Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for determining and managing social interaction options for social connections such as, for example, friendships in a social networking environment. In one embodiment, users of a social network are provided with more granularity in controlling the social interactions associated with individual social connections. The social connections can be a connection between two of more users of a social networking environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for determining and managing social interaction options for social connections such as, for example, friendships in a social networking environment. In one embodiment, users of a social network are provided with more granularity in controlling the social interactions associated with individual social connections. The social connections can be a connection between two of more users of a social networking environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for determining and managing social interaction options for social connections such as, for example, friendships in a social networking environment. In one embodiment, users of a social network are provided with more granularity in controlling the social interactions associated with individual social connections. The social connections can be a connection between two of more users of a social networking environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for determining and managing social interaction options for social connections such as, for example, friendships in a social networking environment. In one embodiment, users of a social network are provided with more granularity in controlling the social interactions associated with individual social connections. The social connections can be a connection between two of more users of a social networking environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a common social timeline to facilitate social discovery in a social networking environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving data items associated with users of the social network, identifying a first set of data items associated with a first user, and processing the first set of data items to select a first set of characteristics. The method further comprises comparing the first set of characteristics with other sets of characteristics describing other users to select a subset of the other users having one or more characteristics that are the same or similar to one or more of the first set of characteristics.

Abstract: Systems and methods of generating automated social interactions for users in a social networking environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving data items associated with users of a social network, identifying sets of data items associated with a user, and comparing a first set of data items to other sets of data items to identify commonalities between the first set of data items and the other sets of data items. The method further comprising automatically selecting a second user associated with a second set of data items and a first electronic social interaction for the first user to pursue with respect to the second user based on the identified commonalities between the first set of data items and the second set of data items.

Abstract: Systems and methods of generating automated social interactions for users in a social networking environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving data items associated with users of a social network, identifying sets of data items associated with a user, and comparing a first set of data items to other sets of data items to identify commonalities between the first set of data items and the other sets of data items. The method further comprising automatically selecting a second user associated with a second set of data items and a first electronic social interaction for the first user to pursue with respect to the second user based on the identified commonalities between the first set of data items and the second set of data items.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for determining and managing social interaction options for social connections such as, for example, friendships in a social networking environment. In one embodiment, users of a social network are provided with more granularity in controlling the social interactions associated with individual social connections. The social connections can be a connection between two of more users of a social networking environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a common social timeline to facilitate social discovery in a social networking environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving data items associated with users of the social network, identifying a first set of data items associated with a first user, and processing the first set of data items to select a first set of characteristics. The method further comprises comparing the first set of characteristics with other sets of characteristics describing other users to select a subset of the other users having one or more characteristics that are the same or similar to one or more of the first set of characteristics.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a common social timeline to facilitate social discovery in a social networking environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving user data items associated with users of the web-based social network, associating a time indicator with each of the data items, processing the data items to identify a first set of data items that are common to a first user and a second user, and generating a common social timeline that illustrates a temporal relationship between each of the first set of data items and one or more time scale identifiers.