Identifying social profiles in a social network having relevance to a first file

A method for a server to identify social profiles having relevance to a first file, comprising:

• receiving, by the server, a plurality of social profiles, wherein the plurality of social profiles were generated by a subject matter search;
• generating, by the server, a list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles, wherein the list of inquiries includes search terms used in the subject matter search that identified the first file and the plurality of social profiles, thereby establishing the relationship between the first file and the plurality of social profiles by text analysis or filtering;
• providing, by the server, the list of inquiries to an author of the first file, wherein the first file is a one of the plurality of social profiles;
• receiving, by the server, from the author at least one response to the list of inquiries;
• selecting, by the server, a subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one response;
• storing, by the server, the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles for access if the first file is selected.

A system for identifying social profiles having relevance to a first file, comprising:

• a server configured to present on a first display a list of inquiries to an identified author of a first file, wherein the list of inquiries is based on a plurality of social profiles, wherein the list of inquiries includes search terms used in a search that identified the first file and the plurality of social profiles, thereby establishing a relationship between the first file and the plurality of social profiles by text analysis or filtering;
• the server configured to receive from the identified author at least one response to the list of inquiries;
• the server configured to select a subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one response;
• a server configured to present on a second display the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles to a user that selects the first file.

A programmable storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions when executed by the machine to perform a method of identifying social profiles of a social network having relevance to a first file, the method comprising:

• identifying a plurality of social profiles within the social network, wherein the plurality of social profiles each have a relationship with the first file, wherein the social network allows uploading and sharing of social profiles of users, and wherein each social profile includes a representation of a user;
• generating, by a system server, a list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles, wherein the list of inquiries includes search terms used in a search that identified the first file and the plurality of social profiles, thereby establishing the relationship between the first file and the plurality of social profiles by text analysis or filtering;
• providing, by the system server, the list of inquiries to at least one author of the first file;
• receiving from the at least one author at least one response to the list of inquiries;
• selecting a subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one response;
• and
• storing information related to the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles for access if the first file is selected.

A method of identifying social profiles of a social network having relevance to a first file, comprising:

• identifying a plurality of social profiles within the social network, wherein the plurality of social profiles each have a relationship with the first file, wherein the social network allows uploading and sharing of social profiles of users, and wherein each social profile includes a representation of a user;
• generating, by a system server, a first list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles, wherein the list of inquiries includes search terms used in a search that identified the first file and the plurality of social profiles, thereby establishing the relationship between the first file and the plurality of social profiles by text analysis or filtering;
• providing, by the system server, the first list of inquiries to at least one author of the first file;
• receiving from the at least one author of the plurality of social profiles at least one first response to the first list of inquiries;
• generating, by the system server, a second list of inquiries based on the plurality of social profiles;
• providing, by the system server, the second list of inquiries to at least one second author of the plurality of social profiles;
• receiving from the at least one second author of the plurality of social profiles at least one second response to the second list of inquiries;
• selecting a subset of the plurality of social profiles based on the at least one first response and the at least one second response;
• and
• storing information related to the selected subset of the plurality of social profiles for access if the first file is selected.