System and method for dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a news feed in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- generating a plurality of news items regarding a plurality of activities associated with a user of a social network environment;
attaching an informational link associated with at least one of the plurality of activities, to at least one of the plurality of news items;
limiting access to the plurality of news items to a predetermined set of viewers;
assigning an order to the plurality of news items; and
displaying the plurality of news items in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers.
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Abstract
A method for displaying a news feed in a social network environment is described. The method includes generating news items regarding activities associated with a user of a social network environment and attaching an informational link associated with at least one of the activities, to at least one of the news items, as well as limiting access to the news items to a predetermined set of viewers and assigning an order to the news items. The method further may further include displaying the news items in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers and dynamically limiting the number of news items displayed.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a news feed in a social network environment, the method comprising:
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generating a plurality of news items regarding a plurality of activities associated with a user of a social network environment; attaching an informational link associated with at least one of the plurality of activities, to at least one of the plurality of news items; limiting access to the plurality of news items to a predetermined set of viewers; assigning an order to the plurality of news items; and displaying the plurality of news items in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for displaying a news feed comprising:
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a social network environment; a module configured to generate a plurality of news items regarding a plurality of activities associated with a user of the social network environment; an informational link component configured to attach an informational link associated with at least one of the plurality of activities, to at least one of the plurality of news items; a privacy component configured to limit access to the plurality of news items to a predetermined set of viewers; a display order component configured to assign an order to the plurality of news items generated; and a media generator configured to display the plurality of news items in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor for performing a method for displaying a news feed, the method comprising:
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generating the plurality of news items regarding a plurality of activities associated with the user of the social network environment; attaching an informational link associated with at least one of the plurality of activities, to at least one of the plurality of news items; limiting access to the plurality of news items to a predetermined set of viewers; assigning an order to the plurality of news items generated; and displaying the plurality of news items in the assigned order to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewers. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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