Patent ID: 7702728

Claim:
A system, comprising: a processor; a memory; and a group interaction application maintained in the memory and executed on the processor to present a graphical user interface for facilitating a group interaction among a first user and one or more other users, the graphical user interface comprising: a group identification area configured to display visual representations of a plurality of online social groups in which the first user is a member, wherein: the first user's membership in the group is maintained when the first user is offline; and the visual representations of online social groups are automatically arranged by at least one of: a geographic location associated with a member of one of the online social groups; a date and time of a most recent communication between the first user and another member of one of the online social groups; and a frequency of communication between the first user and another member of one of the online social groups, wherein the visual representations of online social groups are filtered, at least in part, based on geographical location information associated with one or more members of the online social groups; and a group activities menu comprising a plurality of selectable items representing social activities in which the first user, as a member of a selected group may participate, such that a plurality of group activities in which a member of the selected group who is logged on via a mobile device may participate is different than a plurality of group activities in which a member of the selected group who is logged on via a non-mobile device may participate, wherein the social activities in which a mobile member of the selected group may participate comprise a group of activities that are available to group members who are mobile but that are not available to a group member who is logged on via a non-mobile device.