Patent ID: 8923498

Claim:
A computer implemented method of recommending that a first member of a social networking system establish a link with a second member of the social networking system, comprising: reviewing, with one or more processors, the first member's communications activity on a telephony system and creating a list of identifiers associated with the first member's communications activity; reviewing, with one or more processors, information appearing in a contact or link list maintained for the second member of the social networking system and creating a list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member's, contact or link list; determining, with one or more processors, if identifiers on the list of identifiers associated with the first member's communications activity match identifiers on the list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member's contact or link list; and recommending that a link be established between the first and second members on the social networking system if one or more of the identifiers on the list of identifiers associated with the first member's communications activity match identifiers on the list of identifiers associated with the individuals and businesses appearing in the second member's contact or link list.