Patent ID: 9590942
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving one or more first messages posted by a user to an activity stream in an online social network, the one or more first messages describing a user-related activity of the user; receiving multiple second messages posted to the activity stream by other users in the online social network, the multiple second messages each responsive to the one or more first messages and describing one or more respective ancillary activities associated with the user-related activity performed in the online social network; generating, from at least a portion of the one or more first messages, a textual description of the user-related activity different from the one or more first messages; generating, from at least a portion of the multiple second messages, a description of multiple ancillary activities associated with the user-related activity; providing for display in the online social network a single notification comprising the generated description of the user-related activity and the generated description of the multiple ancillary activities; and responsive to receiving a user selection of the single notification, providing for display in the web browser the activity stream including the one or more first messages describing the user-related activity and the multiple second messages describing the one or more ancillary activities.