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

An apparatus, comprising:

• a storage device that stores a set of instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the storage device and operative with the instructions to:
• identify first electronic content published by a first user of a social network, the first user being linked to a plurality of second users within the social network;
• obtain second electronic content published by the first user, the second electronic content being published subsequent to the first electronic content;
• determine a content type associated with the second electronic content, the determined content type being associated with a corresponding indicator;
• and
• generate an electronic command to transmit information identifying the first user and the corresponding indicator to a device of at least one of the second users, the information instructing the device to present the corresponding indicator to the at least one second user in a portion of an interface.

A computer-implemented method, the method comprising the following operations performed by at least one processor:

• identifying first electronic content published by a first user of a social network, the first user being linked to a plurality of second users within the social network;
• obtaining second electronic content published by the first user, the second electronic content being published subsequent to the first electronic content;
• determining a content type associated with the second electronic content, the determined content type being associated with a corresponding indicator;
• and
• generating an electronic command to transmit information identifying the first user and the corresponding indicator to a device of at least one of the second users, the information instructing the device to present the corresponding indicator to the at least one second user in a portion of an interface.

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• identifying first electronic content published by a first user of a social network, the first user being linked to a plurality of second users within the social network;
• obtaining second electronic content published by the first user, the second electronic content being published subsequent to the first electronic content;
• determining a content type associated with the second electronic content, the determined content type being associated with a corresponding indicator;
• and
• generating an electronic command to transmit information identifying the first user and the corresponding indicator to a device of at least one of the second users, the information instructing the device to present the corresponding indicator to the at least one second user in a portion of an interface.