Broadcasting in chat system without topic-specific rooms

摘要

A method, system and graphical user interface for a chat system is disclosed. One aspect of certain embodiments includes broadcasting popular messages to users that have not previously received the popular messages and including with the popular messages one or more qualitative signals based on user feedback.

主权项

1. A method for use in a communication system, comprising:
at a server having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors:
obtaining a plurality of incoming messages, wherein the plurality of incoming messages include one or more external messages and one or more in-system messages from authors in the communication system, wherein the one or more external messages are generated from one or more external blogs;identifying one or more popular messages from a first author among the plurality of incoming messages in the communication system;receiving a feedback message from a first user of the communication system about at least one of: the first author and a first popular message of the one or more popular messages; andsending to a plurality of users of the communication system the first popular message and the feedback message from the first user, wherein the plurality of users track the first user.