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1. A computer-implemented method of delivering content from a micro-blog to an e-mail message in a user'"'"'s e-mail, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing system and from a client device, a user request that the client device display an e-mail message, wherein the e-mail message includes a reference to a micro-blog thread;
accessing, by the computing system, the reference to the micro-blog thread in the e-mail message;
requesting, by the computing system, in response to the computing system having received the user request that the client device display the e-mail message and the computing system having accessed the reference to the micro-blog thread in the e-mail, that a social networking computing system provide the computing system with a real-time copy of the micro-blog thread;
receiving, by the computing system and from the social networking computing system, the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread;
delivering, by the computing system and for receipt by the client device, the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread for display in the e-mail message at the client device;
providing, by the computing system, a link in the e-mail message delivered to the client device, the link being configured to enable a user at the client device to provide a ‘
like’
indication by user selection at the client device of the link in the e-mail message;
receiving a ‘
like’
indication due to user selection of the link in the e-mail message; and
posting, as a result of having received the ‘
like’
indication due to the user selection of the link at the client device, the ‘
like’
indication to the micro-blog thread.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method can include accessing a micro-blog to retrieve a real-time copy of the micro-blog thread and delivering the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread for display in an e-mail message.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of delivering content from a micro-blog to an e-mail message in a user'"'"'s e-mail, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing system and from a client device, a user request that the client device display an e-mail message, wherein the e-mail message includes a reference to a micro-blog thread; accessing, by the computing system, the reference to the micro-blog thread in the e-mail message; requesting, by the computing system, in response to the computing system having received the user request that the client device display the e-mail message and the computing system having accessed the reference to the micro-blog thread in the e-mail, that a social networking computing system provide the computing system with a real-time copy of the micro-blog thread; receiving, by the computing system and from the social networking computing system, the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread; delivering, by the computing system and for receipt by the client device, the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread for display in the e-mail message at the client device; providing, by the computing system, a link in the e-mail message delivered to the client device, the link being configured to enable a user at the client device to provide a ‘
like’
indication by user selection at the client device of the link in the e-mail message;receiving a ‘
like’
indication due to user selection of the link in the e-mail message; andposting, as a result of having received the ‘
like’
indication due to the user selection of the link at the client device, the ‘
like’
indication to the micro-blog thread. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic system for delivering content from a micro-blog to an e-mail message in a user'"'"'s e-mail, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to; receiving, by a computing system and from a client device, a user request that the client device display an e-mail message, wherein the e-mail message includes a reference to a micro-blog thread; accessing, by the computing system, the reference to the micro-blog thread in the e-mail message; requesting, by the computing system, in response to the computing system having received the user request that the client device display the e-mail message and the computing system having accessed the reference to the micro-blog thread in the e-mail, that a social networking computing system provide the computing system with a real-time copy of the micro-blog thread; receiving, by the computing system and from the social networking computing system, the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread; delivering, by the computing system and for receipt by the client device, the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread for display in the e-mail message at the client device; providing, by the computing system, a link in the e-mail message delivered to the client device, the link being configured to enable a user at the client device to provide a ‘
like’
indication by user selection of the link in the e-mail message;receiving a ‘
like’
indication due to user selection at the client device of the link in the e-mail message; andposting, as a result of having received the ‘
like’
indication due to the user selection of the link at the client device, the ‘
like’
indication to the micro-blog thread. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method of delivering content from a micro-blog to an e-mail message in a user'"'"'s e-mail, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing system and from a client device, a user request that the client device display an e-mail message, wherein the e-mail message includes a reference to a micro-blog thread; accessing, by the computing system, the reference to the micro-blog thread in the e-mail message; requesting, by the computing system, in response to the computing system having received the user request that the client device display the e-mail message and the computing system having accessed the reference to the micro-blog thread in the e-mail, that a social networking computing system provide the computing system with a real-time copy of the micro-blog thread; receiving, by the computing system and from the social networking computing system, the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread; delivering, by the computing system and for receipt by the client device, the real-time copy of the micro-blog thread for display in the e-mail message at the client device; providing, by the computing system, a text entry box associated with the e-mail message; receiving a user input from the text entry box due to user input at the client device that types text into the text entry box of the e-mail message; and posting, as a result of having received the user input from the text entry box at the client device, the received user input to the micro-blog. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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