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US 2012/0072360 A1Published application
System, method, and computer program product for providing an association between a first participant and a second participant in a social network
AssigneeYour Net Works, Inc.
InventorsMiro Sarbaev, Olga Beregovaya, Alex Lerner, Anya Nikulina
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for associating a first participant and a second participant in a social network. In one embodiment, payment is received from a first participant. Additionally, an association between the first participant and a second participant in a social network is provided, in exchange for the payment.
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A social networking system, comprising:
- memory for storing information associated with followers of one of a plurality of participants of a social network, the participants including at least one of a person, a group of persons, and a project;
- and
- a processor for:
- displaying to the participant a first one of a plurality of web pages associated with an account of the participant with the social network, the first web page graphically representing a social hierarchy utilizing a plurality of circles, each circle including followers of a different level of closeness to the participant, wherein each of the circles is associated with a different set of content provided to the followers, such that for each circle, followers included in the circle are provided a different net of content than followers included in the other circles;
- receiving a selection from the participant of one of the circles via the first web page, and in response to the selection:
- displaying to the participant the followers included in the selected circle;
- and
- presenting at least one option to the participant for configuring at least one setting associated with the circle.
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A method, comprising:
- storing in memory information associated with followers of one of a plurality of participants of a social network, the participants including at least one of a person, a group of persons, and a project;
- displaying to the participant, utilizing a processor, a first one of a plurality of web pages associated with an account of the participant with the social network, the first web page graphically representing a social hierarchy utilizing a plurality of circles, each circle including followers of a different level of closeness to the participant, wherein each of the circles is associated with a different set of content provided to the followers, such that for each circle, followers included in the circle are provided a different set of content than followers included in the other circles;
- receiving a selection from the participant of one of the circles via the first web page, and in response to the selection:
- displaying to the participant the followers included in the selected circle;
- and
- presenting at least one option to the participant for configuring at least one setting associated with the circle.
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A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
- computer code for storing information associated with followers of one of a plurality of participants of a social network, the participants including at least one of a person, a group of persons, and a project;
- computer code for displaying to the participant a first one of a plurality of web pages associated with an account of the participant with the social network, the first web page graphically representing a social hierarchy utilizing a plurality of circles, each circle including followers of a different level of closeness to the participant, wherein the computer program product is operable such that each of the circles is associated with a different set of content provided to the followers, such that for each circle, followers included in the circle are provided a different set of content than followers included in the other circles;
- computer code for receiving a selection from the participant of one of the circles via the first web page, and in response to the selection:
- displaying to the participant the followers included in the selected circle;
- and
- presenting at least one option to the participant for configuring at least one setting associated with the circle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.