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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Francesco G. Callari, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew E. Kulick, San Francisco, CA (US);
Francesco G. Callari, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew E. Kulick, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for presenting social search results. In one aspect, a method includes identifying members of a social affinity group of the user, the social affinity group having members having a relationship to the user. The method includes receiving search results including search results that reference resources associated with members of the social affinity group. The method includes identifying a first search result that references the social network site. The method includes identifying a second search result that references a resource found on the social network site and associated with a member of the social affinity group. The method includes generating a response to the query comprising instructions that the first search result be presented in proximity to the second search result.