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Creating and sharing interest lists in a social networking system
US8943136B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8943136-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313951190-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jan 9, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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A social networking service allows a user of the service to create an interest list associated with a topic of interest, where the interest list includes members that may post content via the social networking service. Members of the interest list may post content associated with the topic. Other users of the social network service may subscribe to the list, and these subscribers may then receive a feed that contains the content posted by the members of the interest list.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a request from a user of the social networking system to create an interest list comprising posted content that is associated with a topic; maintaining a definition of members of the interest list, the members comprising users of the social networking system that can provide content that is included in the interest list; maintaining a set of subscribers to the interest list, wherein the subscribers are…
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8943136B2 cover?
- A social networking service allows a user of the service to create an interest list associated with a topic of interest, where the interest list includes members that may post content via the social networking service. Members of the interest list may post content associated with the topic. Other users of the social network service may subscribe to the list, and these subscribers may then recei…
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- Facebook Inc
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- Primary CPC classification G06Q30/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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