1. A method of accessing feeds based on metrics, the method comprising: accessing a plurality of feeds, wherein each feed in the plurality of feeds is associated with an object stored in a database system; providing the plurality of feeds to a plurality of users of the database system; collecting inferential user interaction data from the plurality of users, wherein the inferential user interaction data is generated in relation to at least one of the plurality of feeds, and wherein the inferential user interaction data captures implicit user behavior of at least one of the plurality of users of the database system, wherein collecting inferential user interaction data comprises receiving data describing implicit user behavior, wherein the data was captured in part by client software operating on a computing device; determining, using one or more processors associated with the one or more servers, one or more feed metrics based on the inferential user interaction data, wherein a feed metric is based upon statistics for the plurality of users comprising user consumption, user responsiveness, content proliferation, and feed life; weighting the one or more feed metrics for the plurality of users with respect to each of the plurality of feeds; and executing an action for the plurality of users in relation to the at least one of the plurality of feeds based on the one or more weighted feed metrics, wherein the action comprises discontinuing the feed, characterizing a feed, determining that a feed can be monetized, determining that a feed should be cached, or determining that intervention in a feed is advisable.