Ranking search results based on the frequency of access on the search results by users of a social-networking system
US8914392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/958
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Particular embodiments access a search query submitted by a first user of a social-networking system; identify one or more web pages in response to the search query; for each of the one or more web pages, determine a value indicating a number of user clicks associated with the web page by one or more second users of the social-networking system who are connected to the first user within the social-networking system; and send a set of hyperlinks for the one or more web pages, wherein hyperlinks for web pages where the value is greater than zero are visually emphasized over other hyperlinks.
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