Recommendation filtering based on common interests

A method comprising:

• receiving a query, over a network, from a first user via a first user interface, the query requesting at least one recommendation and including a first user interest of the first user;
• filtering stored information responsive to receiving the query, the filtering the stored information, the filtering the stored information to identify a plurality of recommendations, each recommendation of the plurality of recommendations being authored by a single user from a plurality of users, the filtering being based on a first user interest of each user of the plurality of users being common to the first user interest of the first user, the first user interest of the first user being a plurality of friends, the recommendations including a first recommendation, the filtering using at least one computer processor;
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• presenting, over the network, via a second user interface at least a portion of the recommendations comprising a first set of visible user interface elements including a first portion of the set of visible user interface elements, the first portion of the set of visible user interface elements being presented as selectable recommendations being provided by the plurality of users who have their first user interest common to the first user interest of the first user being the plurality of common friends, the selectable recommendations including the first recommendation authored by the first user, a second portion of the set of visible user interface elements being presented as non-selectable user interface elements.

A computer readable medium having no transitory signals and comprising instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a query, over a network, from a first user via a first user interface, the query requesting at least one recommendation and including a first user interest of the first user;
• filtering stored information responsive to receiving the query, the filtering the stored information, the filtering the stored information to identify a plurality of recommendations, each recommendation of the plurality of recommendations being authored by a single user from a plurality of users, the filtering being based on a first user interest of each user of the plurality of users being common to the first user interest of the first user, the first user interest of the first user being a plurality of friends, the recommendations including a first recommendation;
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• presenting, over the network, via a second user interface at least a portion of the recommendations comprising a first set of visible user interface elements including a first portion of the set of visible user interface elements, the first portion of the set of visible user interface elements being presented as selectable recommendations being provided by the plurality of users who have their first user interest common to the first user interest of the first user being the plurality of common friends, the selectable recommendations including the first recommendation authored by the first user, a second portion of the set of visible user interface elements being presented as non-selectable user interface elements.