Method and apparatus for developing a social hierarchy

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and a data store coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a plurality of communications over a first time period, the plurality of communications being between a user of a computing device and a contact, the contact being identified by contact data for the contact stored in a contact list at the computing device;
• determining, from the plurality of communications, that a number of attempted communications occurred between the user and the contact during a first time period;
• determining that the contact should be designated as a preferred contact based on the number of attempted communications between the user and the contact during the first time period;
• and
• providing, for display to the user of the computing device, a notification that the contact should be designated as a preferred contact.

A non-transient computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a plurality of communications over a first time period, the plurality of communications being between a user of a computing device and a contact, the contact being identified by contact data for the contact stored in a contact list at the computing device;
• determining, from the plurality of communications, that a number of attempted communications occurred between the user and the contact during a first time period;
• determining that the contact should be designated as a preferred contact based on the number of attempted communications between the user and the contact during the first time period;
• and
• providing, for display to the user of the computing device, a notification that the contact should be designated as a preferred contact.