3. A method of prioritizing feed items based on rules, the method comprising: accessing a plurality of feed items associated with a plurality of feeds, wherein at least one of the feeds is associated with an object stored in a database system, and wherein the at least one feed item of the plurality of feed items represents an event or an information update associated with the object; receiving input providing one or more rules to prioritize the plurality of feed items, wherein the input includes one or more message cues, each message cue associated with a respective rule to distinguish the feed item prioritized by the respective rule from other feed items; prioritizing, using one or more processors associated with one or more servers, the plurality of feed items based on the one or more rules; and for at least one feed item prioritized based on a rule, automatically displaying the feed item in combination with a message cue associated with the rule.
7. The method of claim 3 , further comprising: receiving input data, wherein the input data comprises user-created data or feed metrics; and incorporating the input data into at least one of the one or more rules.