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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Derek Wayne Carr, Apex, NC (US);
Thomas Schaeck, Achern, DE;
Andrew Bryan Smith, Morrisville, NC (US);
Michael C. Wanderski, Durham, NC (US);
Mark Douglas Weitzel, Durham, NC (US);
Derek Wayne Carr, Apex, NC (US);
Thomas Schaeck, Achern, DE;
Andrew Bryan Smith, Morrisville, NC (US);
Michael C. Wanderski, Durham, NC (US);
Mark Douglas Weitzel, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Sharing content between users of different social networks includes: in a source social network implemented by at least one processor, receiving shared content uploaded by a source user with an indication of a number of recipients of the shared content; establishing a trusted communication link between the source social network and at least one external social network; and allowing the number of recipients to retrieve the shared content from the source social network via the trusted communication link.