Patent ID: 8620896

Claim:
A processor readable storage medium that includes data and instructions, wherein the execution of the instructions on a computing device enabling actions, comprising: receiving an identifier for a visitor of a social networking site; determining a plurality of contact lists for members of the social networking site; searching each of the contact lists in the plurality of contact lists to determine each contact list that includes a match to the visitor's identifier to enable the visitor to identify those members that know the visitor; determining selected information about each member associated with each contact list for which a match of the visitor's identifier is found; providing a display to the visitor of a list of the selected information for each member having a match in their contact lists to the visitor's identifier; if the visitor is not currently a member to the social networking site, the display enabling the visitor to become a member; and if the visitor is currently a member, filtering the list of selected information such that the display comprises information indicating members that joined the social networking site at a defined time after the visitor joined.