Cumulative connectedness

摘要

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for determining the connectedness from a first individual to a second individual on a social network. In some embodiments, a method includes: (a) receiving information associated with the social network, (b) determining a direct connection between the first individual and the second individual, (c) determining one or more indirect connections between a first individual and a second individual, and (d) determining the connectedness based at least partially on: the direct connection, and/or the number of indirect connections between the first individual and the second individual, and/or the type of each indirect connection, and/or a qualitative value of each indirect connection. Embodiments of the invention allow a user of a system to determine the strength (or quality/closeness) of a connection between two individuals on a social network.

主权项

1. A method to determine connectedness from a first individual to a second individual on a social network, the method comprising:
receiving information associated with the social network of a first individual; determining, based at least partially on the received information, using a processor, a direct connection between the first individual and the second individual; calculating a connection path length between the first individual and the second individual on a social network based at least partially on the received social network information associated with the first individual; comparing the calculated connection path length to a predetermined connection path length threshold value; determining the calculated connection path length is greater than the predetermined connection path length threshold value; determining an indirect connection between the first individual and the second individual based on at least determining that the connection path length is greater than the predetermined connection path length threshold value, wherein the indirect connection comprises one or more intermediate individuals; calculating a cumulative connectedness weight (CCW) factor based on at least partially on the received network information and the calculated path length; comparing the calculated CCW factor to a dynamic predetermined CCW threshold value, wherein the dynamic predetermined CCW threshold value is calculated based at least partially on determining at least a predetermined number of interactions between the first individual and the second individual during a predetermined period of time; determining that the calculated CCW factor is greater than the dynamic predetermined CCW threshold value; confirming the indirect connection between the first individual and the second individual based on determining that the calculated CCW factor is lower than the dynamic predetermined CCW threshold value; and in response to determining no direct connection:
determining, based at least partially on the received information, one or more indirect connections between the first individual and the second individual;determining an exchange of social network exchangeables between the first individual and the second individual, the social network exchangeables comprising multimedia;determining unexchanged information common to the first individual and the second individual, the unexchanged information not exchanged between the first individual and the second individual, the unexchanged information comprising a picture tagging both the first individual and the second individual;determining the connectedness based at least partially on: a number of indirect connections between the first individual and the second individual, a type of each indirect connection, the unexchanged information, and the exchange of social network exchangeables.