CPC G06Q 50/01 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/1053 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0214 (2013.01); G06Q 99/00 (2013.01); H04L 51/222 (2022.05); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 63/08 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A hardware computer readable storage device comprising software that, when executed, causes a computing device to at least:
provide at least one web form including at least one field to obtain profile information from a first user, the profile information to include name, email address, location information, academic information, and employment information;
store, in a database, a profile for the first user based on the profile information from the web form; and
provide at least one webpage including a representation of at least a portion of a social network including representation of professional acquaintances associated with the first user, and the at least one webpage including representation of a second user that is a second-degree connection of the first user via a third user that is a first-degree connection of the first user, the at least one webpage including names, professional attributes, photographs, and indication of a degree of connectedness for a plurality of professionals in the social network, the plurality of professionals connected with the first user, the at least one webpage including a link that may be selected to generate an invitation for the second user to become a first-degree connection of the first user.
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