Computer implemented methods and apparatus for configuring and performing a custom rule to process a preference indication

摘要

Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media for processing a preference indication for a feed item of an information feed. In some implementations, a preference indication associated with a feed item is received. In some instances, it is determined whether the feed item is associated with a custom rule, where the custom rule defines one or more actions to modify information associated with feed items of designated one more content types. In some instances, one or more actions are selected to perform based on an identified content type of the feed item in response to the determination that the feed item is associated with the custom rule.

主权项

1. A method of processing a personal preference indication submitted by a user for a feed item of a social network feed established through an associated database system having at least one server, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server of the database system from a computing device associated with the user, a personal preference indication submitted by the user to apply to a first feed item of the social network feed, the personal preference indication indicating that the user feels positive or negative about information indicated by the first feed item, the social network feed being displayable on computing devices of one or more users of the social network; identifying, using a server of the database system, a characteristic of the first feed item; identifying, using a server of the database system, one or more further feed items of the social network feed as being related to the first feed item based on the feed item characteristic, the one or more further feed items not being a count of personal preference indications; determining, using a server of the database system, one or more computing actions operative to modify data contained in or attached to the one or more further feed items of the social network feed based on the first feed item characteristic and on the received personal preference indication; and causing performance of, using a server of the database system, the one or more computing actions to modify the data contained in or attached to the one or more further feed items of the social network feed.