Pre-fetching content items based on social distance

A method comprising:

• accessing a list of content items each having a content provider associated therewith, each content provider having a social distance value associated therewith, said social distance value representing a relationship between the content provider and a user;
• determining constraints associated with a computing device of the user;
• and
• selectively retrieving one or more of the content items on the list based on the social distance value and as a function of the determined constraints, wherein said accessing, said determining, and said retrieving occur prior to receiving a request from the user for said one or more of the content items.

One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components, said components comprising:

• a score component that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to calculate a social distance value for each of a plurality of content providers, each social distance value representing a relationship between the content provider and a user;
• a feed component that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to access a list of content items each associated with one of the content providers;
• a resource component that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to monitor available storage in a memory area associated with the computing device;
• and
• a maintenance component that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to selectively retrieve one or more of the content items on the list based on the social distance value calculated by the score component and based on the available storage monitored by the resource component, wherein the retrieval occurs prior to receiving a request from the user for said one or more of the content items, and wherein the retrieved content items are stored in the memory area.