Facet-based filtering of social network update data
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a social-networking site, presenting a network update interface including a presentation of selected network-update information and a plurality of facet-filter selection panels, the network update interface configured to be accessed by a user of a social-networking service;
to the plurality of facet-filter selection panels, transmitting facet-filter indicators including relationship characteristics having existing social-networking relationship characteristics indicating connections and associations between at least one further user of the social-networking service and the user;
receiving a selection of facet-filter characteristics including at least a portion of the relationship characteristics and the existing social-networking relationship characteristics through at least one of the plurality of facet-filter selection panels from a device of the user;
filtering network-update information generated by further users of the social-networking service with a facet-filter configured according to the selected facet-filter characteristics to produce facet-filtered network-update information;
communicating the facet-filtered network-update information to the social-networking site to update the presentation of selected network-update information; and
presenting, at the social-networking site, a ranked listing of links to articles referenced in the network-update information content by the further users, the ranking being based on an increasing trend, for a respective article, in at least one of popularity with a large number of the further users and an interest indicated by renowned users of the social-networking service, the respective article corresponding to the present selection of the facet-filter characteristics.
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Abstract
A network update interface is presented to a user on a network to display network updates from other users of a mutual social-networking site. The network updates shared by the other users are gathered in a stream and supplied to a facet-filtering system including a network update interface. The user controls the display of certain network update items according to facet-filter characteristics enabled in facet-filter selection panels in the network update interface. The facet-filter characteristics are used by a facet filter to select certain network updates for display to the user in the network update interface. Trending links to further articles with content corresponding to the facet-filter characteristics are displayed to the user according to greatest popularity among the other users. Links to the profiles of the users sharing the articles are also provided in the network update interface.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a social-networking site, presenting a network update interface including a presentation of selected network-update information and a plurality of facet-filter selection panels, the network update interface configured to be accessed by a user of a social-networking service; to the plurality of facet-filter selection panels, transmitting facet-filter indicators including relationship characteristics having existing social-networking relationship characteristics indicating connections and associations between at least one further user of the social-networking service and the user; receiving a selection of facet-filter characteristics including at least a portion of the relationship characteristics and the existing social-networking relationship characteristics through at least one of the plurality of facet-filter selection panels from a device of the user; filtering network-update information generated by further users of the social-networking service with a facet-filter configured according to the selected facet-filter characteristics to produce facet-filtered network-update information; communicating the facet-filtered network-update information to the social-networking site to update the presentation of selected network-update information; and presenting, at the social-networking site, a ranked listing of links to articles referenced in the network-update information content by the further users, the ranking being based on an increasing trend, for a respective article, in at least one of popularity with a large number of the further users and an interest indicated by renowned users of the social-networking service, the respective article corresponding to the present selection of the facet-filter characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium embodying a set of instructions, that when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
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at a social-networking site, presenting a network update interface including a presentation of selected network-update information and a plurality of facet-filter selection panels, the network update interface configured to be accessed by a user of a social-networking service; to the plurality of facet-filter selection panels, transmitting facet-filter indicators including relationship characteristics having existing social-networking relationship characteristics indicating connections and associations between at least one further user of the social-networking service and the user; receiving a selection of facet-filter characteristics including at least a portion of the relationship characteristics and the existing social-networking relationship characteristics through at least one of the plurality of facet-filter selection panels from a device of the user; filtering network-update information generated by further users of the social-networking service with a facet-filter configured according to the selected facet-filter characteristics to produce facet-filtered network-update information; communicating the facet-filtered network-update information to the social-networking site to update the presentation of selected network-update information; and presenting, at the social-networking site, a ranked listing of links to articles referenced in the network-update information content by the further users, the ranking being based on an increasing trend, for a respective article, in at least one of popularity with a large number of the further users and an interest indicated by renowned users of the social-networking service, the respective article corresponding to the present selection of the facet-filter characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a social-networking server configured to generate a social-networking website; a network-update interface module configured to present selected network-update information and a plurality of facet-filter selection panels, the network update interface module further configured to receive a selection of facet-filter characteristics from a device of a user of a social-networking service; a facet-filter module communicatively coupled to network-update information generated by at least one further user of the social-networking service and configured to select a subset of the network-update information having contents corresponding to the facet-filter characteristics; a query module configured to receive a text-based entry through a query input bar generated by the network update interface module and to generate a further facet-filter characteristic to be communicated to the facet-filter module to cause a selection of a further subset of network-update information having contents corresponding to the text-based entry; a search engine configured to receive relationship characteristics having existing social-networking relationship characteristics indicating connections between the at least one further user to the user based on relative levels of association with the user according to a social-network graph and provide search results and a trending links presentation based on acquired links and a ranked listing of links; a ranking module configured to produce the ranked listing of links to articles referenced in the network-update information content by the further users based on an increasing trend, for a respective article, in at least one of popularity with a large number of the further users and an interest indicated by renowned users of the social-networking service; and a storage module configured to store a plurality of facet-filter characteristics.
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