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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2007
Charlie Cheever, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chris Putnam, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Aditya Agarwal, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ezra Callahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bob Trahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Charlie Cheever, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chris Putnam, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Aditya Agarwal, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ezra Callahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bob Trahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Facebook, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for confirming a request for an association with an organization by a user of a web-based social network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the request includes an e-mail address not controlled by the organization. The request may also be part of an application for membership with the web-based social network. A determination is made whether the request is accepted based at least partially on a specified number of prior requests for association with the organization or being identified as a member of the organization by another user already a member of the organization. The organization may be a high school, a college, a university, a business, a non-profit company, or any other group of people who may desire to associate with each other.