TRANSITIVE TRUST SOCIAL-NETWORK SYSTEM

摘要

In one embodiment, a system comprises a processor to maintain a skills database including different skill tags, each skill tag having an associated description, and a plurality of different subjects, each of the subjects being associated with a person, receive an endorsement for a first one of the subjects from a second one of the subjects endorsing a first one of the skill tags of the first subject, create a link linking the first subject with the first skill tag in the skills database, and based on receiving the endorsement, assign, in the skills database, a first expertise level to the first skill tag of the first subject, the first expertise level being dependent at least on one of the skill tags of the second subject and on a second expertise level assigned to the one skill tag of the second subject. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

主权项

1. A system comprising a processor; and a memory to store data used by the processor, wherein the processor is operative to:
maintain a skills database including: a plurality of different skill tags, each of the skill tags having an associated description; and a plurality of different subjects, each of the subjects being associated with a person; receive an endorsement for a first one of the subjects from a second one of the subjects endorsing a first one of the skill tags of the first subject; create a link linking the first subject with the first skill tag in the skills database; and based on receiving the endorsement, assign, in the skills database, a first expertise level to the first skill tag of the first subject, the first expertise level being dependent at least on one of the skill tags of the second subject and on a second expertise level assigned to the one skill tag of the second subject.