Altering logical groups based on loneliness

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory to store a plurality of modules comprising instructions for execution on the at least one processor, the modules comprising:
• a candidate scorer module configured to determine potential membership of a first user in a first group of users, by selecting the first group from a plurality of possible groups, the selecting being based on scores generated, for each of the plurality of possible groups, by a candidate scorer module, the scores based at least partially on the logical relationship information and a loneliness score for the first user, the loneliness score being an estimate of how lonely the first user is, the first group of users containing a plurality of users, including both one or more users who are not logically connected to the first user in the accessed logical relationship information and one or more users who are logically connected to the first user in the accessed logical relationship information;
• and
• a group candidate indexer module configured to, add the first user to the first group of users.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• accessing logical relationship information describing logical relationships among a plurality of users;
• determining, using at least one processor, potential membership of a first user in a first group of users, by selecting the first group from a plurality of possible groups, the selecting being based on scores generated, for each of the plurality of possible groups, by a candidate scorer module, the scores based at least partially on the logical relationship information and a loneliness score for the first user, the loneliness score being an estimate of how lonely the first user is, the first group of users containing a plurality of users, including both one or more users who are not logically connected to the first user in the accessed logical relationship information and one or more users who are logically connected to the first user in the accessed logical relationship information;
• and
• adding the first user to the first group of users.