Interest Feed

Personalized content feed based on your interests

Discover content curated for you based on your selected interests.

Your Interests

Manage your interest preferences to get relevant content:

• Select categories that match your professional interests
• Content is recommended based on your selections
• Update anytime in your profile settings

Feed Features

Recommended Content

Content nominated for you appears with:

• “Recommended for You” badge
• Category tag
• Engagement prompt (discussion question)
• Comment and reaction counts

Acceptance Criteria

Frontend

• Recommended Content workflow is implemented in the UI as described.

Backend / API

• Backend behavior supports Recommended Content as documented.

Permissions

• Access is restricted per the Capabilities matrix on this page (or equivalent role rules).

Business Rules

• All business rules for this feature are enforced.

Error Handling

• Error states return clear messages and appropriate HTTP status codes.

Content Types

Type	Description
Articles	In-depth content pieces
Discussions	Opinion and discussion starters
Polls	Quick community surveys
Tips	Short practical insights

Acceptance Criteria

Frontend

• Content Types workflow is implemented in the UI as described.

Backend / API

• Backend behavior supports Content Types as documented.

Permissions

• Access is restricted per the Capabilities matrix on this page (or equivalent role rules).

Business Rules

• All business rules for this feature are enforced.

Error Handling

• Error states return clear messages and appropriate HTTP status codes.

Engagement Options

For each content item:

• Comment: Share your opinion or insights
• React: Like, Insightful, Agree, Disagree
• Share: Share with colleagues or externally
• Bookmark: Save for later reading

Threads & replies (reddit-style)

Discussion content behaves like a thread:

• A single top-level post (the discussion prompt)
• Members can add comments and reply to comments to form nested threads
• Threads can be sorted (e.g. newest, most active)

Polls & surveys

Poll content allows members to vote on a set of options:

• One vote per member per poll
• Optionally allow changing a vote until poll close (configurable)
• Results can be shown immediately or after voting (configurable)

Acceptance Criteria

Frontend

• Engagement Options workflow is implemented in the UI as described.

Backend / API

• Backend behavior supports Engagement Options as documented.

Permissions

• Access is restricted per the Capabilities matrix on this page (or equivalent role rules).

Business Rules

• All business rules for this feature are enforced.

Error Handling

• Error states return clear messages and appropriate HTTP status codes.

Activity Notifications

Get notified when:

• New content matches your interests
• Someone comments on content you engaged with
• Your comment receives replies
• Content is trending in your interest areas

Notification Preferences

Members can opt out of community notifications in their profile:

Setting	Description
Content Recommendations	New content matching your interests
Comment Notifications	Activity on content you engaged with
Trending Alerts	Popular content in your interest areas
All Community	Disable all community notifications

Opting out of notifications does not remove content from your feed - you can still browse community content manually.

Acceptance Criteria

Frontend

• Notification Preferences workflow is implemented in the UI as described.

Backend / API

• Backend behavior supports Notification Preferences as documented.

Permissions

• Access is restricted per the Capabilities matrix on this page (or equivalent role rules).

Business Rules

• All business rules for this feature are enforced.

Error Handling

• Error states return clear messages and appropriate HTTP status codes.

Features

Interest Feed

Acceptance Criteria

Frontend

• Personalized content feed
• Interest category filter
• Comment composer with rich text
• Reaction buttons
• Share functionality
• Bookmark toggle
• Activity notifications
• “Mark all as read” for notifications

Backend / API

• Backend behavior supports this feature as documented.

Permissions

• Access is restricted per the Capabilities matrix on this page (or equivalent role rules).

Business Rules

• All business rules for this feature are enforced.

Error Handling

• Error states return clear messages and appropriate HTTP status codes.

Implementation Contracts

Backend (API)

# Feed
GET    /api/member/community/feed                # Personalized feed
GET    /api/member/community/feed/trending       # Trending content
GET    /api/member/community/bookmarks           # Saved content

# Interests
GET    /api/member/interests                     # My interests
PUT    /api/member/interests                     # Update interests

# Community Notification Preferences
GET    /api/member/community/preferences         # Get preferences
PUT    /api/member/community/preferences         # Update preferences (opt-out)

# Engagement
POST   /api/community/content/{id}/view          # Track view
POST   /api/community/content/{id}/react         # Add reaction
DELETE /api/community/content/{id}/react         # Remove reaction
POST   /api/community/content/{id}/bookmark      # Bookmark
DELETE /api/community/content/{id}/bookmark      # Remove bookmark
POST   /api/community/content/{id}/share         # Share content

# Comments
GET    /api/community/content/{id}/comments      # List comments
POST   /api/community/content/{id}/comments      # Add comment
PUT    /api/community/comments/{id}              # Edit comment
DELETE /api/community/comments/{id}              # Delete comment
POST   /api/community/comments/{id}/react        # React to comment

# Polls
POST   /api/community/content/{id}/vote          # Vote on a poll (one vote per member)
DELETE /api/community/content/{id}/vote          # Optional: remove/change vote if enabled

# Notifications
GET    /api/member/community/notifications       # Activity notifications
PUT    /api/member/community/notifications/read  # Mark as read

Data Model

interface MemberInterests {
  memberId: string;
  categoryIds: string[];
  updatedAt: string;
}

interface MemberCommunityPreferences {
  memberId: string;
  contentRecommendations: boolean;  // New content notifications
  commentNotifications: boolean;    // Activity on engaged content
  trendingAlerts: boolean;          // Trending content alerts
  communityOptOut: boolean;         // Master opt-out for all
  updatedAt: string;
}

interface ContentEngagement {
  contentId: string;
  memberId: string;
  viewed: boolean;
  viewedAt?: string;
  reaction?: 'like' | 'insightful' | 'agree' | 'disagree';
  reactedAt?: string;
  bookmarked: boolean;
  bookmarkedAt?: string;
  shared: boolean;
  sharedAt?: string;
  commented: boolean;
}