Twitter, Inc.

Anthony Sciola

Michael Ben Fleischman

Richard Douglas Whitcomb, Jr

Matthew Miller

Mark Watabe

Richard Douglas Whitcomb

A messaging system automatically populates a stream of messages using only a seed selected by the requesting account holder. In one embodiment, the seed includes the streams of one or more of the 'top' accounts of the messaging system . Here, 'top' is according to any one of a number of different metrics stored in the messaging system. With knowledge of the seed, the messaging system automatically populates a stream for the requesting account holder, without requiring any other input. As a result, an account holder is provided with a fully functioning stream with very little effort or knowledge required on their part.

Automated social message stream population

A messaging system automatically populates a stream of messages using only a seed selected by the requesting account holder. In one embodiment, the seed includes the streams of one or more of the 'top' accounts of the messaging system. Here, 'top' is according to any one of a number of different metrics stored in the messaging system. With knowledge of the seed, the messaging system automatically populates a stream for the requesting account holder, without requiring any other input. As a result, an account holder is provided with a fully functioning stream with very little effort or knowledge required on their part.

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Somerville, MA, United States of America

Anthony Sciola