Displaying a post unit within a stream interface

Abstract

A system and method for displaying a post unit within a stream interface are provided. A stream interface is provided for display and comprises at least one post unit. For the at least one post unit, post content and a first interface set are provided for display on a first side of the post unit. The first interface set includes one or more interface components for interacting with the post content, and an expand interface component for expanding the first interface set. An indication of a user selection of the expand interface component is received. In response to the received indication, and for the at least one post unit, the post content and a second interface set are provided for display on a second side of the post unit. The second interface set includes a greater number or a different class of interface components for interacting with the post content.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 providing, for display at a first size, a first user interface within a stream interface of an application, the first user interface including post content and a first component set for interacting with the post content;   receiving user selection of a hyperlink within the post content; and   providing, for display and in response to the user selection, a second user interface with webpage content corresponding to the hyperlink, the second user interface being displayed at a second size larger than the first size, and as an overlay above the application.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second user interface comprises a second component set for interacting with the webpage content. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second user interface comprises a return interface for returning to display of the first user interface. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a blur effect on portions of the stream interface that are not covered by the overlay of the second user interface.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing for an animation effect which transitions display from the first user interface to the second user interface.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second size corresponds to a full browser screen. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing, via the second user interface, for user navigation throughout the webpage content.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the user navigation comprises directing to second webpage content via a second hyperlink in the webpage content. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
 providing, for display at a first size, a first user interface within a stream interface of an application, the first user interface including post content and a first component set for interacting with the post content; 
 receiving user selection of a hyperlink within the post content; and 
 providing, for display and in response to the user selection, a second user interface with webpage content corresponding to the hyperlink, the second user interface being displayed at a second size larger than the first size, and as an overlay above the application, 
 wherein the second user interface comprises a second component set for interacting with the webpage content. 
   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the second user interface comprises a return interface for returning to display of the first user interface. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
 providing a blur effect on portions of the stream interface that are not covered by the overlay of the second user interface.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
 providing for an animation effect which transitions display from the first user interface to the second user interface.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the second size corresponds to a full browser screen. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
 providing, via the second user interface, for user navigation throughout the webpage content.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the user navigation comprises directing to second webpage content via a second hyperlink in the webpage content. 
     
     
         16 . A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a system, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 providing, for display at a first size, a first user interface within a stream interface of an application, the first user interface including post content and a first component set for interacting with the post content;   receiving user selection of a hyperlink within the post content; and   providing, for display and in response to the user selection, a second user interface with webpage content corresponding to the hyperlink, the second user interface being displayed at a second size larger than the first size, and as an overlay above the application,   wherein the second user interface comprises a return interface for returning to display of the first user interface.   
     
     
         17 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
 providing a blur effect on portions of the stream interface that are not covered by the overlay of the second user interface.   
     
     
         18 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
 providing for an animation effect which transitions display from the first user interface to the second user interface.   
     
     
         19 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the second size corresponds to a full browser screen. 
     
     
         20 . The machine-readable medium of  claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
 providing, via the second user interface, for user navigation throughout the webpage content.