System and method for providing an information-centric application

A database system comprising:

• at least one database storing data objects;
• and
• at least one server having at least one processor capable of executing instructions configured to cause:
• processing content received from one or more data sources to determine that the content is relevant for a user based upon:
• the user's role in a first business process, the first business process being related to a business objective of an enterprise, the user being an employee of the enterprise and the user having at least one further role in at least one of a plurality of further business processes within the enterprise, and
• one or both of:
• the user's preference or the user's behavior;
• determining that the content is associated with an application or online service based upon the user's role in the first business process and one or both of:
• the user's preference or the user's behavior;
• sharing, based on the determination that the content is relevant for the user, the content in the user's news feed;
• presenting, based on the determination that the content is associated with the application or online service, the associated application or online service in a user interface displaying the user's news feed on the user's display device;
• receiving an indication of user input submitted via the user's display device to interact with the associated application or online service;
• and
• creating or updating, responsive to receiving the indication of user input, one or more records stored in a database maintained apart from an online social network implemented using the database system.

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

• processing, using the database system, content received from one or more data sources to determine that the content is relevant for a user based upon:
• the user's role in a first business process, the first business process being related to a business objective of an enterprise, the user being an employee of the enterprise and the user having at least one further role in at least one of a plurality of further business processes within the enterprise, and
• one or both of:
• the user's preference or the user's behavior;
• determining, using the database system, that the content is associated with an application or online service based upon the user's role in the first business process and one or both of:
• the user's preference or the user's behavior;
• sharing, based on the determination that the content is relevant for the user, the content in the user's news feed;
• presenting, based on the determination that the content is associated with the application or online service, the associated application or online service in a user interface displaying the user's news feed on the user's display device;
• receiving an indication of user input submitted via the user's display device to interact with the associated application or online service;
• and
• creating or updating, responsive to receiving the indication of user input, one or more records stored in a database maintained apart from the online social network.