issued: 01/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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