Abstract: A method of presenting Internet search results includes obtaining Internet search results in response to a search request from a first user of a site. Users of the site have profiles with information regarding the users. The first user has a profile with information associating certain of the users to the first user. The search results are ranked such that the search results related to the information regarding the users associated with the first user are ranked highest.

Abstract: Method of presenting search results to a user of a social network site on the Internet, in which each user of the social network site has a user profile with information regarding the user, includes obtaining content items satisfying a search of information on the Internet by a first user. The content items are ranked as a function of the information in the user profile of the first user such that the content items which are related to the information in the user profile of the first user are ranked higher than the content items which are unrelated to the information in the user profile of the first user. The content items according to ranking are then transferred to a display of the first user via the Internet such that higher ranked content items are displayed on the display prior to lower ranked content items being displayed on the display.

Abstract: Method of presenting search results to a user of a social network site on the Internet, in which each user of the social network site has a user profile with information regarding the user, includes obtaining content items satisfying a search of information on the Internet by a first user. The content items are ranked as a function of the information in the user profile of the first user such that the content items which are related to the information in the user profile of the first user are ranked higher than the content items which are unrelated to the information in the user profile of the first user. The content items according to ranking are then transferred to a display of the first user via the Internet such that higher ranked content items are displayed on the display prior to lower ranked content items being displayed on the display.

Abstract: Method of presenting search results to a user of a social network site on the Internet, in which each user of the social network site has a user profile with information regarding the user, includes obtaining content items satisfying a search of information on the Internet by a first user. The content items are ranked as a function of the information in the user profile of the first user such that the content items which are related to the information in the user profile of the first user are ranked higher than the content items which are unrelated to the information in the user profile of the first user. The content items according to ranking are then transferred to a display of the first user via the Internet such that higher ranked content items are displayed on the display prior to lower ranked content items being displayed on the display.

Abstract: Method of presenting search results to a user of a social network site on the Internet, in which each user of the social network site has a user profile with information regarding the user, includes obtaining content items satisfying a search of information on the Internet by a first user. The content items are ranked as a function of the information in the user profile of the first user such that the content items which are related to the information in the user profile of the first user are ranked higher than the content items which are unrelated to the information in the user profile of the first user. The content items according to ranking are then transferred to a display of the first user via the Internet such that higher ranked content items are displayed on the display prior to lower ranked content items being displayed on the display.

Abstract: A method of ranking search results presented to a user of a social network site on the Internet. Each user of the social network site has a user profile with information regarding the user. The method includes obtaining content items satisfying a search of information on the Internet by a first user of the social network site. The content items are organized as a function of at least one of the user profiles for presentation of the content items in a list to the first user.

Abstract: A method of ranking search results presented to a user of a social network site on the Internet. Each user of the social network site has a user profile with information regarding the user. The method includes obtaining content items satisfying a search of information on the Internet by a first user of the social network site. The content items are organized as a function of at least one of the user profiles for presentation of the content items in a list to the first user.

Abstract: A method and system for assigning ranking scores to Internet users of a networking site and a content site in which the networking site enables each user to become associated with other users as friends and in which the content site enables each user to rate content published by other users includes the following operations. Data indicative of the friends of each user is obtained from the networking site and a network popularity rating is assigned to each user based on this data. Data indicative of the ratings assigned to the published content of the users is obtained from the content site and a content popularity rating is assigned to each user based on this data. A ranking score is assigned to each user based on the network popularity and content popularity ratings of the user. The ranking scores are provided to a third party.