Dynamic chat box

1. A method comprising:

by one or more computing devices associated with a social-networking system, receiving from a plurality of client devices real time click-stream data indicative of a plurality of users associated with the client devices accessing a content object within a structured document displayed as a web page;

by one or more of the computing devices, storing presence information associated with each of the users in a server associated with the social-networking system, the presence information comprising:

a resource locator of the content object,

an identifier for the user,

a time stamp representing the time of access of the content object by the user, and

social-networking information within the social-networking system corresponding to each of the users;

by one or more of the computing devices, identifying one or more of the users based on the presence information, wherein:

each of the identified users accessed the content object within a time period set by the social-networking system, and

the identified users are within a specified degree of separation from each other on the social-networking system;

by one or more of the computing devices, sending, to the client device associated with a first user of the identified users, instructions to modify a representation of the web page to comprise a messaging interface comprising presence information associated with one or more second users of the identified users, wherein the messaging interface comprises at least part of the social-networking information corresponding to the one or more of the second users.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein access of the content object by the first user comprises:

the content object being displayed on the client device associated with the first user; or

the first user interacting with the content object.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first user interacting with the content object comprises the first user clicking on the content object.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the representation of the web page comprises modifying a Document Object Model (DOM) representation of the web page for rendering the web page on the client device associated with the first user.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the modified DOM representation of the web page displays the messaging interface as a side bar or an overlay panel.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging interface comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging interface further comprises:

data generated by the second users as a result of having accessed or accessing the content object; and

messaging controls operative to establish a messaging session with one or more of the second users.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client device associated with the first user comprises a plug-in software application, wherein the plug-in software application:

records click-stream data indicative of the first user accessing the content object;

transmits the click-stream data to one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system in real time; and

receives click-stream data for one or more of the second users, the click-stream data being returned by one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to one or more of the processors and comprising instructions operable when executed by one or more of the processors to cause the system to:

receive from a plurality of client devices real time click-stream data indicative of a plurality of users associated with the client devices accessing a content object within a structured document displayed as a web page;

store presence information associated with each of the users in a server associated with the social-networking system, the presence information comprising:

a resource locator of the content object,

an identifier for the user,

a time stamp representing the time of access of the content object by the user, and

social-networking information within the social-networking system corresponding to each of the users;

identify one or more of the users based on the presence information, wherein:

each of the identified users accessed the content object within a time period set by the social-networking system, and

the identified users are within a specified degree of separation from each other on the social-networking system;

send, to the client device associated with a first user of the identified users, instructions to modify a representation of the web page to comprise a messaging interface comprising presence information associated with one or more second users of the identified users, wherein the messaging interface comprises at least part of the social-networking information corresponding to the one or more of the second users.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein access of the content object by the first user comprises:

the content object being displayed on the client device associated with the first user; or

the first user interacting with the content object.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first user interacting with the content object comprises the first user clicking on the content object.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein modifying the representation of the web page comprises modifying a Document Object Model (DOM) representation of the web page for rendering the web page on the client device associated with the first user.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the modified DOM representation of the web page displays the messaging interface as a side bar or an overlay panel.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the messaging interface comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the messaging interface further comprises:

data generated by the second users as a result of having accessed or accessing the content object; and

messaging controls operative to establish a messaging session with one or more of the second users.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the client device associated with the first user comprises a plug-in software application, wherein the plug-in software application:

records click-stream data indicative of the first user accessing the content object;

transmits the click-stream data to one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system in real time; and

receives click-stream data for one or more of the second users, the click-stream data being returned by one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system.

17. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising software that is operable when executed to:

receive from a plurality of client devices real time click-stream data indicative of a plurality of users associated with the client devices accessing a content object within a structured document displayed as a web page;

store presence information associated with each of the users in a server associated with the social-networking system, the presence information comprising:

a resource locator of the content object,

an identifier for the user,

a time stamp representing the time of access of the content object by the user, and

social-networking information within the social-networking system corresponding to each of the users;

identify one or more of the users based on the presence information, wherein:

each of the identified users accessed the content object within a time period set by the social-networking system, and

the identified users are within a specified degree of separation from each other on the social-networking system;

send, to the client device associated with a first user of the identified users, instructions to modify a representation of the web page to comprise a messaging interface comprising presence information associated with one or more second users of the identified users, wherein the messaging interface comprises at least part of the social-networking information corresponding to the one or more of the second users.

18. The media of claim 17 , wherein modifying the representation of the web page comprises modifying a Document Object Model (DOM) representation of the web page for rendering the web page on the client device associated with the first user.

19. The media of claim 18 , wherein the modified DOM representation of the web page displays the messaging interface as a side bar or an overlay panel.

20. The media of claim 17 , wherein the messaging interface further comprises:

data generated by the second users as a result of having accessed or accessing the content object; and

messaging controls operative to establish a messaging session with one or more of the second users.

21. The media of claim 17 , wherein access of the content object by the first user comprises:

the content object being displayed on the client device associated with the first user; or

the first user interacting with the content object.

22. The media of claim 21 , wherein the first user interacting with the content object comprises the first user clicking on the content object.

23. The media of claim 17 , wherein the messaging interface comprises one or more of text, video, or voice.

24. The media of claim 17 , wherein the client device associated with the first user comprises a plug-in software application, wherein the plug-in software application:

records click-stream data indicative of the first user accessing the content object;

transmits the click-stream data to one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system in real time; and

receives click-stream data for one or more of the second users, the click-stream data being returned by one or more of the computing devices associated with the social-networking system.