SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING BY AN EXTERNAL ENTITY THE HUMAN HIERARCHIAL STRUCTURE OF AN ORGANIZATION, USING PUBLIC SOCIAL NETWORKS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for determining the hierarchical structure of an organization, using data from a social network, for example, Facebook. The method is partially indirect, as it includes some determinations with respect to the departmental division of the organization as well as determination of leadership personnel that are not explicitly indicated anywhere in the social network. The method of the invention is mainly based on analyzing the connections between people, or more particularly the method is based on analysis of friends lists of persons within Facebook (or another social network).