Patent ID: 8510379

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing interaction statistics for content items displayed in a browser used by a user, comprising: receiving, by the browser, a web page including a reference to a content item to be displayed within the web page; receiving, by the browser, the content item from a content server; displaying, by the browser, the web page, and a representation of the content item within the web page at a content item layout position; identifying, by the browser, a social networking service on which the user has an account; identifying, by the browser, connections of the user that have accounts on the social networking service; obtaining, by the browser from the social networking service, information about interactions of the connections with the content item; and responsive to the obtained information indicating at least a threshold level of interaction of the connections with the content item, adding, by the browser in addition to the representation of the content item, visual emphasis to the content item without changing the content item layout position.