Method and system for customizing views of information associated with a social network user

A method of managing social network user information over a network, comprising:

• receiving a request to view social network user information associated with a requesting user;
• if the requesting user is a member of a category, determining a dynamically user-definable set of social network user information;
• if the request is associated with an activity for which the requesting user is a member, determining an activity related set of social network user information;
• determining a basic set of social network user information;
• if the requesting user is associated with a group, determining a group set of social network user information;
• if the requesting user is associated with a predetermined relationship strength, determining a relationship strength set of social network user information;
• and
• providing at least one of the user-definable set, the activity related set, relationship strength, group, and the basic set of social network user information.

A client device adapted to managing social network user information over a network, comprising:

• a display configured to view social network user information;
• and
• a client application coupled to the display, that is configured to perform actions, including:
• requesting a first set of social network user information associated with a requesting user;
• if the request is from a requesting user associated with a user-definable category, receiving at least a user-definable second set of social network user information, wherein the user-definable category and the user-definable set are dynamically defined by the requesting user;
• if the request is associated with an activity for which the requesting user is a member;
• receiving at least an activity related set of social network user information;
• receiving a third set of social network user information;
• and
• combining the received sets into a display profile that is displayed to the requesting user, wherein combining comprises eliminating presentation of redundant information.

A server for managing social network user information over a network, comprising:

• a transceiver for receiving and sending information to a computing device;
• and
• a view manager that is configured to perform actions, including:
• receiving a request to view a first set of social network user information associated with a user;
• if the user is a member of a category, determining a dynamically user-definable second set of social network user information;
• if the user is associated with an activity for which the user is a member;
• determining an activity related set of social network user information;
• determining a third set of social network user information;
• providing at least one of the dynamically user-definable set, the activity related set, and the third set of social network user information;
• and
• combining the sets into a display profile that is displayed to the user, wherein combining comprises eliminating presentation of redundant information.

A computer readable storage medium having computer readable instructions thereon for managing social network user information over a network, the computer reader instructions cause a computing device to perform actions, comprising:

• transferring a request to view a first set of social network user information associated with a requesting user;
• if the requesting user is a member of a category, enabling a determination of a dynamically user-definable second set of social network user information;
• if the request is associated with an activity for which the requesting user is a member;
• enabling a determination of an activity related set of social network user information;
• enabling a determination a third set of social network user information;
• providing at least one of the dynamically user-definable set, the activity related set, and the third set of social network user information;
• and
• combining the sets into a display profile for display to the requesting user, wherein combining comprises eliminating presentation of redundant information.

An apparatus for managing social network user information, comprising:

• a means for receiving a plurality of social network user information;
• a means for receiving a request to view the social network user information;
• a means for determining an activity profile of the social network user information, if the request is related to an activity;
• a means for determining a group profile of the social network user information, if the request is related to a group;
• a means for determining a category profile of the social network user information, if the request is related to a category;
• and
• a means for combining a basic profile and at least zero or more of the activity profile, the group profile and the category profile that is then displayed to the requesting user, wherein combining comprises eliminating presentation of redundant information.