Skills endorsements
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1. A method comprising:
- using one or more computer processors;
selecting from a plurality of ranked skills corresponding to a first member profile of a social networking service at most a predetermined number of highest ranked skills as a first set of skills, the plurality of ranked skills quantifying a proficiency of a first member described by the first member profile in a given skill relative to other members of the social networking service;
selecting from a second plurality of ranked skills corresponding to a second member profile of a second member of the social networking service at most the predetermined number of highest ranked skills as a second set of skills, the second plurality of ranked skills quantifying a proficiency of the second member in a given skill relative to the other members of the social networking service;
selecting a particular skill that appears in both the first and second sets of skills; and
presenting a graphical user interface to the first member, the graphical user interface preconfigured for the first member to include an indication requesting, from the first member, an endorsement of the second member for the particular skill, the graphical user interface providing at least one selectable indication to the first member, the at least one selectable indication including a first selectable indication to endorse the second member for the particular skill, the endorsement indicating that the first member thinks that the second member possesses the particular skill; and
updating the second member profile based upon a selection by the first member of the at least one selectable indication.
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Abstract
Disclosed in some examples is a method comprising determining a first set of high ranking skills, the first set containing skills possessed by a member of the social networking service based upon the member'"'"'s user profile; determining a second set of high ranking skills, the second set containing skills for a second member of the social networking service based on the second member'"'"'s user profile; determining a third set of high ranking skills, the third set being the intersection between the first and second set of high ranking skills; and suggesting one or more of the skills in the third set of high ranking skills to the member for endorsement of the second member with respect to that skill.
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1. A method comprising:
using one or more computer processors; selecting from a plurality of ranked skills corresponding to a first member profile of a social networking service at most a predetermined number of highest ranked skills as a first set of skills, the plurality of ranked skills quantifying a proficiency of a first member described by the first member profile in a given skill relative to other members of the social networking service; selecting from a second plurality of ranked skills corresponding to a second member profile of a second member of the social networking service at most the predetermined number of highest ranked skills as a second set of skills, the second plurality of ranked skills quantifying a proficiency of the second member in a given skill relative to the other members of the social networking service; selecting a particular skill that appears in both the first and second sets of skills; and presenting a graphical user interface to the first member, the graphical user interface preconfigured for the first member to include an indication requesting, from the first member, an endorsement of the second member for the particular skill, the graphical user interface providing at least one selectable indication to the first member, the at least one selectable indication including a first selectable indication to endorse the second member for the particular skill, the endorsement indicating that the first member thinks that the second member possesses the particular skill; and updating the second member profile based upon a selection by the first member of the at least one selectable indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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selecting from a plurality of ranked skills corresponding to a first member profile of a social networking service at most a predetermined number of the highest ranked skills as a first set of skills, the plurality of ranked skills quantifying a proficiency of a first member described by the first member profile in a given skill relative to other members of the social networking service; selecting from a second plurality of ranked skills corresponding to a second member profile of a second member of the social networking service at most the predetermined number of highest ranked skills as a second set of skills, the second plurality of ranked skills quantifying a proficiency of the second member in a given skill relative to the other members of the social networking service; selecting a particular skill that appears in both the first and second sets of skills; and presenting a graphical user interface to the first member, the graphical user interface preconfigured for the first member to include an indication requesting, from the first member, an endorsement of the second member for the particular skill, the graphical user interface providing at least one selectable indication to the first member, the at least one selectable indication including a first selectable indication to endorse the second member for the particular skill, the endorsement indicating that the first member thinks that the second member possesses the particular skill; and updating the second member profile based upon a selection by the first member of the at least one selectable indication. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and including instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; selecting from a plurality of ranked skills corresponding to a first member profile of a social networking service at most a predetermined number of the highest ranked skills as a first set of skills, the plurality of ranked skills quantifying a proficiency of a first member described by the first member profile in a given skill relative to other members of the social networking service; selecting from a second plurality of ranked skills corresponding to a second member profile of a second member of the social networking service at most the predetermined number of highest ranked skills as a second set of skills, the second plurality of ranked skills quantifying a proficiency of the second member in a given skill relative to the other members of the social networking service; selecting a particular skill that appears in both the first and second sets of skills; and presenting a graphical user interface to the first member, the graphical user interface preconfigured for the first member to include an indication requesting, from the first member, an endorsement of the second member for the particular skill, the graphical user interface providing at least one selectable indication to the first member, the at least one selectable indication including a first selectable indication to endorse the second member for the particular skill, the endorsement indicating that the first member thinks that the second member possesses the particular skill; and updating the second member profile based upon a selection by the first member of the at least one selectable indication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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