Enterprise social networking software architecture

One or more computer storage devices having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, implement a method for presenting a user interface to a social networking participant in an enterprise-based social networking application, the method comprising:

• an act of showing a default network for an enterprise within the user interface presented to the social networking participant, the default network comprising a plurality of groups of individuals of the enterprise, each of the plurality of groups of individuals being automatically populated with one or more of the individuals of the enterprise based on a corresponding organizational context derived from one or more information systems of the enterprise, each corresponding organizational context representing a different type of relation between the social networking participant and the one or more of the individuals of the enterprise that are members of a same corresponding group, at least one corresponding organizational context being formulated based on event information related to the individuals of the enterprise, the event information related to the individuals of the enterprise being gathered automatically using a data collection component that comprises a plurality of collector modules, each collector module comprising at least one adaptor module configured to gather event information from a distinct type of information system within the enterprise;
• an act of showing the individuals of the enterprise in the user interface in a manner that individuals that are members of a particular group are shown to be associated with the particular group, including showing at least one of the individuals that is a member of the particular group in a manner that the at least one of the one or more individuals is shown associated with the particular group, wherein the at least one of the individuals is not a social networking participant of the enterprise-based social networking application;
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• an act of providing an input mechanism that permits the participant to change group membership, the input mechanism permitting the participant to change group membership of the at least one of the individuals shown being associated with the particular group to a different group, wherein when the enterprise-based social networking application is configured to display event feed data for the at least one of the individuals in connection with an event feed for the different group.

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
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• one or more computer storage media storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a method for presenting a user interface to a social networking participant in an enterprise-based social networking application, the method comprising:
• presenting a default network for an enterprise within the user interface presented to the social networking participant, the default network comprising a plurality of groups of individuals of the enterprise, each of the plurality of groups of individuals being automatically populated with one or more of the individuals of the enterprise based on a corresponding organizational context derived from one or more information systems of the enterprise, each corresponding organizational context representing a different type of relation between the social networking participant and the one or more of the individuals of the enterprise that are members of a same corresponding group, at least one corresponding organizational context being formulated based on event information related to the individuals of the enterprise, the event information related to the individuals of the enterprise being gathered automatically using a data collection component that comprises a plurality of collector modules, each collector module comprising at least one adaptor module configured to gather event information from a distinct type of information system within the enterprise;
• presenting the individuals of the enterprise in the user interface in a manner that individuals that are members of a particular group are shown to be associated with the particular group, including presenting at least one of the individuals that is a member of the particular group in a manner that the at least one of the one or more individuals is shown associated with the particular group, wherein the at least one of the individuals is not a social networking participant of the enterprise-based social networking application;
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• providing an input mechanism that permits the participant to change group membership, the input mechanism permitting the participant to change group membership of the at least one of the individuals shown being associated with the particular group to a different group, wherein when the enterprise-based social networking application is configured to display event feed data for the at least one of the individuals in connection with an event feed for the different group.