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Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 02, 2012
Applicants:

Travis Bright, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Los Altos, CA (US);

Christopher Stein, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Travis Bright, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Yigal Dan Rubinstein, Los Altos, CA (US);

Christopher Stein, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); G06F 17/30867 (2013.01);
Abstract

To determine and quantify the reputations of users within a social network. In an embodiment, a social networking system determines at least one category associated with a first account of a social networking system. The social networking system determines a first reputation score for the first account in the at least one category. The category may represent subject matter in which a user of the first account has an interest. The first reputation score may be based on content posted by the first account. The first reputation score may be adjusted based on an activity and the scores of others.


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