The invention provides a method, system, and computer usable medium including a program for sponsoring customizing feed content. The method includes associating a user with a profile group based on characteristic response data; receiving at least one keyword from the user; determining whether feed formatted content contains the keyword; associating a sponsorship with the feed formatted content based on the keyword and the associated profile group; and providing the feed formatted content with associated sponsorship to the user based on the determination.

Method and System for the Creating, Managing, and Delivery of Feed Formatted Content

A method for tagging digital media is described. The method includes selecting a digital media and selecting region within the digital media. The method may further include associating a person or entity with the selected region and sending a notification of the association the person or entity or a different person or entity. The method may further include sending advertising with the notification.

Tagging Digital Media

Systems and methods for generating dynamic relationship-based content personalized for members of a web-based social network are provided. At least one action of one or more members of a web-based social network is associated with relationship data for the one or more members to produce consolidated data. One or more elements associated with the consolidated data is identified and used to aggregate the consolidated data. Further exemplary methods comprise weighting by affinity the aggregated consolidated data to generate dynamic relationship-based content personalized for the members of the web-based social network.

Generating a feed of stories personalized for members of a social network

In certain embodiments, a method for proximity determination includes receiving one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a first mobile device. The method further includes receiving one or more network identifiers, each associated with a corresponding network, from a second mobile device. The method further includes processing the network identifiers received from the first and second mobile devices to determine whether the first mobile device and the second mobile device are in proximity to one another.

System and method for providing communication services to mobile device users incorporating proximity determination

In particular embodiments a social networking system may receive from an external system outside the social-networking system, a request comprising a user identifier associated with a user of the social-networking system, query a social graph for stories generated by one or more connections of the user on the social-networking system, and transmit the stories to the external system. Similarly the social networking system may receive, from an external system outside of the social networking system, a request comprising a user identifier associated with a user of the social networking system, a content identifier, and a action performed by the user on the content identifier, generate a story for the received request, and publish the story to one or more connections of the user on the social networking system.

Sharing Television and Video Programming Through Social Networking

A method and/or system allows a user of a social networking service to publish a content item tagged with location information for sharing with other users of the social networking service. The user publishing the content item performs operations on the originating device to generate the content item. The originating communication device attaches the location information to the content item, and transmits the content item to a social networking system. The social networking system may provide various location-based services based on the content item tagged with the location information.

Sharing of location-based content item in social networking service

Systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members are provided. According to one embodiment, contact content including an associated GPS identifier and status for web-based social network members located at or near the same location automatically appears on a GPS-enabled device. A further exemplary system includes a GPS-enabled device configured to receive a GPS identifier and a status representing a location and a current state for a web-based social network member, a processing module that associates the received GPS-identifier and the received status, and a communications module that sends the associated GPS-identifier and status to a server comprising a web-based social network database. Contact content in a web-based social network database record in the web-based social network database is updated to include the associated GPS identifier and status for the web-based social network member.

Systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members

A system and method for automatically populating a contact file with contact content and expression content are provided. An identifier is received on a device that is used to query a server in communication with a web-based social network database. According to one embodiment, contact content automatically populates a contact file on the device with contact content from the web-based social network database, including expression content. When the contact content on the web-based social network database changes, the contact file on the device is automatically updated with the updated contact content. As a result, the need to manually populate contact files by using a keyboard or similar data entry device is avoided. Additionally, typographical errors are reduced or eliminated by automatically populating the contact file. A further exemplary system includes the device receiving an identifier in the form of caller identification or caller ID from a second device, which may be used to trigger the display of contact content from the contact file and/or the requesting of contact content by the contact content request module.

System and method for automatic population of a contact file with contact content and expression content

Systems and methods for obtaining a digital file similar to one used by a device associated with a member of a social network are provided. Digital file information about the digital file is stored on a web-based social network database. The digital file may be located on the same server as the web-based social network database or a third party server such as a mobile phone carrier. A user of the web-based social network database requesting the digital file may require a different format of the digital file than that used by the device of the member. If a different format is requested by the user, a server finds or converts the digital file to be compatible for use by a device specified by the user.

Jed Stremel

Papers

Sharing of location-based content item in social networking service

Systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members

System and method for automatic population of a contact file with contact content and expression content

Digital File Distribution in a Social Network System

System and method for digital file distribution