Patent ID: 7827265
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for confirming an association with an online organization, the method comprising: maintaining a profile in a computer memory for each of a set of users of a social networking system, wherein one or more of the users are associated with an organization; receiving a request from a user of the social networking system to be associated with the organization, wherein the requesting user is not associated with the organization; determining whether to grant the request based at least in part on whether the requesting user has established a connection in the social networking system with one or more other users of the social networking system who are already associated with the organization; granting the request if the requesting user has established a connection in the social networking system with one or more other users of the social networking system who are already associated with the organization; and updating the profile of the requesting user to indicate that the requesting user is associated with the organization if the request is granted.