Patent ID: 9189758
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method to facilitate administration of a network of members, the method comprising: mapping the members of the network to a social network, wherein the mapping is based at least in part on respective indications that particular members of the network are following other particular members of the network, and wherein the members of the network comprise components of a virtualization infrastructure; providing members of the network with access to a shared message stream of the social network such that the members of the network are able to monitor messages generated by other members of the network posted to the shared message stream, wherein at least some of the messages are indicative of operational conditions of particular other members which generated the messages; responsive to a first member of the network identifying a specific operational condition of the first member, monitoring the shared message stream for a message related to the specific operational condition; and provided the shared message stream comprises a message related to the specific operational condition identified by the first member, establishing an association of the message with an indication that the first member identifies with the specific operational condition, wherein the first member is configured to establish the association.