The document discusses graph algorithms and ranking systems used by social networks to optimize their news feeds. It provides examples of how Facebook uses EdgeRank to determine what content appears in a user's feed based on the number and strength of edges between users. The document then gives a walkthrough example of how EdgeRank scoring would work for a status update and comment on Facebook. It also briefly mentions that the Vietnamese social network Zing serves over 7 million users and ranks feeds in real-time for each user.