External Event Interface for Social Post Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in simultaneously following a live event and interacting about it in real-time with others on social networking systems, as existing technologies do not provide an easy way to integrate event-related posts from external interfaces into social networking systems, leading to posts being lost amidst unrelated content.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows for the receipt and display of posts related to an event on an external interface, which can also integrate posts from a social networking system, enabling users to interact and share content without needing to log into the social networking system, with features like dual streams for event-related and social networking posts, and filtering options to limit content to connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users post about events on social networking systems using general interfaces, then posts can be made, but posts get lost among unrelated content and are difficult to follow
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into distinct sections: an event-specific portion for event-related posts and a general social networking portion for unrelated posts. This segmentation allows event-related content to be visually separated and easily identifiable, preventing it from being lost among unrelated content while maintaining the overall social networking functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface adds a dimensional layer by incorporating an event-specific portion that overlays or integrates with the general social networking interface. This creates a multi-dimensional viewing experience where users can simultaneously access event-related content and general social networking content, with the event portion providing contextual relevance through visual distinction.
2Ease of operation
If users separately follow events outside social networking systems, then they can follow the event, but they cannot interact in real-time with other users on the social networking system
Solution Approach 1:
The interface merges the event following functionality with the social networking interaction capabilities into a single unified interface. Users can simultaneously follow the event through the event-specific portion and interact with other users through the general social networking portion, eliminating the need to switch between separate systems while maintaining real-time interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface achieves multi-functionality by integrating both event following and social networking interaction within a single unified structure. The event-specific portion handles event content delivery while the general social networking portion enables user interactions, allowing the interface to serve multiple purposes simultaneously without requiring separate systems.
3Loss of information
If posts are made without event context, then posting is simple, but posts lack relevance and timeliness to the event
Solution Approach 1:
The interface performs preliminary action by pre-establishing the event context and providing event-specific templates or guidelines before users make posts. This allows users to quickly create relevant posts without having to manually establish context, as the event-specific portion already provides the necessary framework for timely and relevant event-related content.
Data Source
AI summary
An external system (e.g., a website) is associated with an event and includes an interface that allows users to interact with streams of content associated with a social networking system. The interface allows a user to provide posts about the event via the interface, where the posts are displayed in the interface and also in a social networking interface on social networking system in connection with the user and other users associated with that user. The user can view, via the interface on the external system, posts from all users that are provided via the interface (e.g., everyone watching the event), thereby increasing the likelihood that the posts are relevant to the event. The user can also view, via the interface, posts from users associated with the user via the social networking system (e.g., friends of the user), regardless of where those are posted.