Patent ID: 8230347

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for prompting a user of a mobile computing device to subscribe to a web feed, the mobile computing device configured for connecting with mobile telephone network, the method comprising: monitoring web browsing activities of the user related to a web page; determining that the web page supports a web feed; responsive to the user visiting the web page a predetermined number of times in a predetermined duration of time, determining whether the monitored web browsing activities meets predetermined criteria; responsive to the monitored web browsing activities being determined meeting the predetermined criteria, prompting the user with options to subscribe to the web feed, comprising: displaying a banner for soliciting web feed subscription when the user visits the web page, and responsive to the user ignoring the banner, displaying a pop-up dialog for soliciting web feed subscription during a subsequent visit to the web page by the user; and responsive to receiving a response to subscribe from the user to the prompt, subscribing to the web feed.