john_k - 4:28 pm on Feb 28, 2010 (gmt 0)

This is Claim 1 from the patent:

A method for displaying a news feed in a social network environment, the method comprising: monitoring a plurality of activities in a social network environment; monitoring the plurality of activities in a database; generating a plurality of news items regarding one or more of the activities, wherein one or more of the news items is for presentation to one or more viewing users and relates to an activity that was performed by another user; attaching a link associated with at least one of the activities of another user to at least one of the plurality of news items where the link enables a viewing user to participate in the same activity as the another user; limiting access to the plurality of news items to a set of viewing users; and displaying a news feed comprising two or more of the plurality of news items to at least one viewing user of the predetermined set of viewing users.

See if you can guess what patent this claim is from:

A method for serving pizza in a community environment, the method comprising: monitoring a plurality of phone lines at a restuarant; recording requests for pizzas in a database or on paper; telling the cook what toppings to put on each of the pizzas; baking the pizzas; placing the pizzas in boxes designed to prevent crushing, maintain warmth, and bear advertisements to encourage a plurality of repeated usage; delivering the pizza to each caller's address by means of a vehicle.