Yammer, Inc.

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Adam Marc Pisoni

David Oliver Sacks

Kris Branson Gale

James Robert Patterson

A method for notifying users of an online social network of an activity performed within a web site that is external to the online social network by an individual who is a registered user of the online social network and the web site. The method comprises the steps of receiving a notification package from the external web site, the notification package including a notification message that describes the activity performed, parsing the notification package to extract a list of recipients, each of whom is to receive the notification message, and issuing the notification message to each of the recipients.

Method for generating social network activity streams

Membership in a social network is virally expanded by suggesting to a user to invite contacts from the user's address book and, in addition, eligible contacts from other address books. Eligible contacts from other address books include those contacts that have e-mail addresses with the same e-mail domain as the user's e-mail address.

Method of virally expanding social networks

Primary and secondary messages are included in a feed according to a 'full thread' mode or a 'stream' mode. The &#x201c;full thread&#x201d; mode causes a feed, when viewed, to include both primary and secondary messages. In contrast, the &#x201c;stream&#x201d; mode causes a feed, when viewed, to include only primary messages. In this way, a feed viewed in &#x201c;full thread&#x201d; mode provides to users a comprehensive view of messages included in the feed. Alternatively, a feed viewed in &#x201c;stream&#x201d; mode provides to users a concise view messages included in the feed.

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Adam Marc Pisoni