Computer implemented methods and apparatus for providing group-related social network information
First Claim
1. A system for posting a message to a conversation feed associated with a group of an online social network implemented for an enterprise, the system comprising:
- database system software stored on a non-transitory data storage medium for execution by one or more servers of a database system, the database system software operable to cause;
processing an email received at a server associated with the database system, the email having a group email address identified as a recipient and having a body, the group email address comprising a network domain identifier identifying an organization and comprising a group identifier identifying the group of the online social network;
extracting, using the database system, the network domain identifier and the group identifier from the group email address;
posting, responsive to extracting the network domain identifier and the group identifier from the group email address, a message comprising at least a portion of the body of the email in the conversation feed associated with the group of the online social network; and
displaying the message in the conversation feed in a user interface at a device of a user associated with the group, the message being displayed in association with a visual indicator indicating that the message comprises content received by email, the visual indicator being contained in the displayed message or being positioned proximate to the displayed message.
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Abstract
Disclosed are computer implemented methods, apparatus, systems, and computer readable media for providing information to an information feed associated with a group of an online social network. In some implementations, a network communication including a group address and data is received at a computing device. The group address is encoded to include a first identifier associating the network communication with a first user and a second identifier associating the network communication with the group. The group address is decoded to obtain the first identifier and the second identifier. At least a portion of the data in the network communication is provided as an information update to the information feed associated with the group, and the information update is included in the information feed for display on a display device.
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1. A system for posting a message to a conversation feed associated with a group of an online social network implemented for an enterprise, the system comprising:
database system software stored on a non-transitory data storage medium for execution by one or more servers of a database system, the database system software operable to cause; processing an email received at a server associated with the database system, the email having a group email address identified as a recipient and having a body, the group email address comprising a network domain identifier identifying an organization and comprising a group identifier identifying the group of the online social network; extracting, using the database system, the network domain identifier and the group identifier from the group email address; posting, responsive to extracting the network domain identifier and the group identifier from the group email address, a message comprising at least a portion of the body of the email in the conversation feed associated with the group of the online social network; and displaying the message in the conversation feed in a user interface at a device of a user associated with the group, the message being displayed in association with a visual indicator indicating that the message comprises content received by email, the visual indicator being contained in the displayed message or being positioned proximate to the displayed message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for posting a message to a conversation feed associated with a group of an online social network implemented for an enterprise using a database system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server associated with the database system, an email having a group email address identified as a recipient and having a body, the group email address comprising a network domain identifier identifying an organization and comprising a group identifier identifying the group of the online social network; extracting, using the database system, the network domain identifier and the group identifier from the group email address; causing, responsive to extracting the network domain identifier and the group identifier from the group email address, a message comprising at least a portion of the body of the email to be posted in the conversation feed associated with the group of the online social network; and causing the message to be displayed in the conversation feed in a user interface at a device of a user associated with the group, the message being displayed in association with a visual indicator indicating that the message comprises content received by email, the visual indicator being contained in the displayed message or being positioned proximate to the displayed message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code to be executed by at least one processor when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configured to cause:
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processing an email received at a server associated with a database system, the email having a group email address identified as a recipient and having a body, the group email address comprising a network domain identifier identifying an organization and comprising a group identifier identifying the group of the online social network; extracting, using the database system, the network domain identifier and the group identifier from the group email address; posting, responsive to extracting the network domain identifier and the group identifier from the group email address, a message comprising at least a portion of the body of the email in the conversation feed associated with the group of the online social network; and displaying the message in the conversation feed in a user interface at a device of a user associated with the group, the message being displayed in association with a visual indicator indicating that the message comprises content received by email, the visual indicator being contained in the displayed message or being positioned proximate to the displayed message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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