Automated skill recommendation in social neworks

A computer program product using a computing device to provide professional skill recommendations for use in connection with a professional social network, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, the program instructions, when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
• receiving an authorization from a user for a service executing on a computing device to monitor internet usage by the user;
• determining one or more professional social networks the user is a member of;
• determining by the computing device a profession of the user;
• monitoring via the service one or more search terms entered by the user into websites and search engines;
• analyzing, by the service executing on the computing device, the one or more search terms to determine search terms relevant to the profession of the user;
• determining a professional skill demonstrated by the search terms relevant to the profession of the user;
• and
• generating by the service executing on the computing device one or more professional skill recommendations for use with the professional social network based upon the professional skill demonstrated by the search terms relevant to the profession of the user.

A computer system to provide professional skill recommendations for use in connection with a professional social network, the 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 an authorization from a user for a service executing on a computer processor to monitor internet usage by the user;
• program instructions to determine one or more professional social networks the user is a member of;
• program instructions to determine by the computer processor a profession of the user;
• program instructions to monitor via the service one or more search terms entered by the user into websites and search engines;
• program instructions to analyze, by the service executing on the computer processor, the one or more search terms to determine search terms relevant to the profession of the user;
• program instructions to determine a professional skill demonstrated by the search terms relevant to the profession of the user;
• and
• program instructions to generate by the service executing on the computer processor one or more professional skill recommendations for use with the professional social network based upon the professional skill demonstrated by the search terms relevant to the profession of the user.