PRIORITIZING MESSAGES IN AN ACTIVITY STREAM WITH AN ACTIONABLE ITEM OR EVENT FOR THE USER TO RESPOND

摘要

A method, system and computer program product for handling an overwhelming amount of messages in an activity stream. Messages in an activity stream, such as an activity stream of a social networking system, of a user are monitored. Those monitored messages that contain an actionable item or event are identified. The messages that contain an actionable item or event are prioritized in a list based on one or more of the following factors: the deadline, the relationship of the sender of the message to the user, the user's desired social relationship with the sender of the message and the event schedule. The prioritized list is then displayed to the user. In this manner, the user will be able to handle the overwhelming amount of messages in an activity stream by determining which posts with an actionable item or event to respond prior to other posts in the user's activity stream.

主权项

1. A method for handling an overwhelming amount of messages in an activity stream, the method comprising:
monitoring messages in said activity stream of a user; identifying messages to said user in said activity stream requiring a response to an actionable item or event; prioritizing, by a processor, said identified messages to said user and placing said prioritized messages in a list based on one or more of the following factors: deadline, relationship of sender of message to said user, a desired social relationship by said user with sender of message and event schedule; and displaying said prioritized list to said user.