Generating a chronological representation of social network communications from social network feeds based upon assigned priorities
Systems and methods are provided for managing timelines of social network communications from social network feeds. A system accesses social network communications associated with a user of at least one social network and identifies a plurality of social network communications based on each respective communication being related to a same associated attribute. The system assigns a priority to each identified social network communication based on a corresponding number of social network references generated by social network account contacts and selects a first identified communication from a first social network based on its assigned priority and a second identified communication from a different social network based on its assigned priority. The system generates a visual representation of the first and second identified social network communications and outputs a chronological representation of the identified social network communications, including the visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications.
1. An apparatus for managing a timeline of social network communications, the apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of:
accessing social network communications associated with a user of at least one social network;
identifying a plurality of social network communications based on each respective social network communication being related to a same associated attribute, the associated attribute including at least one of a name, a keyword, a calendar date, or a geographic location;
assigning a priority to each identified social network communication based on a corresponding number of social network references generated by social network account contacts; selecting a first identified communication from a first social network based on its assigned priority and a second identified communication from a second different social network based on its assigned priority;
generating a visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications; and
causing a chronological representation of the identified social network communications to be outputted to a display device, the chronological representation including the visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the chronological representation is displayed by the display device on a map based on associated geographical locations.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the chronological representation is displayed by the display device in a vertical orientation.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of social network communications is displayed by the display device with an associated grouping confidence level.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising deleting one of the identified social network communications from the plurality of social network communications in response to receiving a delete request.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising outputting, to the display device, information about at least one identified respective social network communication from the plurality of social network communications in response to receiving a selection of a selectable link associated with the chronological representation.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one social network in the plurality of different social networks is at least one of: Facebook™, Google+™, Twitter™, LinkedIn™, YouTube™, Foursquare™, Yelp™, Expedia™, MySpace™, and Flickr™.
8. A method for managing a timeline of social network communications, the method comprising:
accessing social network communications associated with a user of at least one social network;
identifying a plurality of social network communications based on each respective social network communication being related to a same associated attribute, the associated attribute including at least one of a name, a keyword, a calendar date, or a geographic location;
assigning a priority to each identified social network communication based on a corresponding number of social network references generated by social network account contacts; selecting a first identified communication from a first social network based on its assigned priority and a second identified communication from a second different social network based on its assigned priority;
generating a visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications; and
causing a chronological representation of the identified social network communications to be outputted to a display device, the chronological representation including the visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the chronological representation is displayed by the display device on a map based on associated geographical locations.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the chronological representation is displayed by the display device in a vertical orientation.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of social network communications is displayed by the display device with an associated grouping confidence level.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising deleting one of the identified social network communications from the plurality of social network communications in response to receiving a delete request.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising outputting, to the display device, information about at least one identified respective social network communication from the plurality of social network communications in response to receiving a selection of a selectable link associated with the chronological representation.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one social network in the plurality of different social networks is at least one of Facebook™, Google+™, Twitter™, LinkedIn™, YouTube™, Foursquare™, Yelp™, Expedia™, MySpace™, and Flickr™.
15. A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code to be executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code including instructions to:
accessing social network communications associated with a user of at least one social network;
identifying a plurality of social network communications based on each respective social network communication being related to a same associated attribute, the associated attribute including at least one of a name, a keyword, a calendar date, or a geographic location;
assigning a priority to each identified social network communication based on a corresponding number of social network references generated by social network account contacts; selecting a first identified communication from a first social network based on its assigned priority and a second identified communication from a second different social network based on its assigned priority;
generating a visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications; and
causing a chronological representation of the identified social network communications to be outputted to a display device, the chronological representation including the visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the chronological representation is displayed by the display device on a map based on associated geographical locations.
17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the chronological representation is displayed by the display device in a vertical orientation.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of social network communications is displayed by the display device with an associated grouping confidence level.
19. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising deleting one of the identified social network communications from the plurality of social network communications in response to receiving a delete request.
20. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising outputting, to the display device, information about at least one identified respective social network communication from the plurality of social network communications in response to receiving a selection of a selectable link associated with the chronological representation.
21. A system comprising:
a processor-based application, which when executed on a computer, will cause the processor to:
access social network communications associated with a user of at least one social network;
identify a plurality of social network communications based on each respective social network communication being related to a same associated attribute, the associated attribute including at least one of a name, a keyword, a calendar date, or a geographic location;
assign a priority to each identified social network communication based on a corresponding number of social network references generated by social network account contacts; select a first identified communication from a first social network based on its assigned priority and a second identified communication from a second different social network based on its assigned priority;
generate a visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications; and
cause a chronological representation of the identified social network communications to be outputted to a display device, the chronological representation including the visual representation of the first and the second identified social network communications.