Systems and methods for interactive broadcasting

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing, by a computing device, to a first user, a graphical user interface that includes a first region and a second region, wherein a live content stream being accessed is presented in the first region, and wherein one or more feedback options for interacting with the live content stream are presented in the second region;

determining, by the computing device, that at least one second user accessing the live content stream has selected a feedback option in response to the live content stream;

determining, by the computing device, whether or not the second user is a social connection of the first user in a social networking system; and

causing, by the computing device, at least one visual feature corresponding to the selected feedback option to be displayed in the first region in which the live content stream is being presented,

wherein, when the second user is a social connection of the first user, a first type of animation is applied to the visual feature, and

wherein, when the second user is not a social connection of the first user, a second type of animation is applied to the visual feature.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first type of animation is a firework animation in which the visual feature is animated to resemble an exploding firework while being navigated across the first region of the graphical user interface along a first motion trajectory.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the visual feature initially corresponds to an avatar of the second user that selected the feedback option.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein, while being navigated along the first motion trajectory, the visual feature is transitioned from the avatar to an icon corresponding to the selected feedback option.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the second type of animation is a wind animation in which the visual feature is navigated across the first region of the graphical user interface along a second motion trajectory.

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

determining, by the computing device, that a user broadcasting the live content stream has interacted with the visual feature through a computing device being operated by the broadcasting user; and

causing, by the computing device, a visual acknowledgement for the visual feature to be displayed in the first region in which the live content stream is being presented.

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

determining, by the computing device, that the second user accessing the live content stream has selected a second feedback option in response to the live content stream; and

causing, by the computing device, at least one visual feature corresponding to the second feedback option to also be displayed in the first region in which the live content stream is being presented.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback option is one of a like option or a reaction from a set of reaction options.

9. 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, to a first user, a graphical user interface that includes a first region and a second region, wherein a live content stream being accessed is presented in the first region, and wherein one or more feedback options for interacting with the live content stream are presented in the second region;

determining that at least one second user accessing the live content stream has selected a feedback option in response to the live content stream;

determining whether or not the second user is a social connection of the first user in a social networking system; and

causing at least one visual feature corresponding to the selected feedback option to be displayed in the first region in which the live content stream is being presented,

wherein, when the second user is a social connection of the first user, a first type of animation is applied to the visual feature, and

wherein, when the second user is not a social connection of the first user, a second type of animation is applied to the visual feature.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first type of animation is a firework animation in which the visual feature is animated to resemble an exploding firework while being navigated across the first region of the graphical user interface along a first motion trajectory.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the visual feature initially corresponds to an avatar of the second user that selected the feedback option.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein, while being navigated along the first motion trajectory, the visual feature is transitioned from the avatar to an icon corresponding to the selected feedback option.

13. 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, to a first user, a graphical user interface that includes a first region and a second region, wherein a live content stream being accessed is presented in the first region, and wherein one or more feedback options for interacting with the live content stream are presented in the second region;

determining that at least one second user accessing the live content stream has selected a feedback option in response to the live content stream;

determining whether or not the second user is a social connection of the first user in a social networking system; and

causing at least one visual feature corresponding to the selected feedback option to be displayed in the first region in which the live content stream is being presented,

wherein, when the second user is a social connection of the first user, a first type of animation is applied to the visual feature, and

wherein, when the second user is not a social connection of the first user, a second type of animation is applied to the visual feature.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the first type of animation is a firework animation in which the visual feature is animated to resemble an exploding firework while being navigated across the first region of the graphical user interface along a first motion trajectory.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the visual feature initially corresponds to an avatar of the second user that selected the feedback option.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein, while being navigated along the first motion trajectory, the visual feature is transitioned from the avatar to an icon corresponding to the selected feedback option.