Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

John R Kountz

Matthew S Augustine

Oludare Victor Obasanjo

Michael I Torres

Jason C Fluegel

Jacob D Kim

DeEtte M Day

A method for annotating shared contacts within a social network with public tags, notes or other data. This allows users of a social network to gain useful information at a glance about others' contacts within that network, as well as providing a means for filtering contacts within that network by user-defined keywords. Such a system improves and simplifies the ability of a user to discover new potential friends and business contacts.

Annotating shared contacts with public descriptors

A social networking service is integrated with a traditional communication service. The communication service may include an instant messaging service, an electronic mail service, a content page management service, or other communication service. The communication service provides one or more interfaces allowing a user to navigate and manage a contact network. A user may access several layers of contacts, and expand their contact list, by selecting additional contacts within additional contact lists.

Networking through electronic messaging and mail

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Issaquah, WA, United States of America

John R Kountz