Providing social network feedback

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9619522-B2
Application number	US-201414220554-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2014
Priority date	Mar 20, 2014
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

Feedback enhancement tool in a social network is provided. A processor receives a new message. The processor determines a popularity score of the new message based, at least in part, on a likelihood the new message will be viewed by one or more recipients of the new message. The processor generates a visual indicator based, at least in part, on the popularity score prior to the user posting the new message to the social network for viewing by the one or more recipients.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing feedback enhancement in a social network, comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a new message prior to the new message being posted by a user to the social network;
determining, by the one or more processors, a popularity score of the new message based, at least in part, on a likelihood the new message will be viewed by one or more recipients of the new message, wherein the popularity score corresponds to a prediction that the one or more recipients will view the new message; and
generating, by the one or more processors, a visual indicator based, at least in part, on the popularity score prior to the user posting the new message to the social network for viewing by the one or more recipients.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the popularity score is determined automatically in response to receiving a change to the new message prior to the user submitting the new message to the social network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the popularity score is based, at least in part, on the new message including content of recent messages in a threaded conversation.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating at least one suggestion in response to determining that the popularity score is below a pre-determined threshold value.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein generating the at least one suggestion comprises generating at least a first suggestion for a first recipient of the new message and second suggestion for a second recipient of the new message.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the visual indicator comprises generating at least a first visual indicator for a first recipient of the new message and second visual indicator for a second recipient of the new message.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator comprises at least one or more of the following: a symbol, a color coded icon, a message, a pie chart, a visual style, or a progress bar.

8. A computer program product for providing feedback enhancement in a social network, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage mediums having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
receiving a new message prior to the new message being posted by a user to the social network;
determining a popularity score of the new message based, at least in part, on a likelihood the new message will be viewed by one or more recipients of the new message, wherein the popularity score corresponds to a prediction that the one or more recipients will view the new message; and
generating a visual indicator based, at least in part, on the popularity score prior to the user posting the new message to the social network for viewing by the one or more recipients.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the popularity score is determined automatically in response to receiving a change to the new message prior to the user submitting the new message to the social network.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the popularity score is based, at least in part, on the new message including content of recent messages in a threaded conversation.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , the method further comprising generating at least one suggestion in response to determining that the popularity score is below a pre-determined threshold value.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein generating the at least one suggestion comprises generating at least a first suggestion for a first recipient of the new message and second suggestion for a second recipient of the new message.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein generating the visual indicator comprises generating at least a first visual indicator for a first recipient of the new message and second visual indicator for a second recipient of the new message.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the visual indicator comprises at least one or more of the following: a symbol, a color coded icon, a message, a pie chart, a visual style, or a progress bar.

15. A system for providing feedback enhancement in a social network comprising:
one or more computer-readable mediums; and
one or more processors in communication with the one or more computer readable storage mediums, wherein the system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising:
receiving a new message prior to the new message being posted by a user to the social network;
determining a popularity score of the new message based, at least in part, on a likelihood the new message will be viewed by one or more recipients of the new message, wherein the popularity score corresponds to a prediction that the one or more recipients will view the new message; and
generating a visual indicator based, at least in part, on the popularity score prior to the user posting the new message to the social network for viewing by the one or more recipients.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the popularity score is determined automatically in response to receiving a change to the new message prior to the user submitting the new message to the social network.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the popularity score is based, at least in part, on the new message including content of recent messages in a threaded conversation.

18. The system of claim 15 , the method further comprising generating at least one suggestion in response to determining that the popularity score is below a pre-determined threshold value.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein generating the at least one suggestion comprises generating at least a first suggestion for a first recipient of the new message and second suggestion for a second recipient of the new message.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein generating the visual indicator comprises generating at least a first visual indicator for a first recipient of the new message and second visual indicator for a second recipient of the new message.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Bastide Paul R
• Deluca Lisa Seacat
• Do Lydia M

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• H04L51/26

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06F17/3053 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L51/32

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L51/52 Primary

  for supporting social networking services · CPC title