Patent ID: 8190724
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computerized method of establishing or maintaining a personalized trusted social network for a primary user, said personalized trusted social network including a plurality of trusted sources sharing content items throughout a communications system, the method comprising: searching communication exchanges over the communications system for one or more trusted sources having a specified relationship with the primary user, wherein the one or more trusted sources comprises one or more users other than the primary user, and wherein searching for one or more trusted sources having a specified relationship comprises: identifying an annotated content item from another online service, that includes an annotation provided by a trusted source from the identified one or more trusted sources; associating the annotation with the selected trusted source; and implementing the association between the primary user and the identified one or more trusted sources and the association between the annotation and the selected trusted source to establish or maintain the personalized trusted social network, wherein implementing the association comprises;