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Methods and systems for recommending a context based on content interaction

  • US 9,247,015 B2
  • Filed: 03/28/2013
  • Issued: 01/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of automatically generating a notification for presentation in a user interface on a computer system of a member of a plurality of members of an online computerized social networking system, the notification including a recommendation of a context pertaining to a topic of interest of the member, the method comprising:

  • storing a plurality of content items in a database of the online computerized social networking system, the plurality of content items generated by the plurality of members of the online computerized social networking system;

    detecting a plurality of interactions initiated by the member of the plurality of members with respect to the plurality of content items;

    determining a topic of interest of the member based on the detecting of the plurality of interactions and based on a similarity between a plurality of subjects corresponding to the plurality of content items; and

    based on a detecting of an action by the member pertaining to the topic of interest, automatically generating the notification, the recommendation of the context identifying a relationship between the topic of interest and a subset of the plurality of content items stored in the database of the online computerized social networking system, the subset of the plurality of content items being maintained by a group of the plurality of members separately from content items that are generally-accessible by the plurality of members.

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