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Social media system with multiple profiles

  • US 8,549,061 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2012
  • Issued: 10/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for a social network service on a server, wherein the server is configured to accept a request for a user to join the social network based on an email address, the method comprising:

  • storing a profile for a first user in a memory accessible to the server, wherein the profile contains a list of profile fields and responses thereto, the responses being descriptive of characteristics requested by the profile fields;

    storing a permission setting associated with a specific profile field in the memory;

    creating a first profile for the first user viewable by a first set of users;

    creating a second profile for the first user viewable by a second set of users; and

    matching the first user to a second user of the social network service based at least in part on the characteristics described in the responses to the profile fields;

    wherein the social network comprises plural groups together with plural different sub-groups, each sub-group being grouped hierarchically under a corresponding one of the plural different groups, with each group and each sub-group comprising one or more users;

    wherein a user is authenticated to one or more groups on the social network based on the email address provided to the server; and

    wherein the server is configured to create a new sub-group based on a prefix and a postfix of the email address.

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