Methods for using temporal proximity of social connection creations to predict properties of a social connection

摘要

Aspects of the subject technology relate to a social-networking system, including one or more computers communicatively coupled via a network. In certain aspects, the computers are configured to perform operations including, receiving one or more indications that a common user has initiated a connection with each of a plurality of contacts in a social network and identifying two or more contacts, from among the plurality of contacts, that share a temporal relationship with respect to the connections formed between the common user and the respective two or more contacts in the social network. In certain implementations, the operations can further include comparing information associated with the two or more contacts to determine a likelihood that a common feature is shared by the two or more contacts. Computer-implemented methods and computer-readable media are also provided.

主权项

1. A social-networking system, comprising:
one or more computers communicatively coupled via an computer network, wherein the one or more computers are configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving, via the computer network, one or more indications that a common user has initiated forming a new relationship with each of a plurality of contacts via an online social graph in an online social network;determining, for two or more of the plurality of contacts, that each new relationship was formed within a predetermined period of time of each other;based on determining that each new relationship was formed within the predetermined period of time of each other, comparing information associated with the two or more of the plurality of contacts to determine a probability that a common feature is shared by the two or more of the plurality of contacts; andproviding, via the computer network, information to one or more users of the social network based on the probability.