A method and system for initiating message listening and routing message content to authorized user devices is disclosed. For a second user device to receive notifications regarding records of a first user, the second user device provides information identifying the first user to a notification service. The notification service verifies the identifying information. The notification service initiates one or more listeners to listen for messages flowing over a messaging bus that are relating to the first user. Once a message is identified, at least a portion of the message is used to generate a notification that may be sent to the second user device.

A method and system for initiating message listening and routing message content to authorized user devices is disclosed. For a second user device to receive notifications regarding records of a first user, the second user device provides information identifying the first user to a notification service. The notification service verifies the identifying information. The notification service initiates one or more listeners to listen for messages flowing over a messaging bus that are relating to the first user. Once a message is identified, at least a portion of the message is used to generate a notification that may be sent to the second user device.

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for processing messages from agents of a network environment including the use of collectors. Collectors can use configurable pipelines to improve processing of messages received from the agents. In one example of the disclosed technology, a number of networked agents are configured to gather data describing operational aspects of an agent's computing host. A collector is configured to receive reports from the agent and send the gathered data to one or more destination agent data consumers designated by augmentation information in the reports. In some examples, the collector transforms data using one or more stage selector rules.

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for processing messages from agents of a network environment including the use of collectors. Collectors can use configurable pipelines to improve processing of messages received from the agents. In one example of the disclosed technology, a number of networked agents are configured to gather data describing operational aspects of an agent's computing host. A collector is configured to receive reports from the agent and send the gathered data to one or more destination agent data consumers designated by augmentation information in the reports. In some examples, the collector transforms data using one or more stage selector rules.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for placing targeted messages in communications within a software application using machine learning models. An example method generally includes retrieving, from a repository, a data set of targeted messages. For each respective targeted message in the data set of targeted messages, an effectiveness score for a party associated with the respective targeted message, a distance score between the party associated with the respective targeted message and a host party, and a match score between the party associated with the respective targeted message and the host party. Based on the effectiveness score, the distance score, and the match score for each respective targeted message in the data set of targeted messages, a message is selected to be included in one or more communications by the host party. The one or more communications including the selected message are generated and output for transmission.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for placing targeted messages in communications within a software application using machine learning models. An example method generally includes retrieving, from a repository, a data set of targeted messages. For each respective targeted message in the data set of targeted messages, an effectiveness score for a party associated with the respective targeted message, a distance score between the party associated with the respective targeted message and a host party, and a match score between the party associated with the respective targeted message and the host party. Based on the effectiveness score, the distance score, and the match score for each respective targeted message in the data set of targeted messages, a message is selected to be included in one or more communications by the host party. The one or more communications including the selected message are generated and output for transmission.

A method includes: upon opening a target communication window, displaying a first subset of communication items target communication window, without concurrently displaying a second and a third subset of communication items in the target communication window, wherein: the first, second, and third subsets of communication items have been received after last closure of the target communication window, and the first subset is received after the second subset, and the second subset is received after the third subset; in response to receiving a second user request to display earlier received communication items and in accordance with a determination that the second user request meets predefined list rollback criteria: ceasing to display the first subset of communication items in the target communication window; and displaying the third subset of communication items in the target communication window, without first displaying the second subset of communication items in the target communication window.

A social networking server receives a request from a member of an organization to configure a targeted update for the organization. The targeted update may be intended for a particular group of members of a social network service. The social networking server may provide various follower dimensions to associate with the targeted update, where each of the follower dimensions include one or more selectable attributes. When the social networking server receives a request for an organization's webpage from a member of the social network service, the social networking server may compare member attributes of a member profile associated with the member with the follower dimension attributes associated with the targeted update. The social networking server may provide the targeted update for display with the webpage of the organization based on the member attributes satisfying at least one follower dimension attribute associated with the targeted update.

A system and method for the late-biding of time-based media in real-time. With late binding, the sender may create time-based media before or at the same time an active delivery route to the recipient is discovered. As soon as the route becomes available, the media is transmitted. The existing DNS and email infrastructure is possibly used for route discovery, while any real-time transmission protocol may be used for the actual delivery of the media. “Progressive” emails may also be used for the real-time delivery of time-based media.

An access-control device that controls access to encrypted messages. During operation, the access-control device can receive an access key for a corrupted message, and can receive a cover message digest associated with the corrupted message. The access-control device stores the access key in association with the cover message digest, and stores the cover message digest in a block chain. A respective block of the block chain includes at least one cover message digest, and a hash value of a previous block of the block chain.