Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for displaying search results for weighted, multi-term content searches. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for displaying search results for weighted, multi-term content searches is provided. The method includes specifying different weighted search terms for a content search and performing the content search for both content and content meta-data in a search engine. The method also includes retrieving search results for the content search and computing a relevance for each of the weighted search terms. Finally, the method includes presenting both the search results and also a relevance indicator for each computed relevance for each of the weighted search terms found in connection with each of the search results in a user interface to the search engine.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus determines individual user priorities of collections of resources. The system represents collections of shared resources as end-user activities. An engine retrieves the activity access history of the user and the activity records and generates a description of each activity and a priority score. The engine may include a data collection component and a training and ranking component.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to social media navigation in a social network and provide a method, system and computer program product for user pivot for media sharing in a social network. In an embodiment of the invention, a social networking data processing system for user pivot navigation. The system can include a social network executing in a host server, the social network providing shared media for viewing by communicatively coupled clients. The system also can include user pivot logic coupled to the social network. The logic can include program code enabled to identify a user of the social network associated with shared media selected for display in a media view to a requesting user and to generate a navigation view in a consistent location in a user interface to the social network irrespective of a page view rendered in the user interface, the view providing a link to a profile page for the identified user.

Abstract: The invention, in one embodiment, relates to facilitating communications between a user and one or more members of one or more groups by routing the communications from the user to particular group members based, at least in part, for example, on information known about: the communication; the one or more groups; and/or the one or more group members.

Abstract: A computer method and apparatus of social tagging computer resources is disclosed. In the invention method and apparatus, a data store holds social tagging data of previously followed tags throughout a system. In response to end-user indication of a tag candidate, the invention system retrieves from the data store social tagging data about the tag candidate. A tag previewer forms and renders a display of the retrieved social tagging data. The display indicates number of users having interest in (i.e., having followed, searched with, browsed and/or subscribed to) the candidate tag and its variants, and the type of interest. The display may further indicate identities (e.g., email addresses) of these users having such interest. The display may serve as a precommit preview to the end-user during selection of a tag (the candidate) for a given resource. Alternatively, the tag previewer may provide the invention display of social tagging data during end-user browsing as well.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for game determined tag relevance for social bookmarking. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for the game determination of tag relevance for social bookmarking can be provided. The method can include rendering a game user interface in connection with content in a content browser, providing a list of tags previously associated with the content in the game user interface for a game participant and receiving relevance values for the tags through the game user interface provided by the game participant for each of the tags, comparing the relevance values to relevance values provided by others to generate a score and presenting the score in the game user interface, and applying the received relevance values to the tags to improve quality for each of the tags in association with the content.

Abstract: A computer based system and method of audience-based suggestion for content creation in social media is disclosed. The content suggestor system and method receive user requests including title of content that the requester would be interested in viewing/reading. The system routes the request to any number of target users that would be likely to responsively create/upload such content, including both users the requester has deemed appropriate as well as any the system deems appropriate. A user interface displays topic requests to the target users (users the request was routed to). Upon content being uploaded in the global computer network in response to the request, the system notifies each requesting user. The content responsively created and uploaded may be in media different from the medium of the initial request.

Abstract: An online discussion recommendation system ranks and presents to users of a social media site discussions of interest preferably calculated through interest-matching. The discussion has many online posts. The system and method determine which post to present to the user as a sample snippet from such discussion using sentiment analysis. The sentiment of the snippet may be most polarized, sentiment matching the user's current mood, typical user sentiment, or others.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to social bookmarking and provide a method, system and computer program product for tag syndicates in a social bookmarking system. In an embodiment of the invention, a tag syndicate method can be provided. The method can include establishing different tag syndicates, each tag syndicate providing a specified set of users of a social bookmarking system. The method further can include selecting at least one tag syndicate for use in conducting a content operation, and performing a content operation utilizing the social bookmarking system based upon the selected tag syndicate or syndicates. In this regard, the content operation can be a visible operation such as a type ahead operation, or a logical operation such as sorting content search results.

Abstract: A content recommendation method can include retrieving contacts for a player of a content recommendation game and listing content associated with the retrieved contacts and prompting the player in response to a selection of a particular one of the listed content to identify a specific one of the retrieved contacts as a source associated with the particular one of the listed content. The particular one of the listed content can be recommended to the identified specific one of the retrieved contacts when the player has incorrectly identified the specific one of the retrieved contacts as a source associated with the particular one of the listed content. Otherwise, the player can be awarded points in the game to a game score for the player for having correctly identified the specific one of the retrieved contacts as a source associated with the particular one of the listed content.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for tag-based searching. One or more initial tags are entered or otherwise input by a user. The invention system determines related tags to the user entered initial tags and enables user review of the determined related tags. The user selects from the determined related tags and forms an improved tag-based search relative to the initial tags. Methods employed for determining related tags include conventional frequency of co-occurrence method, a lexical method, a semantic method, a user list method, a recency method, a reference database method and a resource method. The invention method/system also allows the user to store selected components of those searches for future use/reuse. The invention also allows the user to share selected components with selected other users.

