Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Aol Inc.

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Oath Inc.

Carol A Glover

Rakesh Agrawal

Steven Miles Greenberg

Alan Keister

Jennifer Granito

Michael Sommers

Lark Dunham

Christopher Armstrong

Collecting and distributing information related to recent content publication activity of an instant messaging (IM) user provides other users in a network with timely, relevant information about people known to the user or within the same social network. A user participating in a social network can quickly and efficiently perceive new information related to other users (referred to as co-users) in a social network by reviewing the co-users' recent content publication activity. A user may be made able to do so without requiring the co-user to send a communication directly to the user regarding the new facts or new content, and also without requiring the user to actively browse or request information about the co-user.

Systems and methods for distributing published content among users of a social network

Indicating recent content publication activity by a user

Searching recent content publication activity

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Fairfax Station, VA, United States of America

Carol A Glover