METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER IMPACT ON THEIR CONTENT POOLS WITHIN AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus for determining a user's impact in an online social network based on responses by other users to posts made by the user are provided. Responses by other users to one or more posts by the user are received. A response score is determined for each of the one or more responses. A post score is determined for each post by the user, based at least in part on the response score for that post. A cumulative score is determined based at least in part on the post score. An impact score is determined based at least in part on the cumulative score of the user and a total number of friends that the user has within the online social network. The impact score represents that user's impact or influence within his or her online social network, regardless of the particular size of that network.