Systems and methods for improved social media

The examiner maintains that claims 1-20 are obvious over combinations of four prior patents (Zack, Zayets-Volshin, Curry, and Steele) that together teach the social media improvements recited in the claims. Additionally, the examiner finds that the specification as filed doesn't adequately describe the claimed invention — meaning the original disclosure may not support what the claims now say.

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