Patent ID: 9449091
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for a social network service on a server, comprising: storing a first profile for a first user in a memory accessible to the server, wherein the first profile comprises at least one profile component containing a list of questions and a list of answers thereto; and matching the first user to a second user of the social network service based at least in part on the answers to the questions in the first profile for the first user, wherein a second profile is associated with an employer, wherein the first user is enabled to search for a first career opportunity, wherein the first user provides a listing of their skills in the first profile, wherein a second career opportunity is matched to the first user based at least in part on the answers to the questions in the first profile for the first user, and wherein the first user is enabled to send an email to a third user, wherein the server is enabled to prevent email communication between the first user and the third user if the first user is separated from the third user at more than one degree of connectivity, wherein the server sends an email notification to the first user with reference to email communication from the third user.