Social Network Data Analysis to Provide News for Online Gaming

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing news regarding a first game are described. One of the methods includes obtaining group data associated with a first web account group. The group data is associated with the first game and a first user group playing the first game. The method further includes generating shared post data to provide the news. The operation of generating the shared post data is performed based on the group data. The method further includes associating the shared post data with a second web account of a second user. The group data includes data regarding use of the first game by the first user group. The method includes sending the shared post data to a client device that is operated to access the second web account. The news is provided during a display of the first game or a second game on the client device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing news regarding a first game, the method comprising:
 obtaining group data associated with a first web account group, the group data associated with the first game and a first user group playing the first game, the first game played using the first web account group;   generating shared post data to provide the news, wherein generating the shared post data is performed based on the group data;   associating the shared post data with a second web account of a second user, wherein the group data includes data regarding use of the first game by the first user group, the first user group including network friends of the second user; and   sending the shared post data to a client device that is operated to access the second web account, wherein the news is provided during a display of the first game or a second game on the client device,   wherein the method is executed by one or more processors.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein obtaining the group data comprises obtaining data regarding the network friends, data regarding the second user, data regarding use of the first game by the second user, data regarding use of games other than the first game by the network friends, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the data regarding the network friends comprises genders of the network friends, ages of the network friends, likes of the network friends, dislikes of the network friends, interests of the network friends, hobbies of the network friends, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the data regarding the second user comprises an age of the second user, a gender of the second user, likes of the second user, dislikes of the second user, interests of the second user, hobbies of the second user, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the data regarding the use of the first game by the second user includes a number of times the first game is played by the second user during a time period, an amount of time the first game is played by the second user during the time period, a number of downloads of the first game by the second user during the time period, a number of times preview of the first game is viewed by the second user during the time period, a number of times the first game is indicated as being liked by the second user during the time period, a number of times a mention of the first game is posted within the second web account, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the data regarding use of the first game by the network friends includes a number of times the first game is played by each of the network friends during a time period, an amount of time the first game is played by each of the network friends during the time period, a number of downloads of the first game by each of the network friends during the time period, a number of times preview of the first game is viewed by each of the network friends during the time period, a number of times the first game is indicated as being liked by each of the network friends during that time period, a number of times a mention of the first game is posted within web accounts of each of the network friends, whether each of the network friends paid for the first game, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the data regarding use of the other games by the network friends includes a number of times the other games are played by each of the network friends during a time period, an amount of time the other games are played by each of the network friends during the time period, a number of downloads of the other games by each of the network friends during the time period, a number of times previews of the other games are viewed by each of the network friends during the time period, a number of times the other games are indicated as being liked by each of the network friends during that time period, a number of times a mention of the other games are posted within web accounts of each of the network friends, whether each of the network friends paid for the other games, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first web account group and the second web account are maintained within a social network, wherein each of the first web account group and the second web account are maintained on the World Wide Web. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first web account group is maintained within a first social network and the second web account is maintained within a second social network, wherein the first social network is controlled by a first entity, wherein the second social network is controlled by a second entity. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first web account group is maintained within a social network and the second web account is maintained within a gaming network, wherein each of the first web account group and the second web account is maintained on the World Wide Web. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein generating shared post data to provide news comprises generating short messaging service (SMS) data or flash file data. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein generating shared post data comprises generating data to motivate the second user to play the first game or to download the first game. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the shared post data includes item data, wherein the item data includes currency data, collectible data, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein associating the shared post data with the second web account comprises associating the shared post data to display the shared post data with a display of the second web account. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein sending the shared post data to the client device comprises sending the shared post data via a network to the client device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein sending the shared post data comprises sending the shared post data to facilitate a display of the news with the display of the second game that is being played by the second user. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein sending the shared post data comprises sending the shared post data to facilitate a display of the news with a display of the second web account. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the news includes an identification of social contexts of the network friends. 
     
     
         19 . A method for providing news regarding a first game, the method comprising:
 rendering game data to display the first game or a second game;   receiving shared post data to display the news, wherein the rendering shared game data is performed during the reception of the shared post data, the shared post data generated based on group data, the group data associated with the first game and a first user group, the first game played using a first web account group, wherein the group data includes data regarding use of the first game by the first user group, the first user group including network friends of a second user, the shared post data associated with a second web account of the second user, wherein the receiving shared post data is performed by a client device that is operated to access the second web account; and   rendering the shared post data to display the news with the display of the first game or the second game.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the news includes an identification of social contexts of the network friends. 
     
     
         21 . A system for providing news regarding a first game, the system comprising
 a memory device configured to store shared post data;   a processor configured to access group data associated with a first web account group, the group data associated with the first game and a first user group playing the first game, the first game played using the first web account group,   the processor configured to generate shared post data to provide the news, wherein the processor is configured to generate the shared post data based on the group data,   the processor configured to associate the shared post data with a second web account of a second user, wherein the group data includes data regarding use of the first game by the first user group, the first user group including network friends of the second user; and   a network interface controller configured to send the shared post data to a client device that is operated to access the second web account, wherein the news is provided during a display of the first game or a second game on the client device.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the network interface controller is configured to send the shared post data to facilitate a display of the news with the display of the second game that is being played by the second user.