Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for sharing data between selective users in a collaborative environment. In one example, the method includes receiving a visibility selection from a user for one or more connections of the user. The one or more connections are selectively displayed as a connection of the user, to one or more target users viewing a connection list of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for evaluating trustworthiness of individuals and organizations in a social network. In one embodiment, the system includes a user account module configured to create a user profile, an expertise module configured to update the created user profile with a one or more first expertise, a reviewer invite module configured to send invites to a one or more reviewers to evaluate the one or more first expertise and a one or more second expertise, a rating module configured to capture ratings from the one or more reviewers for the one or more first expertise updated by the user and the one or more second expertise, and a computation module configured to compute a trustworthiness score based on the captured ratings.