Methods and systems for connecting messaging accounts
Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for notifying existing users when a new user joins a messaging service (or returns from a period of inactivity). A top n number of existing users acquainted with the new user may be selected and may be encouraged to message the new user. The existing users may be selected using a messaging coefficient that indicates a likelihood that a message will result in a meaningful conversation, and a number of other factors that prevent the existing users from becoming inundated with notifications. The number n may be selected based on an amount of display space available to the new user in a messaging application. When inviting the existing users to contact the new user, a new thread may be automatically created and bumped to the top of the new user's thread list.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an indication from a messaging server that a first account associated with a messaging service has been created, the indication received at a client device associated with a second account of the messaging service;
creating a new messaging thread for communications between the first account and the second account in a messaging client based on the first account being created;
elevating a priority of the new messaging thread, the elevated priority causing the new messaging thread to appear before non-prioritized account threads in the messaging client; and
causing the client device to display a notification that the first account has been created.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
causing the client device to display a second notification that the first account has returned from a period of inactivity greater than a predetermined threshold amount of time.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the client device to display the notification comprises prioritizing the notification over other messages for the prioritized accounts.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
receiving, by the messaging client, a list of contacts who have undergone recent status changes, the list of contacts including the first account;
adding a new section to a contacts list in the messaging client for the list of contacts users who have undergone recent status changes; and
displaying the list of contacts who have undergone recent status changes in the new section of the contacts list.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging thread is associated with a thread identifier specified by the messaging server.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically creating a new message in the new messaging thread.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a new message in the messaging thread, and transmitting the new message to the messaging server.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
receive an indication from a messaging server that a first account associated with a messaging service has been created, the indication received at a client device associated with a second account of the messaging service;
create a new messaging thread for communications between the first account and the second account in a messaging client based on the first account being created;
elevate a priority of the new messaging thread, the elevated priority causing the new messaging thread to appear before non-prioritized account threads in the messaging client; and
cause the client device to display a notification that the first account has been created.
9. The medium of claim 8 , further storing instructions for:
causing the client device to display a second notification that the first account has returned from a period of inactivity greater than a predetermined threshold amount of time.
10. The medium of claim 8 , wherein causing the client device to display the notification comprises prioritizing the notification over other messages for the prioritized accounts.
11. The medium of claim 10 , further storing instructions for:
receiving, by the messaging client, a list of contacts who have undergone recent status changes, the list of contacts including the first account;
adding a new section to a contacts list in the messaging client for the list of contacts who have undergone recent status changes; and
displaying the list of contacts who have undergone recent status changes in the new section of the contacts list.
12. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the messaging thread is associated with a thread identifier specified by the messaging server.
13. The medium of claim 8 , further storing instructions for automatically creating a new message in the new messaging thread.
14. The medium of claim 8 , further storing instructions for receiving a new message in the messaging thread, and transmitting the new message to the messaging server.
15. An apparatus comprising:
a network receiver configured to receive an indication from a messaging server that a first account associated with a messaging service has been created, the indication received at a client device associated with a second account of the messaging service;
a processor circuit configured to create a new messaging thread for communications between the first account and the second account in a messaging client based on the first account being created, and to elevate a priority of the new messaging thread, the elevated priority causing the new messaging thread to appear before non-prioritized account threads in the messaging client; and
a display device configured to display a notification that the first account has been created.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:
cause the client device to display a second notification that the first account has returned from a period of inactivity greater than a predetermined threshold amount of time.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein causing the client device to display the notification comprises prioritizing the notification over other messages for the prioritized accounts.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:
receive, by the messaging client, a list of contacts who have undergone recent status changes, the list of contacts including the first account;
add a new section to a contacts list in the messaging client for the list of contacts who have undergone recent status changes; and
display the list of contacts who have undergone recent status changes in the new section of the contacts list.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the messaging thread is associated with a thread identifier specified by the messaging server.
20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor circuit is further configured to automatically create a new message in the new messaging thread.