Methods and systems for recommending a context based on content interaction
First Claim
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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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for recommending a context to a user of a social network service, based on detecting an interaction with some item of web content. With some embodiments, after detecting an interaction with a web document, a topic to which the web document is related is determined. A context, such as an online or offline forum, known to be associated with the topic is then identified. Finally, the identified context is presented to the user as a recommendation for a content source that is likely to be of interest to the user.
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20 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a memory comprising a set of instructions; one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to, at least, based on the set of instructions, store a plurality of content items in a database of an online computerized social networking system, the plurality of content items generated by a plurality of members of the online computerized social networking system; detect a plurality of interactions initiated by a member of the plurality of members with respect to the plurality of content items; determine 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 generate a notification for presentation in a user interface on a computer, system of the member, the notification including a recommendation of a context pertaining to the topic of interest of the member, 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory machine readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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storing a plurality of content items in a database of an online computerized social networking system, the plurality of content items generated by a plurality of members of a social networking system; detecting a plurality of interactions initiated by a 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 generate a notification for presentation in a user interface on a computer system of the member, the notification including a recommendation of a context pertaining to the topic of interest of the member, 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. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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