Content Feed User Interface

A client computer system for presenting content, comprising:

• memory;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including:
• instructions for receiving an ordered list of content items from a server computer distinct from the client computer, the content items comprising items from one or more content feeds published to multiple users;
• instructions for displaying the ordered list of content items;
• instructions for responding to a first user action for selecting a first item in the ordered list by displaying the first item in an expanded format and simultaneously displaying other items in the ordered list in a compact format;
• instructions for marking the first item as read when the first item is displayed in the expanded format;
• and
• instructions for transmitting information to the server, indicating that the first item has been read, so as to update at the server a read state of the first item with respect to the user;
• wherein the list of content items as displayed in response to the first user action includes at least one respective item in compact format displayed above the first item and at least one respective item in compact format displayed below the first item.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by a client computer system, the one or more programs comprising:

• instructions for receiving an ordered list of content items from a server computer distinct from the client computer, the content items comprising items from one or more content feeds published to multiple users;
• instructions for displaying the ordered list of content items;
• instructions for responding to a first user action for selecting a first item in the ordered list by displaying the first item in an expanded format and simultaneously displaying other items in the ordered list in a compact format;
• instructions for marking the first item as read when the first item is displayed in the expanded format;
• and
• instructions for transmitting information to the server, indicating that the first item has been read, so as to update at the server a read state of the first item with respect to the user;
• wherein the list of content items as displayed in response to the first user action includes at least one respective item in compact format displayed above the first item and at least one respective item in compact format displayed below the first item.