Systems and methods for ghosting and providing proxies in a network feed

A method for designating a proxy in social networking system implemented using a database system, the method comprising:

• designating, using the database system, a first user as a proxy user of a second user in the social networking system with respect to with respect to an entity in the social networking system, the proxy user having an authorization to publish feed content attributed to the second user to feeds associated with the entity;
• receiving feed content from a device associated with the proxy user, the feed content to be published in one or more feeds associated with the entity;
• associating the feed content with the second user;
• generating data indicating the association of the feed content with the second user;
• and
• providing the generated data to a display device configured to display a presentation of the one or more feeds in a user interface, the presentation including the feed content and an indication of the association of the feed content with the second user.

A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code capable of being executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configurable to cause:

• designating, using a database system, a first user as a proxy user of a second user in a social networking system with respect to with respect to an entity in the social networking system, the proxy user having an authorization to publish feed content attributed to the second user to feeds associated with the entity;
• processing feed content received from a device associated with the proxy user, the feed content to be published in one or more feeds associated with the entity;
• associating the feed content with the second user;
• generating data indicating the association of the feed content with the second user;
• and
• providing the generated data to a display device configured to display a presentation of the one or more feeds in a user interface, the presentation including the feed content and an indication of the association of the feed content with the second user.