Managing past activities based on relationship changes in a social network
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1. A method for adjusting access to at least one social network artifact based on a change in a relationship between a first social network contact and a second social network contact, the method comprising:
- tracking with a processor at least one social interaction between the first social network contact and the second social networking contact;
determining with the processor, based upon the tracking, that the relationship between the first social network contact and the second social network contact has changed; and
adjusting, with the processor, based upon the determination that the relationship between the first social network contact and the second social network contact has changed, at least one privacy rule for the social network artifact,the adjusting comprising providing an option to the first social network contact and the second social network contact to mark as private content on a third social network contact'"'"'s profile that evidences the relationship.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide for dynamically and automatically managing activities of two parties (e.g., friends, business associates, family members) based on a change in relationship (e.g., no longer friends, break-up, divorce, no longer working together) between the two parties in a network (e.g., a social network implemented using a social networking website). In one specific example, mechanisms are provided for dynamically and automatically adjusting privacy control (e.g. removing, hiding, scraping, deleting, obscuring) of past activity data (e.g. social network wall posts, social network wall re-posts, pictures, forum posts, blog posts, blog comments, documents, files, videos, tags etc.) of the two parties upon detecting a change in relationship between the two parties in the social network.
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1. A method for adjusting access to at least one social network artifact based on a change in a relationship between a first social network contact and a second social network contact, the method comprising:
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tracking with a processor at least one social interaction between the first social network contact and the second social networking contact; determining with the processor, based upon the tracking, that the relationship between the first social network contact and the second social network contact has changed; and adjusting, with the processor, based upon the determination that the relationship between the first social network contact and the second social network contact has changed, at least one privacy rule for the social network artifact, the adjusting comprising providing an option to the first social network contact and the second social network contact to mark as private content on a third social network contact'"'"'s profile that evidences the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage device, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer for adjusting access to at least one social network artifact based on a change in a relationship between a first social network contact and a second social network contact, the program of instructions, when executing, performing the following steps:
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tracking at least one social interaction between the first social network contact and the second social networking contact; determining, based upon the tracking, that the relationship between the first social network contact and the second social network contact has changed; and adjusting, based upon the determination that the relationship between the first social network contact and the second social network contact has changed, at least one privacy rule for the social network artifact, the adjusting comprising providing an option to the first social network contact and the second social network contact to mark as private, content on a third social network contact'"'"'s profile that evidences the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer-implemented system for adjusting access to at least one social network artifact based on a change in a relationship between a first social network contact and a second social network contact, the system comprising:
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a hardware processor operable to track at least one social interaction between the first social network contact and the second social networking contact; the hardware processor further operable to determine, based upon the tracking, that the relationship between the first social network contact and the second social network contact has changed; and the hardware processor further operable to adjust, based upon the determination that the relationship between the first social network contact and the second social network contact has changed, at least one privacy rule for the social network artifact, the hardware processor providing an option to the first social network contact and the second social network contact to mark as private, content on a third social network contact'"'"'s profile that evidences the relationship. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Current AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
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Original AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
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InventorsAltaf, Faheem, Clay, Steven D., Griffith, William A., Yan, Shunguo
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Primary Examiner(s)Hussain, Imad
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Application NumberUS13/922,723Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,083 DaysField of Search709/204US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesG06Q 50/01 Social networkingH04L 63/0407 wherein the identity of one...H04L 63/10 for controlling access to d...H04L 63/102 Entity profilesH04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anony...