Abstract: A gravity menu management method can be provided. The method can include determining a tilt edge of a pervasive device by a tilt sensor disposed in the pervasive device. The method also can include rendering a menu bar with different drop down menus in a GUI of the pervasive device at a portion of the GUI adjacent to the determined tilt edge. In an aspect of the embodiment, the method additionally can include determining an angle of inclination of the pervasive device by the tilt sensor and managing a number of menu items in the drop down menus of the menu according to the determined angle of inclination. For instance, managing a number of menu items in the drop down menus of the menu according to the determined angle of inclination, can include including a terse set of menu items in the drop down menus responsive to a shallow angle of inclination, and including a verbose set of menu items in the drop down menus responsive to a steep angle of inclination.

Abstract: An indicator method and system recommends people in a computerized social networking site. Indicators in a user interface indicate user-relatedness and/or connectedness information between a given user and other people of the social networking site. The user interface employs the indicators to consistently make people recommendations to the given user. The indicators may be visual including symbolic, graphically illustrative and recommendation score (extent) indicating. The user interface places and displays the indicator at each occurrence of the recommended person's name and/or image throughout each pertinent screen view/page of the social networking site.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for displaying search results for weighted, multi-term content searches. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for displaying search results for weighted, multi-term content searches is provided. The method includes specifying different weighted search terms for a content search and performing the content search for both content and content meta-data in a search engine. The method also includes retrieving search results for the content search and computing a relevance for each of the weighted search terms. Finally, the method includes presenting both the search results and also a relevance indicator for each computed relevance for each of the weighted search terms found in connection with each of the search results in a user interface to the search engine.

Abstract: A content recommendation method can include retrieving contacts for a player of a content recommendation game and listing content associated with the retrieved contacts and prompting the player in response to a selection of a particular one of the listed content to identify a specific one of the retrieved contacts as a source associated with the particular one of the listed content. The particular one of the listed content can be recommended to the identified specific one of the retrieved contacts when the player has incorrectly identified the specific one of the retrieved contacts as a source associated with the particular one of the listed content. Otherwise, the player can be awarded points in the game to a game score for the player for having correctly identified the specific one of the retrieved contacts as a source associated with the particular one of the listed content.

Abstract: A computer method and apparatus of social tagging computer resources is disclosed. In the invention method and apparatus, a data store holds social tagging data of previously followed tags throughout a system. In response to end-user indication of a tag candidate, the invention system retrieves from the data store social tagging data about the tag candidate. A tag previewer forms and renders a display of the retrieved social tagging data. The display indicates number of users having interest in (i.e., having followed, searched with, browsed and/or subscribed to) the candidate tag and its variants, and the type of interest. The display may further indicate identities (e.g., email addresses) of these users having such interest. The display may serve as a precommit preview to the end-user during selection of a tag (the candidate) for a given resource. Alternatively, the tag previewer may provide the invention display of social tagging data during end-user browsing as well.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for game determined tag relevance for social bookmarking. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for the game determination of tag relevance for social bookmarking can be provided. The method can include rendering a game user interface in connection with content in a content browser, providing a list of tags previously associated with the content in the game user interface for a game participant and receiving relevance values for the tags through the game user interface provided by the game participant for each of the tags, comparing the relevance values to relevance values provided by others to generate a score and presenting the score in the game user interface, and applying the received relevance values to the tags to improve quality for each of the tags in association with the content.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for aggregating and visualizing reused shared lists. A method for aggregating and visualizing reused shared lists can include selecting an existing shared list, determining a topic for the selected shared list, receiving list items by rank for the determined topic, generating a new shared list with the determined topic and received list items, and storing the new shared list in association with the existing shared list. The method further can include providing a reused shared list view for all reused shared lists for a common topic. Finally, the method can include aggregating all reused shared lists for a common topic and providing a view of the aggregation with list items either for each rank for each reused shared list or in rank order for all reused shared lists for the common topic.

Abstract: A content searching data processing system can be configured for specifying weighted search terms for a search engine. The system can include a search engine executing in a host server. The search engine can be coupled to a search index and can be configured for communicative coupling to different content browsers executing in respective clients over a computer communications network. Finally, the system can include weighted search term logic coupled to the search engine. The logic can include program code enabled to render a search term entry user interface in which variable weights are specified for corresponding search terms, to assign the variable weights to the corresponding search terms and to issue a search to the search engine with the search terms and variable weights and to return results of the search to a requesting one of the content browsers.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to social media navigation in a social network and provide a method, system and computer program product for user pivot for media sharing in a social network. In an embodiment of the invention, a social networking data processing system for user pivot navigation. The system can include a social network executing in a host server, the social network providing shared media for viewing by communicatively coupled clients. The system also can include user pivot logic coupled to the social network.