System And Method For Sharing Quotes In A Social Networking Environment

摘要

A first computing device operated by a first user of a social networking system sends a quote attributed to a second user of the social networking system to a server device. The server device receives input from a second computing device operated by a second user indicating the consent of the second user to sharing the quote with selected other users of the social networking system. The server device shares the quote with the selected other users of the social networking system in response to receipt of the consent of the second user.

主权项

1. A method of publishing quotes implemented in a server computing device, comprising:
receiving, in a processor of the server computing device, a quote and a tag identifier from a first user account associated with a first profile displayed in an electronic display of a first user computing device; querying a database with the tag identifier to identify a second user account associated with a second profile; sending a notification message to the identified second user account for display in an electronic display of a second user computing device; receiving an authorization message that includes information authorizing the publication of the quote from the second user account in response to sending the notification message to the identified second user account; and displaying the quote and a link to the second profile in the first profile in response to receiving the authorization message.