Method and apparatus for aggregating user data and providing recommendations
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1. A computing cloud comprising:
- a social networking system providing a social network having multiple users;
a content store configured to store interaction data for at least one user of the social network, wherein said interaction data relates to digital content that said at least one user interacted with; and
a recommendation engine configured to provide a recommendation for digital content to a first user of the social network based upon interaction data for said first user, interaction data for at least one other user of the social network, and correlation information for said first user, wherein said correlation information comprises a correlation between pieces of digital content included in a playlist of said first user.
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Abstract
A method and system for aggregating user data and providing recommendations for digital content or in conjunction with a social network is disclosed.
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1. A computing cloud comprising:
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a social networking system providing a social network having multiple users; a content store configured to store interaction data for at least one user of the social network, wherein said interaction data relates to digital content that said at least one user interacted with; and a recommendation engine configured to provide a recommendation for digital content to a first user of the social network based upon interaction data for said first user, interaction data for at least one other user of the social network, and correlation information for said first user, wherein said correlation information comprises a correlation between pieces of digital content included in a playlist of said first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computing cloud comprising:
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a social networking system providing one or more social networks, wherein each social network has multiple users; a content store configured to store interaction data for at least one user of said one or more social networks, wherein said interaction data relates to digital content that said at least one user interacted with; and a recommendation engine configured to provide a recommendation to a first user of a first social network of said one or more social networks to add a different user to the first social network, wherein the recommendation is based upon interaction data for said first user, interaction data for said different user, and correlation information for said first user, wherein said correlation information comprises a correlation between pieces of digital content included in a playlist of said first user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for generating a recommendation, comprising:
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storing interaction data for at least one user of a social network, wherein said interaction data relates to digital content that said at least one user interacted with; and providing a recommendation for digital content to a first user of the social network based upon interaction data for said first user, interaction data for at least one other user of the social network, and correlation information for said first user, wherein said correlation information comprises a correlation between pieces of digital content included in a playlist of said first user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for generating a recommendation, comprising:
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storing interaction data for at least one user of said one or more social networks, wherein said interaction data relates to digital content that said at least one user interacted with; and providing a recommendation to a first user of a first social network of said one or more social networks to add a different user to the first social network, wherein the recommendation is based upon interaction data for said first user, interaction data for said different user, and correlation information for said first user, wherein said correlation information comprises a correlation between pieces of digital content included in a playlist of said first user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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