Indicating Recent Content Publication Activity By A User

摘要

Collecting and distributing information related to recent content publication activity of an instant messaging (IM) user provides other users in a network with timely, relevant information about people known to the user or within the same social network. A user participating in a social network can quickly and efficiently perceive new information related to other users (referred to as co-users) in a social network by reviewing the co-users' recent content publication activity. A user may be made able to do so without requiring the co-user to send a communication directly to the user regarding the new facts or new content, and also without requiring the user to actively browse or request information about the co-user.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
accessing an online identifier for each of a plurality of co-users who populate a list, inclusion in which is directed by an online publisher; selecting an identifier of a particular co-user from the list; and modifying the selected identifier so as to indicate that the online publisher has recently engaged in content publication activity when
a determination is made that the online publisher wants to share with the particular co-user recent content publication activity, based at least in part on a publication preference of the online publisher, andthe particular co-user views either a profile of the online publisher or a feed of recent content publication activity of co-users associated with the particular co-user.