A computer host is configured to perform a method for defining user attributes with associated verification values for social networking accounts. The attributes concern the user's personal characteristics or attributes. The host publishes the attribute information to other clients together with interactive objects for soliciting corroboration of the attribute information. The host receives feedback information from other account holders, such ...

The present invention is a computer-implemented method of, and system for, determining optimal delivery time of an electronic personal message. As used herein “optimal delivery time” means the time or time slot when the recipient of the message is most likely to open it and click through it. This is accomplished by obtaining, from the communication ...

The present invention is directed to system and method for providing recommendation to users using location information. In various embodiments, the present invention provides system that integrates information from user profiles and user-generated content, which can be obtained from a number of social networks, and merchants, to generate recommendations using location information in conjunction with the context of user profiles ...

Techniques described herein may be used to enable users to access services protected by two-factor security systems without having to provide additional authentication information (e. G., a portion of the user's social security number, biometric information, etc.). An application server may provide one or more services, such as a social networking service, an online banking service, etc. When a user ...

Techniques described herein include systems and methods for biometric authentication utilizing a dynamically updated biometric template derived from social media content of a user. In some embodiments, a service provider computer receives an authentication request that comprises biometric data provided by the user utilizing a user device. Social media content associated with the user may be received by the service ...

Techniques to optimize messages sent to a user of a social networking system. In one embodiment, information about the user may be collected by the social networking system. The information may be applied to train a model for determining likelihood of a desired action by the user in response to candidate messages that may be provided for the user. The ...

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to monitor event information relating to an event broadcasted to an audience of a social networking system. The event information can include users who are participating in the event. It can be determined that a predetermined entity is participating in the event. A notification that the predetermined entity is participating in ...

A request to add at least a second user of a social network as a contact of a first user in the social network can be received. A social hierarchy indicating a hierarchical relationship between the first user and the second user can be accessed. Based on the hierarchical relationship between the first user and the second user, whether the ...

An automatic message suggestion generation computer system, computer-implemented method and computer program product. In a system implementing a messaging service, messages received by a mobile device under an active message session are dynamically forwarded to a messaging engine for processing and storage in computer memory of information associated with the active message sessions. Upon the receipt of information associated with ...

An approach is provided that allocates classified network bandwidth based on customer performance in social network communities. In the approach, a network access request from a user. Social media performance data pertaining to the usage of one or more social media websites by the user is received. The user's network priority is then determined based on the received social media ...

A host platform with interfaces for merchants and consumers that allow for the execution and trading of such contracts as well as for the associated functionality, including the presence of targeted marketing by vendors. Additionally, the consumer interface allows for the establishment of a customizable consumer profile which contains a budget (including gift or shopping preferences and a calendar of ...

The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for enabling peer-to-peer loan transactions. In particular, the message system allows users of a social networking system to initiate peer-to-peer loan transactions. For example, one or more implementations involve recommending potential lenders likely to loan money to a user requesting a peer-to-peer loan transaction. One or more embodiments of the message ...

The present invention provides an internet-based display material system and a method thereof, the system is applied at personal computer pc side, including: a page template module, configured to provide page design template of display material; an element component module, configured to provide design source material of the display material; an editing module, configured to edit the page design template ...

A linket is a label for a deep link. A deep link is at minimum 2 items. An app id and a network address where the app is run. A registry maps from a linket to a deep link. The registry and linkets define an app social network or a functional social network. This social network is fundamentally about users interacting ...

The present invention provides a promotion system and a promotion method, where the promotion system includes: a producing module, configured to produce a display material; a setting module, configured to set the display material produced by the producing module; and a releasing module, configured to release the display material set by the setting module to different social networks via different ...

The invention provides better counterparty recognition, reduces the chance of fraud, or fraud, and provides a cheaper payment platform to consumers (110, 410) or small businesses while also reducing the administrative burden in making and paying purchases or reporting payments and/or expenses to third parties, such as the employer or tax administration.

The invention provides better counterparty recognition, reduces the chance of fraud, or fraud, and provides a cheaper payment platform to consumers (110, 410) or small businesses while also reducing the administrative burden in making and paying purchases or reporting payments and/or expenses to third parties, such as the employer or tax administration.

An approach is provided that creates a co-opetition index. The co-opetition index is created by mining data from online sources that are related to competitor activities associated with a competitor of an organization. The competitor is selected from many competitors of the organization. Possible business actions are automatically identified that correspond to the competitor activities. The set of possible business ...

Method and apparatus for providing an integrated platform for discovery, messaging, social networking and electronic commerce, including payment services, which enables multi-modal proximity services. When associated with mobile devices the platform enables real time, proximal search, discovery, communications, and commerce including various forms of payments. Mobile applications use the service delivery platform to interact, using multimodal communications (human to human (...

A computerized-social network provides a community of users with features and tools facilitating an immersive, collaborative environment where users can learn a language or help others learn a language. One user (user a) can view another user's (user b) web page or document and make suggestions or comments for selected content on that web page. These suggestions are linked specifically ...

Presenting a marking element in a social networking interaction where the marking element includes a question specifier and an answer specifier, creating a knowledge element in response to a user activating the marking element on the social networking interaction or a portion thereof, and presenting a knowledge element indicator in the social networking interaction.