Systems and Methods of Social Networking

Abstract

A method, device, system or article of manufacture is provided for social networking. In one embodiment, a method comprises hosting, by a master server, a plurality of client devices for a conference event, wherein each of the plurality of client devices is associated with a member of a community, wherein the master server is associated with a first computer program running on a first computer hardware system; identifying that a capacity of the master server is not sufficient to host the conference event; initiating, in response to identifying that the capacity of the master server is not sufficient for hosting the conference event, a secondary server, wherein the secondary server is associated with a second computer program running on a second computer hardware system; and assigning a portion of the plurality of client devices to the secondary server.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 hosting, by a master server, a plurality of client devices for a conference event, wherein each of the plurality of client devices is associated with a member of a community, wherein the master server is associated with a first computer program running on a first computer hardware system;   identifying that a capacity of the master server is not sufficient to host the conference event;   initiating, in response to identifying that the capacity of the master server is not sufficient for hosting the conference event, a secondary server, wherein the secondary server is associated with a second computer program running on a second computer hardware system; and   assigning a portion of the plurality of client devices to the secondary server.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying that the capacity of the master server is sufficient to host the conference event;   re-assigning the portion of the plurality of client devices assigned to the secondary server to the master server; and   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 removing, in response to identifying that the capacity of the master server is sufficient for hosting the conference event, the secondary server.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein hosting the plurality of client devices for the conference event includes establishing communications with the plurality of client devices. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the communications include real-time, multipoint conferencing. 
     
     
         6 . A system, comprising:
 a master server configured to be coupled to a plurality of client devices over a network, wherein the master server includes:   a community module configured to:
 manage a first community having one or more first members, one or more first contacts, one or more first social circles and one or more first content feeds, wherein the one or more first contacts are associated with the one or more first social circles; and 
 manage a second community having one or more second members, one or more second contacts, one or more second social circles and one or more second content feeds, wherein the one or more second contacts are associated with the one or more second social circles; 
   a contact module configured to manage the one or more first contacts of the first community and the one or more second contacts of the second community;   a social circle module configured to manage the one or more first social circles of the first community and the one or more second social circles of the second community; and   a content feed module configured to manage the one or more first content feeds of the first community and the one or more second content feeds of the second community.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the community module is further configured to merge the first community with the second community. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the master server further includes an authentication module configured to allow the second community to have access to the one or more first contacts of the first community. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the master server further includes an authentication module configured to allow the second community to have access to the one or more first social circles of the first community. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the master server further includes an authentication module configured to allow the second community to have access to the one or more first content feeds of the first community. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the content feed is a conference event. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the master server further includes a host module configured to initiate, in response to identifying that a capacity of the master server is not sufficient for hosting the one or more first content feeds of the first conference event, a secondary server. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the host module is further configured to assign a portion of the plurality of client devices to the secondary server. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the host module is further configured to:
 identify that the capacity of the master server is sufficient to host the one or more content feeds of the first conference event; and   re-assign the portion of the plurality of client devices assigned to the secondary server to the master server.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program, the computer program comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations, wherein the operations are configured to:
 manage a first community having one or more first members, one or more first contacts, one or more first social circles and one or more first content feeds, wherein the one or more first contacts are associated with the one or more first social circles;   manage a second community having one or more second members, one or more second contacts, one or more second social circles and one or more second content feeds, wherein the one or more second contacts are associated with the one or more second social circles;   manage the one or more first contacts of the first community and the one or more second contacts of the second community;   manage the one or more first social circles of the first community and the one or more second social circles of the second community; and   manage the one or more first content feeds of the first community and the one or more second content feeds of the second community.   
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the community module is further configured to merge the first community with the second community. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the master server further includes an authentication module configured to allow the second community to have access to at least one of the one or more first contacts, the one or more first social circles and the one or more first content feeds of the first community. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the first content feed of the first community is a conference event. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the master server further includes a host module configured to initiate, in response to identifying that a capacity of the master server is not sufficient for hosting the first content feed of the first community, a secondary server. 
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein the host module is further configured to assign a portion of the plurality of client devices to the secondary server.