Facebook, Inc.

Alexandre Roche

Wayne Kao

Akhil Wable

Thomas Occhino

Lincoln Hochberg

Vishu Gupta

Luke Andrew Delorme

Luke Andrew DeLorme

In one embodiment, a first computing device associated with a receiving user receives, from a second computing device, a reference of a first media session that has been initiated by a sharing user. The reference is displayed to the receiving user on a user interface of the first computing device. The first computing device receives user input requesting that the receiving user also participate in the first media session. The first computing device then receives from the second computing device information to initiate a second media session on the first computing device. The second media session is initiated at the same point in time that the first media session is currently at, and the second media session is synchronized with the first media session.

Systems and methods for sharing of media sessions within a social network

In one embodiment, a computing device identifies a set of second users to participate in an ongoing media session which was initiated by a first user. Each of the identified second users has a social-networking relationship with the first user, or a social-networking relationship with a media item of the ongoing media session. The computing device provisions the ongoing media session to second users, so that the second users join the ongoing media session in progress at the current point in time of the ongoing media session. The computing device sends a notification to the first user indicating that the second users have joined the ongoing media session.

A social networking system receives a query associated with a user and, in response, provides a combined result set comprising objects stored by a social networking system that match the query. The combined result set comprises multiple result sets obtained from different search algorithms. The various objects stored by the social networking system may be of different types representing different concepts, such as user objects, application objects, event objects, location objects, group objects, and hub/page objects, any of which may be included in the result set. The objects of the result set may be further filtered, ordered, and/or grouped based at least in part on known relationships of the user with the objects, such as geographic distances between locations associated with the user and the objects.

Search and retrieval of objects in a social networking system

To facilitate the sharing of media sessions by users within a social network. In an embodiment, a social networking system provides, for a second user of a social networking system, a reference about a first media session for a first user of the social networking system. The social networking system receives a request to participate in the first media session from the second user. The social networking system facilitates provision of a second media session for the second user that is synchronized with the first media session. The first media session may include media from at least one of an audio application, a video application, and a gaming application.

A social networking system receives a query associated with a user and, in response, provides a combined result set comprising objects stored by a social networking system that match the query. The combined result set comprises multiple result sets obtained from different search algorithms. The various objects stored by the social networking system may be of different types representing different concepts, such as user objects, application objects, event objects, location objects, group objects, and hub/page objects, any of which may be included in the result set. The objects of the result set may be further filtered, ordered, and/or grouped based at least in part on known relationships of the user with the objects, such as geographic distances between locations associated with the user and the objects. In one embodiment, one of the search algorithms identifies second-order connections of the user by referring to a connection index that stores a list of the connections of the users. The search algorithm may also identify a number of mutual connections that the user shares with the second-order connections.

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Alexandre Roche