Dynamically managing social networking groups

摘要

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for dynamically managing social networking groups according to embodiments of the present invention are provided. A particular embodiment includes detecting a predetermined number of user devices within a specified physical area; and in response to detecting the predetermined number of user devices within the specified physical area, creating a social networking group corresponding to the specified physical area. Another embodiment includes detecting a predetermined number of user devices exiting a specified physical area, each user device associated with a user belonging to a social networking group corresponding to the specified physical area; and in response to detecting the predetermined number of user devices exiting the specified physical area, destroying the social networking group after a duration following the detection of the predetermined number of users of the social networking group exiting the specified physical area.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising a computing device, a computer processor, and a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the apparatus to carry out the steps of:
detecting a first predetermined number of user devices within a specified physical area; in response to detecting the first predetermined number of user devices within the specified physical area, creating a social networking group corresponding to the specified physical area; determining, in dependence upon an amount of user activity within the social networking group, a group historical significance value to correspond with the social networking group; allocating computing resources to the social networking group based on the historical significance value determined in dependence upon the amount of user activity within the social networking group; determining, based on the group historical significance value, a duration of time to maintain availability of content of the social networking group; in response to detecting a second predetermined number of user devices exiting the specified physical area, maintaining the availability of the content of the social network group for the duration of time; and destroying the social networking group after the expiration of the duration of time following the detection of the second predetermined number of users of the social networking group exiting the specified physical area.