Updating a profile

A method for updating a profile with a computer comprising a server and having a network interface for communicating with a computer network and programmed to perform the method, the method comprising:

• with the computer and network interface, monitoring electronic communications between a target user and a number of other users occurring on the computer network in real-time;
• with an extracting circuit of the computer, extracting communicated information available about the target user and the number of other users from the electronic communications;
• with the computer and network interface, accessing at least one social network available on the computer network to obtain information from a profile of the target user on each social network;
• based on an analysis of the communicated information available about the target user and the number of other users, with an identifying circuit of the computer, identifying relevant information from the communicated information that replaces older information already in the profile of the target user and so is relevant for updating the profile of the target user on a particular social network, the profile comprising a visual display of personal data associated with the target user for presentation to other users of the social network;
• with the computer, accessing metadata associate with the social network using the network interface, and determining from the metadata associated with the social network whether the social network is designated for personal use or business use;
• and,
• when a type of the relevant information, as between personal or business information, matches the designated use of the social network, with the computer, updating the profile of the target user on that social network with the relevant information, including updating the older information already in the profile of the target user on that social network using the relevant information derived from the analysis;
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• with the computer, continually updating the profile of the target user with relevant information extracted from further electronic communications so that information in the profile of the target user remains current for other users of the social network.