Abstract: An information sharing method, including; receiving an instruction for sharing first information to a first information pool of a first user, wherein the first information pool includes a plurality of electronic coupons shared by one or more contact users associated with the first user, and wherein the first information pool is accessible to respective user accounts of the one or more contact users; adding the first electronic coupon to the first information pool; receiving a confirmation notification from a third-party server corresponding to the first electronic coupon, wherein the confirmation notification is sent by the third-party server in response to a second user in the contact users applying the first electronic coupon in an online transaction, wherein the confirmation notification includes at least second information that corresponds to the first information, wherein the second information includes a second electronic coupon related to the first electronic coupon.

Abstract: Method and device for configuring privacy settings for a social network application are disclosed. The method is performed at a first user device, and includes: receiving a relationship establishment instruction from a first user of the first user device, the relationship establishment instruction being associated with a first relationship establishment mode used by the first user for establishing a relationship; in accordance with the first relationship establishment mode, selecting a respective privacy setting for use by the first user; executing the relationship establishment instruction to establish the relationship between the first user and the second user in the first social network; and after executing the relationship establishment instruction resulting in establishing the relationship between the first user and second user, granting a permission for social network interactions between the first user and the second user in accordance with the respective privacy setting.

Abstract: Method and device of sharing photos includes: receiving, from a mobile device, a first location of a first photo, a second location of a second photo, and a current location of the mobile device; sending, to the mobile device, a plurality of points of interest selected in accordance with their proximity to the first location, the second location, and the current location, respectively; receiving a first check-in location for the first photo and a second check-in location for the second photo selected from the plurality of points of interest; determining a granularity level at which an encompassing location comprises the first check-in location corresponding to the first photo and the second check-in location corresponding to the second photo; determining the encompassing location; and causing the encompassing location to be shared among users of the social network platform in association with the first photo and the second photo.

Abstract: Method and device of sharing photos includes: receiving, from a mobile device, a first location of a first photo, a second location of a second photo, and a current location of the mobile device; sending, to the mobile device, a plurality of points of interest selected in accordance with their proximity to the first location, the second location, and the current location, respectively; receiving a first check-in location for the first photo and a second check-in location for the second photo selected from the plurality of points of interest; determining a granularity level at which an encompassing location comprises the first check-in location corresponding to the first photo and the second check-in location corresponding to the second photo; determining the encompassing location; and causing the encompassing location to be shared among users of the social network platform in association with the first photo and the second photo.

Abstract: An information sharing method, including; receiving an instruction for sharing first information to a first information pool of a first user, wherein the first information pool includes a plurality of electronic coupons shared by one or more contact users associated with the first user, and wherein the first information pool is accessible to respective user accounts of the one or more contact users; adding the first electronic coupon to the first information pool; receiving a confirmation notification from a third-party server corresponding to the first electronic coupon, wherein the confirmation notification is sent by the third-party server in response to a second user in the contact users applying the first electronic coupon in an online transaction, wherein the confirmation notification includes at least second information that corresponds to the first information, wherein the second information includes a second electronic coupon related to the first electronic coupon.

Abstract: Method and device of sharing photos and associated information among users of a social network platform are disclosed. The method includes: a mobile device sending, to a server, a first location of a first photo and a current location of the mobile device; receiving a first plurality of POIs, at least one of which is located near the first location of the first photo and another one of which is located near the current location of the mobile device; determining a first POI among the first plurality of POIs as a first check-in location of the first photo; and sending the first photo and the first POI to the server.

Abstract: A search method, a server and a client are provided. A first-order search keyword and a user identifier are received from a social application client to search for information relevant to the first-order search keyword. A search result comprising at least one piece of information and social relationship information corresponding to the user identifier in the social application are obtained. Information in the search result is ranked based on the social relationship information to obtain a search result rank list and the search result rank list is sent to the social application client.

Abstract: Method and device for configuring privacy settings for a social network application are disclosed. The method is performed at a first user device, and includes: receiving a relationship establishment instruction from a first user of the first user device, the relationship establishment instruction being associated with a first relationship establishment mode used by the first user for establishing a relationship; in accordance with the first relationship establishment mode, selecting a respective privacy setting for use by the first user; executing the relationship establishment instruction to establish the relationship between the first user and the second user in the first social network; and after executing the relationship establishment instruction resulting in establishing the relationship between the first user and second user, granting a permission for social network interactions between the first user and the second user in accordance with the respective privacy setting.

Abstract: Method and device of sharing photos and associated information among users of a social network platform are disclosed. The method includes: a mobile device sending, to a server, a first location of a first photo and a current location of the mobile device; receiving a first plurality of POIs, at least one of which is located near the first location of the first photo and another one of which is located near the current location of the mobile device; determining a first POI among the first plurality of POIs as a first check-in location of the first photo; and sending the first photo and the first POI to the server.