Automated online social network inter-entity relationship management

A system for managing online social networking, comprising:

• a processor for identifying a plurality of users related to a primary user on a social networking tool, and identifying a plurality of activities performed by the plurality of users on the social networking tool, the processor assigning a score to each of the activities, and defining a threshold cumulative score for entry into a group comprising one or both of:
• specified users having a specified relationship to each other within the social networking tool, and a community of users having a common purpose;
• a computer readable storage medium for storing social networking data including the activities of the users, the computer readable storage medium communicating with the processor for evaluating the activities of each of the users, and calculating a cumulative score for each of the users based on their respective activities, the processor evaluating the cumulative score of each of the users in relation to the group, assigning one or more of the users who meet the threshold cumulative score to the group, and determining a status for each user assigned to the group based on their cumulative score,
• wherein at least the defining a threshold, the evaluating the activities, the calculating a cumulative score and the evaluating the cumulative score are repeated, and wherein responsive to detecting a drop below the threshold cumulative score of one of the plurality of users for a period of time, removing said one of the plurality of users from the group.

A computer readable storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method of managing online social networking, comprising:

• identifying a plurality of users related to a primary user on a social networking tool using a computer having a processor;
• identifying a plurality of activities performed by the plurality of users on the social networking tool;
• assigning a score to each of the activities;
• defining a threshold cumulative score for entry into a group comprising one or both of:
• specified users having a specified relationship to each other within the social networking tool, and a community of users having a common purpose;
• evaluating the activities of each of the users, and calculating a cumulative score for each of the users based on their respective activities;
• evaluating the cumulative score of each of the users in relation to the group;
• assigning one or more of the users who meet the threshold cumulative score to the group;
• and
• determining a status for each user assigned to the group based on their cumulative score,
• wherein at least the steps of defining a threshold, evaluating the activities, and evaluating the cumulative score are repeated, and wherein responsive to detecting a drop below the threshold cumulative score of one of the plurality of users for a period of time, removing said one of the plurality of users from the group.