System and method for identifying influential social media and providing location-based alerts
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of identifying social media influencers, the method being implemented in a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, program the computer system to perform the method, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by the computer system, a location parameter that specifies one or more geographically definable locations to be monitored;
aggregating, by the computer system, a plurality of social media content items from one or more social media content providers based on the location parameter, wherein the plurality of social media content items were each posted from a given one of the one or more geographically definable locations, and wherein the plurality of social media content items include at least a first social media content item posted from a first geographically definable location;
identifying, by the computer system, a first user that posted the first social media content item;
identifying, by the computer system, a second user associated with the first user;
obtaining, by the computer system, a second social media content item posted by the second user;
determining, by the computer system, a second location associated with the second social media content item;
determining, by the computer system, that the second location corresponds to the one or more geographically definable locations;
determining, by the computer system, that the second user visited at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations based on the correspondence between the second location and the one or more geographically definable locations;
determining, by the computer system, that the first user caused the second user to visit the at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations;
determining, by the computer system, that the second social media content item was posted in response to the first social media content item; and
determining, by the computer system, that the first user is an influential user based on the determination that the first user caused the second user to visit the at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations and the determination that the second social media content item was posted in response to the first social media content item.
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Abstract
The invention relates to systems and methods of identifying social media influencers and providing location-based alerts based on social media content items posted to social media providers from monitored locations. The system may identify a user who visited a specified location based on a social media content item posted by the user from the specified location. The system may provide an alert to an entity such as a retailer whenever the user re-posts from the specified location. The system may further determine whether, to what extent, and identity of users over whom the user has influence based on one or more influence factors. An influencer is a user who is determined to have influenced the behavior of other users, as determined from the user'"'"'s social media activity and/or the influenced users'"'"' social media activity.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of identifying social media influencers, the method being implemented in a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, program the computer system to perform the method, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by the computer system, a location parameter that specifies one or more geographically definable locations to be monitored; aggregating, by the computer system, a plurality of social media content items from one or more social media content providers based on the location parameter, wherein the plurality of social media content items were each posted from a given one of the one or more geographically definable locations, and wherein the plurality of social media content items include at least a first social media content item posted from a first geographically definable location; identifying, by the computer system, a first user that posted the first social media content item; identifying, by the computer system, a second user associated with the first user; obtaining, by the computer system, a second social media content item posted by the second user; determining, by the computer system, a second location associated with the second social media content item; determining, by the computer system, that the second location corresponds to the one or more geographically definable locations; determining, by the computer system, that the second user visited at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations based on the correspondence between the second location and the one or more geographically definable locations; determining, by the computer system, that the first user caused the second user to visit the at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations; determining, by the computer system, that the second social media content item was posted in response to the first social media content item; and determining, by the computer system, that the first user is an influential user based on the determination that the first user caused the second user to visit the at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations and the determination that the second social media content item was posted in response to the first social media content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of identifying influential users, the system comprising:
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a computer system comprising one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, program the computer system to; obtain a location parameter that specifies one or more geographically definable locations to be monitored; aggregate a plurality of social media content items from one or more social media content providers based on the location parameter, wherein the plurality of social media content items were each posted a given one of from the one or more geographically definable locations, and wherein the plurality of social media content items include at least a first social media content item posted from a first geographically definable location; identify a first user that posted the first social media content item; identify a second user associated with the first user; obtain a second social media content item posted by the second user; determine a second location associated with the second social media content item; determine that the second location corresponds to the one or more geographically definable locations; determine that the second user visited at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations based on the correspondence between the second location and the one or more geographically definable locations; determine that the first user caused the second user to visit the at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations; determine that the second social media content item was posted in response to the first social media content item; and determine that the first user is an influential user based on the determination that the first user caused the second user to visit the at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations and the determination that the second social media content item was posted in response to the first social media content item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system of identifying users of interest based on social media posts made by the users from one or more locations and re-entry into the one or more locations by the users, the system comprising:
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a computer system comprising one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, program the computer system to; obtain a location parameter that specifies one or more geographically definable locations to be monitored; aggregate a first plurality of social media content items from one or more social media content providers based on the location parameter, wherein the plurality of social media content items were each posted from the one or more geographically definable locations and include at least a first social media content item; identify a first user that posted the first social media content item; identify a second user associated with the first user; obtain a second social media content item posted by the second user; determine a second location associated with the second social media content item; determine that the second location corresponds to the one or more geographically definable locations; determine that the second user visited at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations based on the correspondence between the second location and the one or more geographically definable locations; determine that the first user caused the second user to visit the at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations; determine that the second social media content item was posted in response to the first social media content item; determine that the first user is an influential user based on the determination that the first user caused the second user to visit the at least one of the one or more geographically definable locations and the determination that the second social media content item was posted in response to the first social media content item; aggregate a second plurality of social media content items from one or more social media content providers based on the location parameter, wherein the second plurality of social media content items were each posted from the one or more geographically definable locations and include at least a third social media content item; determine that the first user posted the third social media content item; and generate and provide an alert that indicates that the first user posted the third social media content item. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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