SUGGESTING A DISCUSSION GROUP BASED ON INDEXING OF THE POSTS WITHIN THAT DISCUSSION GROUP
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Abstract
A system and corresponding methods for recommending a discussion group as an appropriate place to post a message are provided. In one embodiment, the system searches a plurality of existing posts to identify the posts that are similar to a subject of a user'"'"'s message. The system identifies the discussion groups that contain the identified posts and selects one of the identified discussion groups to recommend as an appropriate discussion group to post the user'"'"'s message.
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51 Claims
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29. A method in a computing system for recommending a post to a member of a community comprising:
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receiving a message to post; searching a plurality of existing posts to identify one or more posts that are similar to the received message; and for at least one of the identified posts, identifying a member who posted the identified post; associating the identified member with the received message; and presenting to the identified member the received message as a post the member may be interested in. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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40. A computer-readable storage device containing computer-executable instructions for controlling a computing device to recommend a post by a method comprising:
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receiving a message to post to a discussion group having existing posts; identifying an existing post of the discussion group that is similar to the received message; identifying a member who posted the identified post; and presenting to the identified member an indication that the identified member may be interested in the received post. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computing device for recommending a post comprising:
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a memory storing computer-executable instructions of a component that receives a message to post to a discussion group having existing posts; a component that identifies existing posts of one or more discussion groups that are similar to the received message; a component that identifies each person who posted each identified post; and a component that presents to each identified person an indication that the identified person may be interested in the received post; and a processor that executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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