Patent ID: 8812404

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a communication from a non-member of a social network that indicates a source of information associated with the non-member that is external to the social network; creating and storing a contact record with the social network for the non-member in association with a profile of a member of the social network to enable access to information associated with the non-member from the source of information; storing the information from the source of information with the social network; aggregating the information associated with the non-member from the source of information using the contact record; creating a member account with the social network for the non-member including associating the information from the source of information and the contact record; and sending the information that is aggregated to the member of the social network in conjunction with social network updates as items for display as an aggregated information feed with the profile of a member in a webpage output by a service provider to the member to enable interaction with the social network.