Creation, publication and display of content on a social media network

Abstract

A method and associated server and computer program product for publishing content on a social media network. A probability that content requested for publication by a user would be published independently by the user on the social media network is calculated in real time. The probability is calculated in real time as a function of a comparison of the content with a repository of stored information about the user. In response to determining the probability, in real time, as having a value greater than or equal to a confidence interval selected by the user, the content is published automatically and in real time as a joint publication on the social medial network, accessible for viewing by joint-content viewers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for publishing content on a social media network, said method implemented by a processor of a computing system, the method comprising:
 calculating, in real time by the processor, a probability that content requested for publication by a user would be published independently by the user on the social media network, said probability being calculated in real time as a function of a comparison of the content with a repository of stored information about the user; and   in response to calculating the probability, in real time by the processor, as having a value greater than or equal to a confidence interval selected by the user, automatically and in real time publishing, by the processor, the content as a joint publication on the social medial network, accessible for viewing by joint-content viewers.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 publishing separately, in real time by the processor, the content on the social media network to a first set of non-joint content viewers subscribed to receive content from the user and a second set of non-joint content viewers subscribed to receive content form an associated user identified to jointly publish the content.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the first set of non-joint content viewers perceive the content as being published by the user only and the second set of non-joint content viewers perceive the content as being published by the associated user only. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein when the probability is less than the confidence interval, the method further comprises:
 requesting, in real time by the processor, permission from the associated user to publish the content as the joint publication.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 receiving, in real time by the processor, the permission from the associated user to publish the content as the joint publication; and   publishing, in real time by the processor, the content as the joint publication.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 receiving, in real time by the processor, disapproval to publish the content as the joint publication from the associated user; and   publishing, in real time by the processor, the content as a non-joint publication by the user.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the joint-content viewers include one or more individuals registered to use the social media network and subscribed to receive content from both the user and the associated user. 
     
     
         8 . A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage device having a computer readable program code stored therein, said program code configured to be executed by a processor of a computing system to perform a method for publishing content on a social media network, said method comprising:
 calculating, in real time by the processor, a probability that content requested for publication by a user would be published independently by the user on the social media network, said probability being calculated in real time as a function of a comparison of the content with a repository of stored information about the user; and   in response to calculating the probability, in real time by the processor, as having a value greater than or equal to a confidence interval selected by the user, automatically and in real time publishing, by the processor, the content as a joint publication on the social medial network, accessible for viewing by joint-content viewers.   
     
     
         9 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
 publishing separately, in real time by the processor, the content on the social media network to a first set of non-joint content viewers subscribed to receive content from the user and a second set of non-joint content viewers subscribed to receive content form an associated user identified to jointly publish the content.   
     
     
         10 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , wherein the first set of non-joint content viewers perceive the content as being published by the user only and the second set of non-joint content viewers perceive the content as being published by the associated user only. 
     
     
         11 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the computing system is a cloud-based computer network having one or more physical or virtual computing clients connected to the server. 
     
     
         12 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein when the probability is less than the confidence interval, the method comprises:
 requesting, in real time by the processor, permission from the associated user to publish the content as the joint publication.   
     
     
         13 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
 computing, in real time by the processor, a number of joint-content viewers shared by the user and the associated user.   
     
     
         14 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the processor published the joint publication on at least two different social media networks in real time. 
     
     
         15 . The computer program product of  claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
 providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable program code in a computer system, where the computer-readable program code in combination with the computer system is configured to implement the steps of receiving, identifying, comprising, calculating, and publishing.   
     
     
         16 . A server comprising a processor configured to execute a method for publishing content on a social media network, said method comprising:
 calculating, in real time by the processor, a probability that content requested for publication by a user would be published independently by the user on the social media network, said probability being calculated in real time as a function of a comparison of the content with a repository of stored information about the user; and   in response to calculating the probability, in real time by the processor, as having a value greater than or equal to a confidence interval selected by the user, automatically and in real time publishing, by the processor, the content as a joint publication on the social medial network, accessible for viewing by joint-content viewers.   
     
     
         17 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:
 computing a number of joint-content viewers shared by the user and the associated user.   
     
     
         18 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein in response to the probability being greater than the confidence interval, the step of publishing, in real time, occurs without obtaining permission from the associated user. 
     
     
         19 . The server of  claim 16 , wherein when the probability is less than the confidence interval, the method further comprises:
 requesting, in real time, permission from an associated user to publish the content as the joint publication, said associated user having been identified to jointly publish the content.   
     
     
         20 . The server of  claim 19 , wherein the method further comprises:
 in response to receiving the permission from the associated user to publish the content as the joint publication, publishing the content, in real time, as the joint publication; and   in response to receiving disapproval to publish the content as the joint publication from the associated user, publishing the content as a non-joint publication by the user.