Patent ID: 8244796

Claim:
A method, comprising: executing instructions on an electronic device to: assemble, at an RSS publisher, a notification list including a plurality of tags to specify at least in part how the notification list is to be displayed by an RSS notification list aggregator residing on a client, wherein the plurality of tags includes at least different types of tags including: a tag to directly specify how at least an associated portion of the notification list is to be displayed as a grouping of elements, a sorting of elements, or as an association with an icon; and another tag to directly specify a user interface driver file to utilize to perform one or more functions for displaying the notification list, wherein the user interface driver file comprises executable instructions to cause performing of one or more functions for enabling the notification list to be displayed, and wherein the specified user interface driver file is provided to the client separate from the notification list provided by the RSS publisher; and initiate transmission of the notification list to the client.