Patent ID: 9252973
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, in a first system, an electronic message designated for one or more recipients; in response to receiving the electronic message, querying an online social network to determine whether the one or more recipients are members of the online social network; making a determination, based on the querying, that the one or more recipients are members of the online social network; identifying one or more social groups in the online social network for the one or more recipients; prompting a sender of the electronic message for a confirmation to post at least a portion of the electronic message; and based on determining that the one or more recipients are members and receiving an indication of the confirmation, converting the at least a portion of the electronic message to a message post, and providing, in a second system, the message post to a message stream associated with the one or more social groups, wherein the second system is associated with the online social network.