Sponsored story user interface
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1. A computer-readable memory storing a computer program executable by a processor, the computer program producing a user interface comprising:
- a sponsored story area of the user interface comprising at least one sponsored story promoted from an organic activity stream of stories in a social networking system;
a social context area of the sponsored story area, the social context area providing social context comprising information about a social action from the at least one sponsored story and an image associated with a user of a social networking system who performed the social action;
an entity attribution area of the sponsored story area, the entity attribution area providing information about an entity related to the performed social action; and
a user interaction area, the user interaction area comprising;
a selectable interaction control, the selectable interaction control for performing an action associated with the at least one sponsored story, andin response to selection of the interaction control, a visual indication of the performed action associated with the at least one sponsored story.
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Abstract
A method includes monitoring an activity stream to identify actions that match stored sponsored story specifications, for providing one or more sponsored stories to a viewing user. The sponsored story specifications include a visual specification for the sponsored story, and matched sponsored stories are ranked for a viewing user. Users can set privacy preferences related to sponsored stories. The ranking and privacy settings contribute to which sponsored stories are provided for display to the viewing user.
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1. A computer-readable memory storing a computer program executable by a processor, the computer program producing a user interface comprising:
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a sponsored story area of the user interface comprising at least one sponsored story promoted from an organic activity stream of stories in a social networking system; a social context area of the sponsored story area, the social context area providing social context comprising information about a social action from the at least one sponsored story and an image associated with a user of a social networking system who performed the social action; an entity attribution area of the sponsored story area, the entity attribution area providing information about an entity related to the performed social action; and a user interaction area, the user interaction area comprising; a selectable interaction control, the selectable interaction control for performing an action associated with the at least one sponsored story, and in response to selection of the interaction control, a visual indication of the performed action associated with the at least one sponsored story. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12)
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8. A method comprising:
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rendering a sponsored story area of the user interface comprising at least one sponsored story promoted from an organic activity stream of stories in a social networking system; rendering a social context area of the sponsored story area, the social context area providing social context comprising information about a social action from the at least one sponsored story and an image associated with a user of a social networking system who performed the social action; rendering an entity attribution area of the sponsored story area, the entity attribution area providing information about an entity related to the at least one performed social action; and rendering a user interaction area, the user interaction area comprising; a selectable interaction control, the selectable interaction control for performing an action associated with the at least one sponsored story, and in response to selection of the interaction control, a visual indication of the performed action associated with the at least one sponsored story. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code for performing the steps:
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rendering a sponsored story area of the user interface comprising at least one sponsored story promoted from an organic activity stream of stories in a social networking system; rendering a social context area of the sponsored story area, the social context area providing social context comprising information about a social action from the at least one sponsored story and an image associated with a user of a social networking system who performed the social action; rendering an entity attribution area of the sponsored story area, the entity attribution area providing information about an entity related to the at least one performed social action; and rendering a user interaction area, the user interaction area comprising; a selectable interaction control, the selectable interaction control for performing an action associated with the at least one sponsored story, and in response to selection of the interaction control, a visual indication of the performed action associated with the at least one sponsored story. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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