Abstract: A method is provided for selectively displaying locations on a map based on a user's social graph. Place references are aggregated from a plurality of applications on the device. The user's social graph is obtained from a social network. Socially relevant place references are determined by parsing the place references to identify participant references and matching at least one participant reference in a place reference to a relevant participant on the user's social graph. When a search request for a location is received on the device, the location results are filtered to only those results matching a socially relevant place reference. These filtered location results are displayable on a map. A programmed mobile device is also provided for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A method is provided for publishing photographs taken on a mobile device. Sensor data is obtained from at least one sensor in communication with the mobile device with respect to a context of the mobile device or the user. When a photograph is taken by the user, the photograph is automatically uploaded to a predefined profile of the user on a social network. Aspects of the sensor data are also published on the profile as contextual information. The photograph and contextual information are implicitly published and shared in a fully-formed fashion. A programmed mobile device is also provided for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A method is provided for selectively displaying device events based on a user's social graph using a programmed computing device. Device events are aggregated from a plurality of applications on the device. The user's social graph is obtained and stored from a social network. The social graph has nodes that identify participants and in which the user is a participant. The device events are then parsed to identify participant references. At least one participant reference in a device event is matched to a relevant participant on the user's social graph. An interface is provided through which the participant can be displayed with the at least one device event matched to the participant.