Abstract: Methods, systems, and media are directed to outbound messaging for a social networking site. A server stores profile information and project information of users of the social networking site and a targeted outbound messaging template. The targeted outbound messaging template includes a recipient section that lists intended recipients of a message, a messaging text section that accommodates entry of text, a hyperlinked source section containing hyperlinked preview images of user projects to be included and displayed in the message, and a ranked collaborators section that identifies and ranks collaborative relationships associated with a sender and the recipients of the message.

Abstract: A system, method, and media for dynamically controlling rankings and privacy settings for a social network is presented. Upon receipt of an electronic communication from a second user of the social network directed to a first user of the social network, determining whether the first and second users of the social network are connected and determining whether the second user has been blocked from electronically communicating with the first user. in response to determining that the second user is not blocked, executing a ranking process on the second user, based on privacy level settings criteria pre-specified by the first user. The privacy level settings criteria includes preferred attributes of communicating users and a threshold ranking score and the ranking process compares the attributes of the second user to the privacy level settings criteria.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media are directed to providing a pop-up display having dynamically updated summary data on a website, is presented. In particular, electronically submitting updated informational content to a third party source repository and providing a graphical item having embedding linking instructions configured to bilaterally communicate with the third party source repository and render a pop-up display containing the updated informational content. Thus, upon actuation of the graphical item, the embedded linking instructions causes establishment of bilateral communications with the third party source repository, accesses the corresponding updated informational content stored in the third party source repository, retrieves the updated informational content, and automatically displays the updated informational content in a pop-up display.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media are directed to the creation of a user-controlled, pre-populated personal information profile to be used in conjunction with social networks. The creation of the personal profile information includes electronically transmitting first instructions requesting entry of unique personal identification information of the potential new user, determining the validity of the received unique personal identifier information, and electronically transmitting second instructions requesting entry of profile information of the new user. Furthermore, processing the received profile information to generate a pre-populated personal profile of the new user, electronically transmitting the pre-populated personal profile in a form that is viewable and revisable to facilitate changes thereof, completing the registration process and establishing the newly-registered user personal information profile in the social network site.

Abstract: A verticalized collaborative network system for eliciting collaborative participation for a project that includes a communications module to establish communications with verified collaborators and candidate collaborators, a collaborative tagging module to process project and candidate collaborator information identifying potential participants corresponding to the project and their respective contact information, and one or more storage devices configured to store attributes of the project and contact information.