Patent ID: 8620828
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for use in a social network environment comprising: a first computer system accessible via a first computer network, said first computer system comprising a data processor and a memory; a first user account record stored in said memory, said first user account record being associated with a first social group, wherein said first social group is one of a multitude of different social groups within said social network environment and wherein each social group has an associated respective real-time news ticker; a real-time news ticker of said first social group, said real-time news ticker of said first social group comprising a plurality of real-time news items pertaining to said first social group; and a second user account record, said second user account record comprising a first subscription to said real-time news ticker of said first social group, said first user account record being different from said second user account record, wherein: