Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method for targeted messaging is described. A text-based communication session among at least three participants is monitored. At least one contextual information parameter of a first message in a message input field of a client device associated with a first participant of the at least three participants is detected in in the text-based communication session. It is determined if a second participant of the at least three participants is relevant to the first message, based on the contextual information parameter. A message recipient list for the first message is dynamically updates by removing the second participant from the message recipient list and yielding an updated message recipient list. Related methods, systems, and apparatus are also described.

Abstract: A communication system and related methods are described. The communication system includes a communication server computer and multiple user computers. The communication server computer maintains synchronization of multiple copies of a graphical user interface (“GUI”) presented by the multiple user computers. The GUI implements a multi-user, digital communication environment and includes a chat area where communications are organized by time and a document editing area where communications are organized by subject. The GUI enables integration of the chat area and the document editing area and allows users to communicate across multiple communication modalities seamlessly and in real time.

Abstract: A method for communicating in a digital conversation is implemented on a computing device and includes: receiving an interactive contextual emoji from a first digital conversation participant to post in the digital conversation with at least a second digital conversation participant, where the interactive contextual emoji is pre-defined to indicate at least a current availability status associated with the first digital conversation participant, requesting the current availability status from a status application based on at least an indication of the interactive contextual emoji, where the status application maintains the current availability status, receiving the current availability status from the status application, and displaying the interactive contextual emoji in the digital conversation with at least an indication of the current availability status.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method implemented on a computing device, includes: rendering a user interface on a display screen of the computing device, the user interface comprising a plurality of bands arranged adjacently to each other in a single user interface window, wherein at least one of the plurality of bands represents a communication between a user of the computing device and one or more remote users; receiving input signals from a user of the computing device, the input signals corresponding to a user interacting with one of said plurality of bands of the user interface; and in response to the received input signals, rearranging the plurality of bands; and resizing the single user interface window to fit the rearranged plurality of bands.