Customizing content displayed for a user based on user preferences of another user

摘要

In one embodiment, a server receives a request from a first user to share content from a first forum (e.g., a webpage) with a second user. In response, the server generates a link to the content for use by the second user. This link includes a pointer to a first user preference associated with the first user. In some instances, the first user preference is stored in conjunction with a unique identifier associated with the first user. Subsequently, when the second user attempts to access the content, the server generates a second webpage that includes the content. The server customizes the webpage (that is to be displayed to the second user) by using the user preferences associated with the first user.

主权项

1. A method for displaying personalized information, the method comprising:
generating a first plurality of preferences for a first user based on a monitoring of usage histories of the first user in a first forum; providing an option for the first user to select, from the first forum, a content associated with a subset of the first plurality of preferences; receiving a request from the first user to share, with a second user, the selected content associated with the subset of the first plurality of preferences; in response to the request from the first user to share the selected content associated with the subset of the first plurality of preferences, generating, for use by the second user, a link to the selected content, wherein said generating comprises including, in the link to the selected content, a pointer to the first plurality of preferences; and upon receiving an access request from the second user to access the link to the selected content associated with the subset of the first plurality of preferences, generating, based on the pointer to the first plurality of preferences included in the link, a customized presentation of a second forum for display to the second user, said generating comprising generating customized content based on the first plurality of preferences associated with the pointer included in the link, wherein the customized presentation is generated to include the customized content and the selected content shared by the first user.