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Determining related keywords based on lifestream feeds

  • US 8,515,908 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2012
  • Issued: 08/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network device, comprising:

  • a transceiver to send and receive data over a network; and

    a processor that is operative to perform actions, including;

    receiving a search query having at least one search term;

    identifying a plurality of life-stream updates across a plurality of different users;

    searching each of the updated plurality of life-stream updates to identify a subset of life-streams having the at least one search term;

    analyzing each of the subset of life-streams to identify a first set of keywords that co-occur with the at least one search term;

    identifying a subset of user profiles within a plurality of user profiles that include the at least one search term;

    analyzing each of the subset of user profiles to identify a second set of keywords that co-occur with the at least one search term within updated user profile content; and

    providing at least some keywords from the first or second set of keywords such that the provided keywords are selectable to modify the search query.

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