Object driven newsfeed
Object driven newsfeeds supporting interest-based social networks aid in the formation of relationships based on similar domains of user interest. A space efficient graphical user interface (GUI) enables access to an object driven newsfeed of contextual and relevant information to aid a consumer/user in making buying decisions in an e-commerce environment.
1. A method, comprising:
producing a first information stream related to a first user of a plurality of users of an e-commerce network based on characteristics of the first user and one or more actions of the first user regarding one or more objects;
producing a second information stream related to others that are related to the plurality of users of the e-commerce network based on characteristics of the others and one or more actions of the others regarding the one or more objects; and
transmitting, to the first user, an information feed comprising the first information stream and the second information stream, wherein the information feed comprises a feed of one or more items that are popular among general consumers, one or more items that are popular in a particular social network, and one or more items that are popular in an area of a particular consumer.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information feed is formatted for display to the first user as a plurality of columns, each column comprising one or more time ordered feed items.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein each feed item represents one or more actions regarding one of the plurality of objects.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein a number of columns of the newsfeed is configurable by the first user.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions comprise one or more purchase transactions.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the one or more purchase transactions occur over the Internet.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more user actions comprise submitting one or more comments.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more user actions comprise submitting a poll to users of the e-commerce network.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more user actions comprise expressing interest in an object.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the characteristics comprise one or both of a brand preference and an age.
11. A system, comprising:
one or more processors configured to
produce a first information stream related to a first user of a plurality of users of an e-commerce network based on characteristics of the first user and one or more actions of the first user regarding one or more objects;
produce a second information stream related to others that are related to the plurality of users of the e-commerce network based on characteristics of the others and one or more actions of the others regarding the one or more objects; and
transmit, to the first user, an information feed comprising the first information stream and the second information stream, wherein the information feed comprises a feed of one or more items that are popular among general consumers, one or more items that are popular in a particular social network, and one or more items that are popular in an area of a particular consumer.
12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the information feed is formatted for display to the first user as a plurality of columns, each column comprising one or more time ordered feed items.
13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein each feed item represents one or more actions regarding one of the plurality of objects.
14. The system according to claim 12 , wherein a number of columns of the newsfeed is configurable by the first user.
15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more actions comprise one or more purchase transactions.
16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the one or more purchase transactions occur over the Internet.
17. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more user actions comprise submitting one or more comments.
18. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more user actions comprise submitting a poll to users of the e-commerce network.
19. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more user actions comprise expressing interest in an object.
20. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the characteristics comprise one or both of a brand preference and an age.