Techniques for managing groups on a mobile platform

Abstract

Techniques for managing groups on a mobile platform, comprising a mobile groups application. The mobile groups application including a groups management component to manage at least one group for a corresponding social networking application of a social networking system; and a groups rendering component to render a groups user interface (UI) view comprising at least one selectable group user interface element representative of the at least one group, the at least one selectable group UI element comprising a first selectable group UI element, wherein the first selectable group UI element is representative of a first group of the at least one group and the first group comprises at least one group member.

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         21 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a processor circuit;   memory operatively coupled to the processor circuit, the memory to store a mobile groups application for execution by the processor circuit, the mobile groups application comprising:   a groups management component to manage a group for a corresponding social networking application of a social networking system, the group comprising at least one member of the social networking system, the groups management component configured to manage the group based at least in part on social group information from the social networking system; and   a groups rendering component to render a groups user interface (UI) view based on the at least one group for the corresponding social networking application, the groups UI comprising at least one selectable group UI element representative of the group.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the social group information comprises one or more of group privacy information, group cover image information, group description information, group name information, group owner information, or group membership information from the social networking service. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the groups management component is further configured to input one or more search queries relating to the group to the social networking service, and to receive one or more search results from the social networking service. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the groups management component is further configured to discover the group on the social networking service based at least in part on a profile of a user of the apparatus on the social networking service. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the mobile groups application is configured to receive a limited access token from the social networking service, the limited access token providing the mobile groups application with permission to access information in a designated time period in the social networking system. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of claim  1 , wherein managing the group comprises creating the group. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of claim  1 , wherein the mobile groups application routes requests relating to the management of the group through the social networking application. 
     
     
         28 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 executing a mobile groups application;   managing a group for a social networking application of a social networking system corresponding to the mobile groups application, the group comprising at least one member of the social networking system, the mobile groups application configured to manage the group based at least in part on social group information from the social networking system; and   rendering a groups user interface (UI) view based on the at least one group for the corresponding social networking application, the groups UI comprising at least one selectable group UI element representative of the group.   
     
     
         29 . The method of claim  8 , wherein the social group information comprises one or more of group privacy information, group cover image information, group description information, group name information, group owner information, or group membership information from the social networking service. 
     
     
         30 . The method of claim  8 , further comprising inputting one or more search queries relating to the group to the social networking service via the mobile groups application, and receiving one or more search results from the social networking service. 
     
     
         31 . The method of claim  8 , further comprising discovering the group on the social networking service via the mobile groups application based at least in part on a profile of a user of the apparatus on the social networking service. 
     
     
         32 . The method of claim  8 , wherein the mobile groups application is configured to receive a limited access token from the social networking service, the limited access token providing the mobile groups application with permission to access information in a designated time period in the social networking system. 
     
     
         33 . The method of claim  8 , wherein managing the group comprises creating the group. 
     
     
         34 . The method of claim  8 , wherein the mobile groups application routes requests relating to the management of the group through the social networking application. 
     
     
         35 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
 execute a mobile groups application;   manage a group for a social networking application of a social networking system corresponding to the mobile groups application, the group comprising at least one member of the social networking system, the mobile groups application configured to manage the group based at least in part on social group information from the social networking system; and   render a groups user interface (UI) view based on the at least one group for the corresponding social networking application, the groups UI comprising at least one selectable group UI element representative of the group.   
     
     
         36 . The medium of claim  15 , wherein the social group information comprises one or more of group privacy information, group cover image information, group description information, group name information, group owner information, or group membership information from the social networking service. 
     
     
         37 . The medium of claim  15 , further storing instructions for inputting one or more search queries relating to the group to the social networking service via the mobile groups application, and receiving one or more search results from the social networking service. 
     
     
         38 . The medium of claim  15 , further storing instructions for discovering the group on the social networking service via the mobile groups application based at least in part on a profile of a user of the apparatus on the social networking service. 
     
     
         39 . The medium of claim  15 , wherein the mobile groups application is configured to receive a limited access token from the social networking service, the limited access token providing the mobile groups application with permission to access information in a designated time period in the social networking system. 
     
     
         40 . The medium of claim  15 , wherein managing the group comprises creating the group. 
     
     
         41 . The medium of claim  15 , wherein the mobile groups application routes requests relating to the management of the group through the social networking application.