Propagating user feedback on shared posts

Abstract

Propagating user feedback on shared posts is described, including receiving a user indication associated with repost content. The repost content is associated with post content. The post content includes at least one item provided on a website. The repost content includes at least one other item provided on another website or the website, and the at least one other item is associated with the at least one item. The repost content is determined to be associated with the post content. Post feedback data based on the user indication is identified. The post feedback data is associated with the post content, and the post feedback data represents previous user indication. The post feedback data is updated based on the user indication.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving, using one or more computing devices, a user indication associated with repost content, the repost content is associated with post content, and wherein the post content comprises at least one item provided on a website, the repost content comprises at least one other item provided on another website or the website, and the at least one other item is associated with the at least one item;   determining, using the one or more computing devices, that the repost content is associated with the post content;   identifying, using the one or more computing devices, post feedback data based on the user indication, wherein the post feedback data is associated with the post content, and the post feedback data represents previous user indications; and   updating, using the one or more computing devices, the post feedback data based on the user indication.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing the post feedback data for display on the website. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the repost content comprises a post, by a second user, of at least a portion of the post content posted by a first user, and the user indication is received from a third user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the post content is provided on one part of the website, the repost content comprises a least a portion of the post content, and the repost content is provided on another part of the website or on the another website. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the post content and the repost content form a tree structure, wherein the post content is a parent or grandparent of the repost content. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the user indication is propagated up the tree structure to a level where the post content resides and the previous user indications comprise aggregation of user indications associated with at least one of the post content and at least one repost content at one or more levels lower than the level where the post content resides. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user indication is of one of a plurality of types of user indications, each of the plurality of types of user indications is associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of post feedback data associated with the post content, wherein the identifying the post feedback data based on the user indication comprising:
 identifying the one of the plurality of types of user indications; and   identifying the post feedback data as one of the plurality of post feedback data corresponding to the identified one of the plurality of types of user indications.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the user indication comprises an indication associated with activating a “+1” control. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the user indication comprises an indication associated with activating a “Share” control or “Comment” control. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising storing an association of the post content and the repost content, wherein the association identifies the post content associated with the repost content. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the post feedback data is numerical data, the user indication is represented by a numeric value, and updating the post feedback data comprises adding the numeric value to the post feedback data. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a type of comment data, wherein the repost content further comprises the comment data, and wherein the updating the feedback data is performed if the type of comment data is of a positive type. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the determining the type of the comment data comprises using a natural language processing algorithm to process the comment data. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the determining the type of the comment data comprises matching the comment data with at least one text string. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising updating a source data to incorporate an identity of a user provided the user indication, wherein the source data is associated with the feedback data and the source data represents zero or more identities of users who have provided the previous user indications. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising determining a privacy setting, wherein the updating the source data is based on the privacy setting. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising determining a privacy setting of the user provided the user indication, wherein the updating the source data is performed based on the privacy setting that indicates sharing the identity of the user. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising determining a privacy setting of the user provided the user indication, wherein the updating the source data is not performed based on the privacy setting that indicates hiding the identity of the user. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the user indication is of one of a plurality of types of user indications, each of the plurality of types of user indications is associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of source data associated with the post content, wherein the updating the source data comprising:
 identifying the one of the plurality of types of user indications; and   identifying the source data as one of the plurality of source data corresponding to the identified one of the plurality of types of user indications.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the updating the post feedback data is performed based on determining a user setting allowing the updating, and the user indication and the user setting are associated with the same user. 
     
     
         21 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for:
 receiving, using one or more computing devices, a user indication associated with repost content, the repost content is associated with post content, and wherein the post content comprises at least one item to be provided on a website, the repost content comprises at least one other item to be provided on another website or the website, and the at least one other item is associated with the at least one item;   determining, using the one or more computing devices, that the repost content is associated with the post content;   identifying, using the one or more computing devices, post feedback data based on the user indication, wherein the post feedback data is associated with the post content and the post feedback data represents previous user indications; and   updating, using the one or more computing devices, the post feedback data based on the user indication.   
     
     
         22 . At least one computing device collectively having storage and at least one processor configured to perform:
 receiving, using one or more computing devices, a user indication associated with repost content, the repost content is associated with post content, and wherein the post content comprises at least one item to be provided on a website, the repost content comprises at least one other item to be provided on another website or the website, and the at least one other item is associated with the at least one item;   determining, using the one or more computing devices, that the repost content is associated with the post content;   identifying, using the one or more computing devices, post feedback data based on the user indication, wherein the post feedback data is associated with the post content and the post feedback data represents previous user indications; and   updating, using the one or more computing devices, the post feedback data based on the user indication.   
     
     
         23 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving input indicating selection of a user interface (UI) element, wherein the UI element is associated with a second UI element representing a repost;   identifying a post associated with the repost, wherein the repost comprises at least a portion of the post, a link to access the post, or both;   updating feedback associated with the post based on the input; and   providing a third UI element representing the feedback and a fourth UI element representing the post.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 determining that the repost further comprises a comment; and   determining a type of the comment, wherein the updating is not performed if the type is not a positive type.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 determining a privacy setting configured to affect updating a feedback source;   wherein the feedback source is updated to include an identity of a user provided the input if the privacy setting contains a value, and   wherein the feedback source is not updated if the privacy setting does not contain the value.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising a fifth UI element associated with the third UI element, wherein the fifth UI element is configured to trigger a presentation of additional information associated with the feedback. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising providing a list of identities of users who have provided the feedback, wherein the list of identities is triggered by the activation of the fifth UI element.