Patent ID: 9355425
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method executed using one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving, by the one or more processors, a soft post authored by a user, the soft post comprising multiple data components, the multiple data components comprising an electronic content item and distribution data defining a distribution associated with the electronic content item, the distribution comprising a selected group of users that are socially connected to the user within a computer-implemented social networking service, the soft post being withheld from the distribution until an interest level exceeds an interest level threshold associated with the soft post; determining, by the one or more processors, the interest level with respect to the electronic content item of the soft post based on electronic content items submitted by one or more users of the selected group of users, the interest level reflecting a likelihood that users of the selected group of users would be interested in the viewing the soft post; comparing, by the one or more processors, the interest level to the interest level threshold associated with the soft post; and determining, by the one or more processors, that the interest level exceeds the interest level threshold, and in response, automatically providing user access to the electronic content item of the soft post based on the distribution.