Computer implemented methods and apparatus for communicating feed information to one or more recipients

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media for communicating feed information to one or more recipients. In some implementations, an instruction to communicate an information update to one or more identified first recipients is received. In some instances, an additional recipient indicator is identified and an identification of one or more second recipients based on the additional recipient indicator is generated. In some instances, the one or more second recipients are provided access to the information update.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a database system implemented using a server system, the database system configurable to cause:
 identifying a plurality of profiles associated with a plurality of contacts of a user, each profile being associated with a respective contact and being identifiable based on at least one action of the respective contact; 
 identifying the contacts as suggested recipients of an unpublished post of the user, the identification based on the profiles associated with the contacts and based on a type of content of the unpublished post of the user, the unpublished post of the user being a post for publication to a stream of content of at least one other user, the suggest recipients comprising a group of contacts; 
 providing data capable of being processed to display:
 the suggested recipients of the unpublished post of the user, and 
 an indicator for each suggested recipient, the indicator being based on a profile associated with a respective suggested recipient; 
 
 processing a selection input selecting at least one of the suggested recipients, the selection input received via a graphical component of a user interface; and 
 causing the post to be published for access by the selected at least one recipient. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the contacts of the group are linked based on profiles associated with the contacts of the group. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the group is user-established. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the unpublished post of the user comprises content associated with a portion of the user interface capable of sending content for display to another user. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one action of the respective contact comprises at least one of: an indication of approval for a piece of content, a re-post of a piece of content, a number of views of a piece of content, or a comment on a piece of content. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operation of providing for display is performed responsive to receipt of a request input through a graphical component of a user interface. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the unpublished post is capable of being published to at least one feed of a social network, the at least one feed being accessible by recipients of the post. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the identification of the plurality of contacts as suggested recipients is further based on at least one of: whether a contact follows an entity, whether an entity follows a contact, whether an entity and a contact are in a group, a relationship between a contact and an entity in an organization, whether profile information of a contact comprises information associated with an entity, or historical information of a contact being associated with an entity. 
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 identifying a plurality of profiles associated with a plurality of contacts of a user, each profile being associated with a respective contact and being identifiable based on at least one action of the respective contact;   identifying the contacts as suggested recipients of an unpublished post of the user, the identification based on the profiles associated with the contacts and based on a type of content of the unpublished post of the user, the unpublished post of the user being a post for publication to a stream of content of at least one other user, the suggest recipients comprising a group of contacts;   providing data capable of being processed to display:
 the suggested recipients of the unpublished post of the user, and 
 an indicator for each suggested recipient, the indicator being based on a profile associated with a respective suggested recipient; 
   processing a selection input selecting at least one of the suggested recipients, the selection input received via a graphical component of a user interface; and   causing the post to be published for access by the selected at least one recipient.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the contacts of the group are linked based on profiles associated with the contacts of the group. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one action of the respective contact comprises at least one of: an indication of approval for a piece of content, a re-post of a piece of content, a number of views of a piece of content, or a comment on a piece of content. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the operation of providing for display is performed responsive to receipt of a request input through a graphical component of a user interface. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the unpublished post is capable of being published to at least one feed of a social network, the at least one feed being accessible by recipients of the post. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the identification of the plurality of contacts as suggested recipients is further based on at least one of: whether a contact follows an entity, whether an entity follows a contact, whether an entity and a contact are in a group, a relationship between a contact and an entity in an organization, whether profile information of a contact comprises information associated with an entity, or historical information of a contact being associated with an entity. 
     
     
         15 . A computer program product comprising program code capable of being executed by at least one processor when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configurable to cause:
 identifying a plurality of profiles associated with a plurality of contacts of a user, each profile being associated with a respective contact and being identifiable based on at least one action of the respective contact;   identifying the contacts as suggested recipients of an unpublished post of the user, the identification based on the profiles associated with the contacts and based on a type of content of the unpublished post of the user, the unpublished post of the user being a post for publication to a stream of content of at least one other user, the suggest recipients comprising a group of contacts;   providing data capable of being processed to display:
 the suggested recipients of the unpublished post of the user, and 
 an indicator for each suggested recipient, the indicator being based on a profile associated with a respective suggested recipient; 
   processing a selection input selecting at least one of the suggested recipients, the selection input received via a graphical component of a user interface; and   causing the post to be published for access by the selected at least one recipient.   
     
     
         16 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the contacts of the group are linked based on profiles associated with the contacts of the group. 
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one action of the respective contact comprises at least one of: an indication of approval for a piece of content, a re-post of a piece of content, a number of views of a piece of content, or a comment on a piece of content. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the operation of providing for display is performed responsive to receipt of a request input through a graphical component of a user interface. 
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the unpublished post is capable of being published to at least one feed of a social network, the at least one feed being accessible by recipients of the post. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the identification of the plurality of contacts as suggested recipients is further based on at least one of: whether a contact follows an entity, whether an entity follows a contact, whether an entity and a contact are in a group, a relationship between a contact and an entity in an organization, whether profile information of a contact comprises information associated with an entity, or historical information of a contact being associated with an entity.