Web link quality analysis and prediction in social networks

A computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive a first indication that a web link has been accessed by a first device;
• program instructions to record one or more resources of the web link and actions taken on the one or more resources of the web link, wherein the one or more resources of the web link includes one or more embedded URLs within the web link;
• program instructions to, responsive to receiving the first indication, generate a first score for the web link based on one or more similar web links to the web link;
• program instructions to generate a display of the first score associated with the web link, wherein the display of the first score associated with the web link is generated as the web link is accessed, but before a webpage associated with the web link is loaded;
• program instructions to, responsive to receiving a second indication from the generated display to proceed to the web link, record one or more resources of the webpage and actions taken on the webpage on the one or more resources of the webpage associated with the web link, wherein the one or more resources of the web link includes one or more embedded URLs within the webpage;
• program instructions to, responsive to accessing the web link, generate a second score for the web link based on actions taken on the webpage and an amount of accessed resources of the one or more resources of the webpage;
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• program instructions to generate a display of the second score associated with the web link, wherein the display of the second score associated with the web link is generated as the web link is accessed, but before the webpage and resources of the webpage associated with the web link are loaded.

A computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to receive a first indication that a web link has been accessed by a first device;
• program instructions to, responsive to receiving the first indication, generate a first score for the web link based on one or more similar web links to the web link;
• program instructions to generate a display of the first score associated with the web link, wherein the display of the first score associated with the web link is generated as the web link is accessed, but before a webpage associated with the web link is loaded;
• program instructions to, responsive to receiving a second indication from the generated display to proceed to the web link, record one or more resources of the webpage and actions taken on the one or more resources of the webpage associated with the web link, wherein the one or more resources of the web link includes one or more embedded URLs within the webpage;
• program instructions to, responsive to accessing the web link, generate a second score for the web link based on actions taken on the webpage and on an amount of accessed resources of the one or more resources of the webpage;
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• program instructions to generate a display of the second score associated with the web link, wherein the display of the second score associated with the web link is generated as the web link is accessed, but before the webpage and resources of the webpage associated with the web link are loaded.