1. A method comprising: monitoring actions associated with users connected to a target user in a social networking system; responsive to identifying a first action associated with a first user connected to the target user, updating a news ticker interface in real time to display the first action and the associated first user as a story within the news ticker interface, the news ticker interface displaying a plurality of stories; and responsive to receiving a selection of a displayed story from a user within the news ticker interface: displaying a story interface containing additional information related to the context of the selected story; identifying a second action of a second user connected to the first user associated with the selected story; and displaying information related to the second action in the story interface.
1. A method comprising: monitoring actions associated with users connected to a target user in a social networking system; responsive to identifying a first action associated with a first user connected to the target user, updating a news ticker interface in real time to display the first action and the associated first user as a story within the news ticker interface, the news ticker interface displaying a plurality of stories; and responsive to receiving a selection of a displayed story from a user within the news ticker interface: displaying a story interface containing additional information related to the context of the selected story; identifying a second action of a second user connected to the first user associated with the selected story; and displaying information related to the second action in the story interface. 12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected story is associated with an object, and wherein the displayed additional information comprises information related to the object.