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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Matt Augustine, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Blankman, Kirkland, WA (US);
Vanesa Polo Dominguez, Redmond, WA (US);
Jay Fluegel, Falls Church, VA (US);
Andrew Ginda, Seattle, WA (US);
Jacob Dongju Kim, Issaquah, WA (US);
Steve Rosato, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sandeepan Sanyal, Sammamish, WA (US);
Matt Augustine, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Blankman, Kirkland, WA (US);
Vanesa Polo Dominguez, Redmond, WA (US);
Jay Fluegel, Falls Church, VA (US);
Andrew Ginda, Seattle, WA (US);
Jacob DongJu Kim, Issaquah, WA (US);
Steve Rosato, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sandeepan Sanyal, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various technologies for notifying users of a social network service of updates to services external to the social network service by members of the social network. The external service may be a typical web service, such as blogging, and video and photo sharing services. In one implementation, a member of a social network may register the external service with the social network service. Thereinafter, updates that the user makes on the external service may trigger notifications to members of the user's social network.