Using a digital image in a social networking system

Abstract

Systems and methods for using a digital image in a social networking system may use digital image to identify a physical entity. Information about the identified physical entity may be provided to an electronic display for review by a user. The user may perform a social networking action with the identified physical entity or a website associated with the physical entity. Social networking actions may include rating or commenting about the physical entity or the associated website via a social networking system. Social networking actions may also include sharing information about the physical entity or associated website with another user via the social networking system.

1 . A computerized method for using a digital image in a social networking system comprising:
 receiving, at a processing circuit, a request to log into a user profile of the social networking system;   receiving, at the processing circuit, a digital image of a physical entity;   associating the digital image with the user profile;   performing, by the processing circuit, image recognition on the digital image to identify the physical entity;   retrieving, from a memory, the name of the physical entity and an indication of a website associated with the physical entity;   providing entity data over a network, wherein the entity data is configured to cause a graphical user interface to be displayed by an electronic display, the graphical user interface comprising the name of the physical entity, the indication of a website associated with the physical entity, and one or more inputs configured to receive a rating for the website associated with the physical entity;   receiving, at the processing circuit, the rating for the website associated with the physical entity, the rating being associated with the user profile; and   providing an indication of the rating for the website to an electronic device based on whether the electronic device is logged into a user account socially connected to the user account associated with the rating.   
     
     
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