6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining a plurality of users on the online social network similar to the first user; generating a ranked list of the plurality of users, based on a degree of similarity between each of the users and the first user; and providing the ranked list to the first user.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining a plurality of users on the online social network similar to the first user; generating a ranked list of the plurality of users, based on a degree of similarity between each of the users and the first user; and providing the ranked list to the first user. 8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of users are restricted to users that are connected to the particular user via the online social network.