Patent ID: 8694542
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising, by one or more computer systems: accessing tracking preferences of a first user of an online social network, wherein the tracking preferences identify one or more types of activity related to one or more types of multimedia content associated with one or more second users of the online social network that the first user would like to track, wherein the one or more types of activity comprise changing, adding to, or updating multimedia content on the online social network, and wherein the tracking preference further identify one or more method of notification for the first user; determining whether activity related to multimedia content that is associated with one or more of the second users has occurred; if activity related to multimedia content that is associated with one or more of the second users has occurred, then determining whether the activity substantially matches the tracking preferences; and if the tracking preferences are substantially matched, then sending a notification to the first user that activity related to multimedia content associated with one or more of the second users has occurred, wherein the notification is sent by one or more of the methods of notification identified in the tracking preferences of the first user.