Social Media Platform Enabling Multiple Social Media Aliases

Abstract

Among other things, we describe data storage and data processing techniques that can be used by a computer system to enable a user of a social media platform to establish multiple user aliases. By using multiple user aliases, the user can selectively control the dissemination of information to other users. For instance, a user can establish two different user aliases on the social media platform, and use each of the user aliases to perform different social media actions. The user can use the user aliases to present different information regarding himself, publish different content, and/or interact with different groups of users.

1 .- 22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . A method comprising:
 generating, by one or more computer systems, data representing a link between a first social media alias associated with a first user and a second social media alias associated with the first user;   receiving, by the one or more computer systems, a first command from the first user to perform a first social media action using the first social media alias;   responsive to receiving the first command, performing, by the one or more computer systems, the first social media action using the first social media alias;   subsequent to performing the first social media action using the first social media alias, receiving, by the one or more computer systems, a second command from the first user to migrate the first social media action from the first social media alias to the second social media alias; and   responsive to receiving the second command, performing, by the one or more computer systems, a copy of the first social media action using the second social media alias.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 responsive to receiving the second command, removing, by the one or more computer systems, the first social action with respect to the first social media alias.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein performing the first social media action using the first social media alias comprises transmitting, using the first social media alias, a first message to a second user, and
 wherein performing the copy of the first social media action using the second social media alias comprises transmitting, using the second social media alias, a copy of the first message to the second user.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein removing the first social action with respect to the first social media alias comprises removing the first message with respect to the first social media alias. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the first social media alias is associated with a first social media account maintained by the first user, and the second social media alias is associated with a second social media account maintained by the first user, wherein the first social media account is different from the first social media account. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein transmitting the first message to the second user using the first social media alias comprises transmitting, using the first social media account, the first message to the second user,
 wherein transmitting the copy of the first message to the second user using the second social media alias comprises transmitting, using the second social media account, the copy of the first message to the second user, and   wherein removing the first message with respect to the first social media alias comprises removing the first message with respect to the first social media account.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the first social media alias and the second social media alias are provided by a first social media platform, and wherein the first social media account and the second social account are provided by a second social media platform different from the first social media platform. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the first social media alias defines one or more connections between the first user and a first group of users, and the second social media alias defines one or more connections between the first user and a second group of users, and
 wherein the copy of the first social media action is performed using the second social media alias responsive to a determination that the second user is common to the first group of users and the second group of users.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the first message comprises a response to a social media event invitation. 
     
     
         32 . A method comprising:
 generating, by one or more computer systems, data representing a link between a first social media alias associated with a first user and a second social media alias associated with the first user;   receiving, by the one or more computer systems, a first message from a second user to the first user with respect to the first social media alias;   receiving, by the one or more computer systems, a first command from the first user to migrate the first message from the first social media alias to the second social media alias;   responsive to receiving the first command:
 removing, by the one or more computer systems, the first message with respect to the first social media alias; and 
 providing a copy of the first message with respect to the second social media alias. 
   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the one or more computer systems, a second command from the first user to transmit a second message to the second user using second social media alias in response to the first message; and   responsive to receiving the second command, transmitting the second message to the second user using the second social media alias.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the first social media alias is associated with a first social media account maintained by the first user, and the second social media alias is associated with a second social media account maintained by the first user, wherein the first social media account is different from the first social media account. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein receiving the first message from the second user to the first user comprises receiving the first message using the first social media account,
 wherein removing the first message with respect to the first social media alias comprises removing the first message from the first social media account, and   wherein providing the copy of the first message with respect to the second social media alias comprises providing the copy of the first message to the second social media account.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein transmitting the second message to the second user using the second social media alias comprises transmitting the second message to the second user using the second social media account. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein the first social media alias and the second social media alias are provided by a first social media platform, and wherein the first social media account and the second social account are provided by a second social media platform different from the first social media platform. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the first social media alias defines one or more connections between the first user and a first group of users, and the second social media alias defines one or more connections between the first user and a second group of users, and
 wherein the second message is transmitted using the second social media alias responsive to a determination that the second user is common to the first group of users and the second group of users.   
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the first message comprises a social media event invitation, and wherein the second message comprises a response to a social media event invitation.