Automatic collaboration

A method for automated collaboration within a networked productivity application, the method comprising:

• determining, by a processing device, that a user action is performed with respect to a first document accessed by a first user of the networked productivity application;
• concurrent with determining that the user action is performed with respect to the first document, identifying, by the processing device, a collaborative similarity between the first document and a second document accessed by a second user of the networked productivity application, the collaborative similarity being identified based on one or more of similar word sequences or similar phrases in content of the first document and the second document, and additional information associated with the first document and the second document;
• and
• creating, by the processing device and based on the collaborative similarity, a third document available to each of the first user and the second user to collaborate on the content of the first document and the second document, wherein collaborating on the content of the first document and the second document comprises at least one of concurrent viewing or concurrent editing of the content of the first document and the second document by the first user and the second user.

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processing device, coupled to the memory, to perform operations comprising:
• determining that a user action is performed with respect to a first document accessed by a first user of a networked productivity application;
• responsive to determining that the user action is performed with respect to the first document, identifying a collaborative similarity between the first document and a second document accessed by a second user of the networked productivity application, the collaborative similarity being identified based on one or more of similar word sequences or similar phrases in content of the first document and the second document, and additional information associated with the first document and the second document;
• responsive to identifying the collaborative similarity between the first document and the second document, generating a collaboration suggestion for collaboration between the first user and the second user on the content of the first document and the second document, wherein the collaboration on the content of the first document and the second document comprises at least one of concurrent viewing or concurrent editing of the content of the first document and the second document by the first user and the second user;
• transmitting the collaboration suggestion to collaborate on the similar content of the first document and the second document to at least one of the first user or the second user;
• receiving an acceptance of the collaboration suggestion to collaborate on similar content of the first document and the second document from the at least one of the first user or the second user;
• and
• responsive to receiving the acceptance of the collaboration suggestion from the at least one of the first user and the second user, creating, based on the first document and the second document, a third document available to each of the first user and the second user to collaborate on the content of the first document and the second document.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• determining that a user action is performed with respect to a first document accessed by a first user of a networked productivity application;
• concurrent with determining that the user action is performed with respect to the first document, identifying a collaborative similarity between the first document and a second document accessed by a second user of the networked productivity application, the collaborative similarity being identified based on one or more of similar word sequences or similar phrases in content of the first document and the second document, and additional information associated with the first document and the second document;
• and
• creating, based on the collaborative similarity, a third document available to each of the first user and the second user to collaborate on the content of the first document and the second document, wherein collaborating on the content of the first document and the second document comprises at least one of concurrent viewing or concurrent editing of the content of the first document and the second document by the first user and the second user.