Systems and methods to control event based information

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing, by a computing system, content items, generated by at least one of connections or a group of a user, relating to an event for presentation in a first section of a page of a social networking system dedicated to the event, wherein the content items are ranked for presentation based on at least one of an affinity between a connection who generated a content item and the user, an affinity between a group that generated a content item and the user, and a value reflecting an extent to which a content item is associated with the event;

providing, by the computing system, a plurality of options to the user to personalize a post of the user to indicate an expression of support by the user for the event, wherein the post includes a narrative;

providing, by the computing system, a live feed of information relating to the event for presentation in a second section of the page, wherein the live feed comprises content items organized and presented by categories, the categories comprising authorities, eyewitness communications, eyewitness media, and metadata;

providing, by the computing system, a summary of segments of the event for presentation on the page, wherein the segments include portions of the event based on intervals of time or occurrence of certain activities; and

appending, by the computing system, a reference to the post of the user related to the event indicating an activity of the event that is contemporaneous with generation of the post.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the event relates to at least one of a sports activity, an entertainment activity, a political activity, and a social activity.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the event occurs in at least one of real life or the social networking system.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing content items generated by participants in the event for presentation on the page.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving live data of the live feed from a third party source in communication with the social networking system.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of options include a plurality of icons selectable by the user for display in the post of the user, wherein the post is published to users of the social networking system displaying at least one icon selected from the plurality of icons.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

pre-populating information in a post of the user regarding an activity of the user in relation to the event.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

appending a reference to a post of the user related to the event indicating a time of the event.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

associating each image of a plurality of images with a corresponding activity of the event; and

providing each image of the plurality of the images contemporaneously with the occurrence of each activity of the event as the event transpires.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of images is selected by at least one of an administrator of the social networking system and an organization that manages the event.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:

providing content items, generated by at least one of connections or a group of a user, relating to an event for presentation in a first section of a page of a social networking system dedicated to the event, wherein the content items are ranked for presentation based on at least one of an affinity between a connection who generated a content item and the user, an affinity between a group that generated a content item and the user, and a value reflecting an extent to which a content item is associated with the event;

providing a plurality of options to the user to personalize a post of the user to indicate an expression of support by the user for the event, wherein the post includes a narrative;

providing a live feed of information relating to the event for presentation in a second section of the page, wherein the live feed comprises content items organized and presented by categories, the categories comprising authorities, eyewitness communications, eyewitness media, and metadata;

providing a summary of segments of the event for presentation on the page, wherein the segments include portions of the event based on intervals of time or occurrence of certain activities; and

appending a reference to a post of the user related to the event indicating an activity of the event that is contemporaneous with generation of the post.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the event relates to at least one of a sports activity, an entertainment activity, a political activity, and a social activity.

13. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing content items generated by participants in the event for presentation on the page.

14. The system of claim 11 ,

wherein the plurality of options include a plurality of icons selectable by the user for display in the post of the user, wherein the post is published to users of the social networking system displaying at least one icon selected from the plurality of icons.

15. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

appending a reference to a post of the user related to the event indicating a time of the event.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

providing content items, generated by at least one of connections or a group of a user, relating to an event for presentation in a first section of a page of a social networking system dedicated to the event, wherein the content items are ranked for presentation based on at least one of an affinity between a connection who generated a content item and the user, an affinity between a group that generated a content item and the user, and a value reflecting an extent to which a content item is associated with the event;

providing a plurality of options to the user to personalize a post of the user to indicate an expression of support by the user for the event, wherein the post includes a narrative;

providing a live feed of information relating to the event for presentation on the page, wherein the live feed comprises content items organized and presented by categories, the categories comprising authorities, eyewitness communications, eyewitness media, and metadata;

providing a summary of segments of the event for presentation in a second section of the page, wherein the segments include portions of the event based on intervals of time or occurrence of certain activities; and

appending a reference to a post of the user related to the event indicating an activity of the event that is contemporaneous with generation of the post.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing content items generated by participants in the event for presentation in a third section of the page.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

changing a cover image of the page to reflect contemporaneous activities of the event as the event transpires.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a link to the page is published to users of the social networking system.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the live feed includes trending stories about the event.