Abstract: A method for associating images stored in a memory associated with an online server. The method includes receiving a first file having a first file format and a second file having a second file format, where the first file is associated with a file size that is smaller than a file size associated with the second file. The method further includes associating the first file with the second file, where an image associated with the first file and the second file, when selected by a user, allows the user to access each of the first file and the second file. Advantageously, since one file can be associated with (or “entangled with”) another file, a user of an online storage system can more easily organize and locate related files.

Abstract: A method for managing uploads of duplicate files. The method includes receiving a request from a user or an uploader client to upload a first file to an online album, and determining whether the first file is a duplicate of a second file included in the online album based on one or more attributes shared between the first file and the second file. Based on upload preferences associated with the user, the first file is caused to be not uploaded to the online album, the first file is caused to be uploaded as a new file to the online album, or the first file is caused to be uploaded as a replacement for the second file.

Abstract: A method for applying a color scheme to a user interface that includes one or more user interface (UI) elements. The method includes receiving a selection of a first color, generating a first portion of a color palette that includes the first color and one or more colors that sequentially transition from the first color to a first termination color, and assigning a color from the color palette to a UI element included in the user interface, wherein the color from the color palette corresponds to a position in the color palette associated with the UI element.

Abstract: A method for filtering social media content based on interest categories. Users of a social network can be associated with one or more interest categories. Posts or updates made in the social network by friends of a first user are associated with one or more interest categories. A social feed can be filtered based on the interested categories or the first user of the social feed and/or the interests associated with the posts or updates made by the first user's friends. In some cases, the filtered social media content is ordered based on expertise of the first user's friends in the particular interest categories of those users' posts.

Abstract: A method for managing uploads of duplicate files. The method includes receiving a request from a user or an uploader client to upload a first file to an online album, and determining whether the first file is a duplicate of a second file included in the online album based on one or more attributes shared between the first file and the second file. Based on upload preferences associated with the user, the first file is caused to be not uploaded to the online album, the first file is caused to be uploaded as a new file to the online album, or the first file is caused to be uploaded as a replacement for the second file.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for sharing disparate galleries of files among a plurality of users without duplicating the files in a file storage device. The systems, devices, and methods of this disclosure are effective with photograph files, music files, video files, word processing files, and other types of files that are organized into galleries or sub-galleries.

Abstract: Permissioned links for a novel method of credentialing users and assigning permissions to the user using the link to access repositories holding or intended to hold digital files. The permissioned links comprise a unique identifier that can be correlated to a specific repository of digital files and permission set. Users using the permissioned links for access need not enter a login or password. Moreover, permissioned links are portable, allowing multiple users to access the repository of digital files using the same permissioned link.

Abstract: A method for associating images stored a memory associated with an online server. The method includes receiving a first file having a first file format and a second file having a second file format, where the first file is associated with a file size that is smaller than a file size associated with the second file. The method further includes associating the first file with the second file, where an image associated with the first file and the second file, when selected by a user, allows the user to access each of the first file and the second file. Advantageously, since one file can be associated with (or “entangled with”) another file, a user of an online storage system can more easily organize and locate related files.