Method and Apparatus for Social Networking

A computer to facilitate social networking, comprising:

• a processor in communication with a memory having processor instructions, a database for storing a plurality of provider profiles, and a display;
• a computer program residing in the memory for connecting customers to provider profiles, the computer program including instructions for causing the processor to:
• access the database to search the database for those provider profiles matching predetermined criteria including a valued provider metric;
• and
• display search results with the display, the search results being representative of the predetermined criteria, the search results being presented as geometric shapes having various sizes, the sizes being indicative of a valued provider metric.

A computer system to facilitate input of a provider profile for social networking, comprising:

• a processor in communication with a memory having processor instructions, a database for storing a plurality of provider profiles, and a display;
• a computer program residing in the memory for connecting customers to provider profiles, the computer program including instructions for causing the processor to:
• access the database to enable the database to receive input and search the database;
• display an input screen to receive input data characteristic of a provider profile from a user, and simultaneously display an input screen preview to enable the user to instantly see how the provider profile looks as input data is received.

A computer-implemented method to facilitate social networking, comprising:

• a multi-purpose computer having a memory and a computer program residing in the memory for connecting customers to provider profiles, the computer program including instructions for causing the processor to:
• access the database to search the database for those provider profiles matching predetermined criteria including a valued provider metric;
• and
• display search results with the display, the search results being representative of the predetermined criteria, the search results being presented as geometric shapes having various sizes, the sizes being indicative of a valued provider metric.