SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE VOICE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEMBERS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES WHILE MAINTAINING MEMBER PRIVACY

摘要

A method includes providing a social-networking service to a plurality of members over a first network. Each member of the plurality of members is identified to others of the plurality of members by a public member identifier (ID). The plurality of members includes a first member and a second member. The method also includes, for each member of the first member and the second member, registering personal contact information that uniquely identifies the member on a second network. The method also includes receiving a connection request from the first member to connect to the second member over the second network. The method also includes soliciting a connection response from the second member over the second network. The method also includes connecting the first member and the second member as directed by the connection response without revealing the personal contact information for the first member and the second member.