Social networking relevance index
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1. A computer-implemented method of organizing a stream of activities on a social networking website, comprising:
- retrieving, in a computer, the stream of activities;
determining, in the computer, relevance factors for each activity in the stream of activities;
calculating, in the computer, a relevance index for each activity based on its associated relevance factors;
organizing, in the computer, the stream of activities based on each activity'"'"'s relevance index, wherein the organizing considers stream diversity by not displaying, to a first user, more than a first number of activities from a first friend of the first user unless the stream also displays at least one activity from a second user; and
displaying, in the computer, the organized stream of activities.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for organizing a listing of activities on a social networking website, including present each user of the plurality of users an organized representation of activities, the representation of activities sorted by how relevant each activity is to the particular user.
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1. A computer-implemented method of organizing a stream of activities on a social networking website, comprising:
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retrieving, in a computer, the stream of activities; determining, in the computer, relevance factors for each activity in the stream of activities; calculating, in the computer, a relevance index for each activity based on its associated relevance factors; organizing, in the computer, the stream of activities based on each activity'"'"'s relevance index, wherein the organizing considers stream diversity by not displaying, to a first user, more than a first number of activities from a first friend of the first user unless the stream also displays at least one activity from a second user; and displaying, in the computer, the organized stream of activities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a social networking website server; and a plurality of users in communication with the social networking website server;
wherein,the social networking website server is disposed and configured to present each user of the plurality of users an organized representation of activities, the representation of activities sorted by how relevant each activity is to the particular user, and wherein the social network website server considers stream diversity when presenting the organized representation, wherein the social networking website server considers stream diversity by not displaying, to a first user, more than a first number of activities from a first friend of the first user unless the stream also displays at least one activity from a second user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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