Patent ID: 9104751
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. One or more computer-readable storage memory media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method for presenting, in association with search engine results pages, supplemental results in response to search queries with indications that such supplemental results have been endorsed by a user and/or social network connections of the user, the method comprising: receiving a search query from the user; determining that data associated with social network connections of the user is available; determining at least one algorithmically-derived search result that satisfies the received search query; determining at least one document that satisfies the received search query and that has been endorsed by the user and/or one or more of the social network connections of the user, wherein an endorsement made by the user and/or one or more of the social network connections of a different document than the at least one document is determined as being an endorsement of the at least one document made by the user and/or one or more of the social network connections, the at least one document being determined independent of the at least one algorithmically-derived search result; and presenting an identifier of the at least one document on a search engine results page with an indication that the at least one document has been endorsed by the user and/or the one or more of the social network connections of the user.