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Social and contextual recommendations

  • US 9,047,606 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2011
  • Issued: 06/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processing system, perform a method comprising:

  • receiving a first recommendation from a first source user in response to performing an action corresponding to a specified action context associated with the first recommendation;

    in response to receiving the first recommendation, determining, from source information accompanying the first recommendation, whether the first source user appears in social network information of a target user of the first recommendation; and

    presenting a first presentation of the first recommendation to the target user if the first source user is in the social network of the target user or presenting a second presentation of the first recommendation to the target user if the first source user is not in the social network of the target user, the second presentation being different than the first presentation such that the second presentation is indicative of the first source user not being in the social network and the first presentation is indicative of the first source user being in the social network.

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