Patent ID: 7512880

Claim:
A method for presenting published information in a browser, comprising: providing a user control via a browser that allows for controlling a pacing of presentation of published information in the browser, the user control comprising at least one of: a first control for allowing a delaying of the presentation of the published information; a second control for allowing a presentation of a next instance of published information; a third control for allowing a specifying of a minimum time interval between presentation of successive instances of published information; and a fourth control for allowing a specifying of a number of instances of published information that are presented in a batch, each of the first control, the second control, the third control, and the fourth control being at least one of a browser widget and a control included in a received resource from a remote provider; receiving a pace setting from the user control; associating the pace setting with a subscription; and queuing published information corresponding to the subscription for presentation in the browser based on the pace setting.