System and method to provide pre-populated personal profile on a social network

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for creating a user-guided personal information profile to be used in conjunction with a social network, the medium having information recorded thereon which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the following:

• electronically receive a request from a potential new user to register with the social network site;
• in response to the received request, electronically transmit first instructions requesting entry of unique personal identifier information of the potential new user;
• determine validity of the received unique personal identifier information;
• in response to determining the validity of unique personal identifier information, request and receive, from the new user, identification and user access data for at least one other network site requiring user credentials for access;
• electronically transmit second instructions requesting entry of profile information of the new user, wherein the transmitted second instructions requesting entry of profile information includes the identification and user access data for the at least one other network site requiring user credentials for access;
• process the received profile information to generate a pre-populated personal profile of the new user, wherein the processing of the received personal profile information includes automatically retrieving profile information authored and/or owned by the new user from the at least one other network site requiring user credentials;
• electronically transmit the pre-populated personal profile in a form that is viewable and revisable to facilitate changes thereof by the new user including changes to the profile information retrieved from the at least one other network site;
• and upon electronically receiving an indication of acceptance of the personal profile, complete the registration process and establish the newly-registered user personal information profile in the social network site, wherein, in response to receipt of acceptance, automatically notifying previously-registered users of the social network site of the newly-registered user and providing the previously-registered users with access to the newly-registered user personal information profile.

A system for creating a user-guided personal information profile, the system compromising:

• one or more memory storage devices;
• one or more communication modules configured to establish electronic communications and accommodate exchange of information;
• one or more physical processors programmed with instructions which, when executed, cause the system to:
• electronically receive a request, via the one or more communication modules, from a potential new user to register with the system;
• in response to the received request, electronically transmit, via the one or more communication modules, first instructions requesting entry of unique personal identifier information of the potential new user;
• determine validity of the received unique personal identifier information;
• in response to determining the validity of unique personal identifier information, request and receive, from the new user, identification and user access data for at least one other network site requiring user credentials for access;
• electronically transmit, via the one or more communication modules, second instructions requesting entry of profile information of the new user, wherein the transmitted second instructions requesting entry of profile information includes the identification and user access data for the at least one other network site requiring user credentials for access;
• process the received profile information to generate a pre-populated personal profile of the new user, wherein the processing of the received personal profile information includes automatically retrieving profile information authored and/or owned by the new user from the at least one other network site requiring user credentials;
• electronically transmit, via the one or more communication modules, the pre-populated personal profile in a form that is viewable and revisable to facilitate changes thereof by the new user including changes to the profile information retrieved from the at least one other network site;
• and upon electronically receiving an indication of acceptance of the personal profile, complete the registration process and save the newly-registered user personal information profile in the one or more memory storage devices, wherein, in response to receipt of acceptance, automatically notifying previously-registered users of the system of the newly-registered user and providing the previously-registered users with access to the newly-registered user personal information profile.