Social media contributor weight
US8655938B1 · kind B1 · utility
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5References
18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/212
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for measuring contributor weight or influence in social media. Content posted by a user on one or more social media platforms is identified. The identifying the content posted by the user includes searching the one or more social media platforms for content posted by the user with identifying information. Downstream content associated with the content posted by the user is identified. Metrics measuring a contributor weight of the user based on the downstream content are calculated.
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