System and method for posting updates

A method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of personal message updates from an instant messaging system in a first user interface, each update corresponding to a change to a personal status message for an instant messaging profile of a user for a contact in the instant messaging system;
• receiving a communication from the instant messaging system to have the plurality of updates provided in a blog, the communication having been sent after determining that the personal status message has been changed at a frequency above a predetermined threshold by the contact and selection of an option to post subsequent personal status messages in a second user interface in a blog format with at least one previously posted personal status message, by the contact in the first user interface for changing the personal status message;
• detecting an automatic update of the personal status message based upon at least one of an activity, an action or an accomplishment detected by a third party application;
• providing an option to follow the blog of personal status message updates for the contact in response to detecting the automatic update;
• and
• after determining that the option to follow the blog has been selected, generating a social feed for the blog.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for:

• determining that a personal status message for an instant messaging profile of a user in an instant messaging system changes at a frequency above a predetermined threshold, changes to the personal status message corresponding to updates to the instant messaging profile that are sent to at least one contact via an instant messaging system;
• in response to the determining, providing in a first user interface for changing the personal status message, an option to post subsequent personal status messages in a blog format;
• in a blogging mode;
• after detecting that the option has been selected from the first user interface, generating a second user interface along with at least one previously posted personal message, the second user interface used for entering and posting the subsequent personal status messages in the blog format;
• detecting an automatic update of the personal status message based upon at least one of an activity, an action or an accomplishment detected by a third party application;
• providing access to the second user interface in the blogging mode in response to detecting the automatic update;
• and
• communicating with the instant messaging system to enable the at least one contact to view the blog format and the subsequent personal messages via the instant messaging system as the subsequent personal messages are posted.

An electronic device comprising a processor and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for causing the processor to:

• determine that a personal status message for an instant messaging profile of a user in an instant messaging system changes at a frequency above a predetermined threshold, changes to the personal status message corresponding to updates to the instant messaging profile that are sent to at least one contact via an instant messaging system;
• in response to the determining, provide in a first user interface for changing the personal status message, an option to post subsequent personal status messages in a blog format in a blogging mode;
• after detecting that the option has been selected from the first user interface, generate a second user interface for entering and posting the subsequent personal status messages in the blog format with at least one previously posted personal status message from the first user interface;
• detecting an automatic update of the personal status message based upon at least one of an activity, an action or an accomplishment detected by a third party application;
• providing access to the second user interface in the blogging mode in response to detecting the automatic update;
• and
• communicate with the instant messaging system to enable the at least one contact to view the blog format and the subsequent personal status messages via the instant messaging system as the subsequent personal status messages are posted.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for:

• receiving a plurality of personal status message updates from an instant messaging system in a first user interface, each update corresponding to a change to a personal status message for an instant messaging profile for a contact in the instant messaging system;
• receiving a communication from the instant messaging system to have the plurality of updates provided in a blog, the communication having been sent after determining that the personal status message has been changed at a frequency above a predetermined threshold by the contact and selection of an option to post subsequent personal status messages in a second user interface in a blog format in a blogging mode with at least one previously posted personal status message, by the contact in the user interface for changing the personal status message;
• detecting an automatic update of the personal status message based upon at least one of an activity, an action or an accomplishment detected by a third party application;
• providing an option to follow the blog of personal status message updates for the contact in the user interface in response to detecting the automatic update;
• and
• after determining that the option to follow the blog has been selected, generating a social feed for the blog.