Compatibility scoring of users in a social network

摘要

The compatibility score of individuals in a social network is computed based on the compatibility of interests expressed by these individuals. The compatibility score between any two interests is calculated as the log of the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express both interests as his/her interests divided by the product of: (i) the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express the first of the two interests as his/her interest and (ii) the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express the second of the two interests as his/her interest. The compatibility score between two individuals is calculated as the sum of the compatibility scores between each interest appearing in a set of interests expressed by the first of the two individuals and each interest appearing in a set of interests expressed by the second of the two individuals.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a query associated with a first member of a social network, the query comprising one or more keywords within a selected criteria, the first member being associated with a first profile information specifying one or more values for one or more criteria; selecting, using one or more processors associated with one or more computer devices, one or more members of the social network based on matching the keywords of the query to values for the selected criteria, each selected member being associated with a second profile information specifying one or more values for one or more criteria; computing, using the one or more processors associated with the one or more computer devices, compatibility scores for each of the selected members based on the values for each criteria associated with the first member and the selected member, each compatibility score being associated with the first member and one of the selected members; and transmitting information associated with the selected members.