Econtent aggregation for socialization

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memory devices coupled to the one or more processors;
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• one or more computer readable storage devices coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more storage devices contain program code executable by the one or more processors via the one or more memory devices to implement a method for content aggregation, the method comprising:
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, an agreement to opt-in from each of a plurality of electronic device users;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, device information and user information related to the plurality of electronic device users;
• enabling, by the one or more processors of the computer system using an opt-in feature, content tracking of each of the plurality of electronic device users for content viewed, streamed and/or stored by the electronic device users on electronic devices;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, in real time content tracking information related to the content viewed, streamed and/or stored by the electronic device users on the electronic devices, wherein the content tracking information includes content identification and a content component for each of the content viewed, streamed and/or stored for each of the plurality of electronic device users in real time;
• storing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, the content tracking information and the device information and the user information such that the content tracking information is associated with particular device information and particular user information from which the content tracking information was received, wherein the storing includes continually updating the content and the content component for each of the content viewed, streamed and/or stored for each of the plurality of electronic device users in real time;
• aggregating, by the one or more processors of the computer system, active content stored during the storing across all of the plurality of electronic device users and determining a degree of user-to-user content overlap from the aggregating;
• based on the aggregating, providing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, an application feature to each of the plurality of electronic device users displaying a number and demographics of other active users of the plurality of electronic device users engaged with content that is the same as content engaged by each of the plurality of electronic device users;
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• providing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, a user of the plurality of electronic device users with contact information to allow communication with one or more of the other active users of the plurality of electronic device users based on a degree of common overlap between the user and the one or more of the other active users with previously viewed content.

A computer program product for content aggregation, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media having computer readable program code collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the computer readable program code being executed by one or more processors of a computer system to cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, an agreement to opt-in from each of a plurality of electronic device users;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, device information and user information related to the plurality of electronic device users;
• enabling, by the one or more processors of the computer system using an opt-in feature, content tracking of each of the plurality of electronic device users for content viewed, streamed and/or stored by the electronic device users on electronic devices;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, in real time content tracking information related to the content viewed, streamed and/or stored by the electronic device users on the electronic devices, wherein the content tracking information includes content identification and a content component for each of the content viewed, streamed and/or stored for each of the plurality of electronic device users in real time;
• storing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, the content tracking information and the device information and the user information such that the content tracking information is associated with particular device information and particular user information from which the content tracking information was received, wherein the storing includes continually updating the content and the content component for each of the content viewed, streamed and/or stored for each of the plurality of electronic device users in real time;
• aggregating, by the one or more processors of the computer system, active content stored during the storing across all of the plurality of electronic device users and determining a degree of user-to-user content overlap from the aggregating;
• based on the aggregating, providing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, an application feature to each of the plurality of electronic device users displaying a number and demographics of other active users of the plurality of electronic device users engaged with content that is the same as content engaged by each of the plurality of electronic device users;
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• providing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, a user of the plurality of electronic device users with contact information to allow communication with one or more of the other active users of the plurality of electronic device users based on a degree of common overlap between the user and the one or more of the other active users with previously viewed content.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors of a computer system, an agreement to opt-in from each of a plurality of electronic device users;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, device information and user information related to the plurality of electronic device users;
• enabling, by the one or more processors of the computer system using an opt-in feature, content tracking of each of the plurality of electronic device users for content viewed, streamed and/or stored by the electronic device users on electronic devices;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, in real time content tracking information related to the content viewed, streamed and/or stored by the electronic device users on the electronic devices, wherein the content tracking information includes content identification and a content component for each of the content viewed, streamed and/or stored for each of the plurality of electronic device users in real time;
• storing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, the content tracking information and the device information and the user information such that the content tracking information is associated with particular device information and particular user information from which the content tracking information was received, wherein the storing includes continually updating the content and the content component for each of the content viewed, streamed and/or stored for each of the plurality of electronic device users in real time;
• parsing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, group level data of the plurality of electronic device users based on the device information, the user information, and the content tracking information, and wherein the user information includes location and language information;
• aggregating, by the one or more processors of the computer system, active content stored during the storing across all of the plurality of electronic device users and determining a degree of user-to-user content overlap from the aggregating;
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• based on the aggregating and parsing, providing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, an application feature to each of the plurality of electronic device users displaying a number and demographics of other active users of the plurality of electronic device users engaged with content that is the same as content engaged by each of the plurality of electronic device users.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors of a computer system, an agreement to opt-in from each of a plurality of electronic device users;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, device information and user information related to the plurality of electronic device users;
• enabling, by the one or more processors of the computer system using an opt-in feature, content tracking of each of the plurality of electronic device users for content viewed, streamed and/or stored by the electronic device users on electronic devices;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computer system, in real time content tracking information related to the content viewed, streamed and/or stored by the electronic device users on the electronic devices, wherein the content tracking information includes content identification and a content component for each of the content viewed, streamed and/or stored for each of the plurality of electronic device users in real time;
• storing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, the content tracking information and the device information and the user information such that the content tracking information is associated with particular device information and particular user information from which the content tracking information was received, wherein the storing includes continually updating the content and the content component for each of the content viewed, streamed and/or stored for each of the plurality of electronic device users in real time;
• aggregating, by the one or more processors of the computer system, active content stored during the storing across all of the plurality of electronic device users and determining a degree of user-to-user content overlap from the aggregating;
• based on the aggregating, providing, by the one or more processors of the computer system, an application feature to each of the plurality of electronic device users displaying a number and demographics of other active users of the plurality of electronic device users engaged with content that is the same as content engaged by each of the plurality of electronic device users;
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• using, by the one or more processors of the computer system, machine learning to suggest groups of users of the plurality of electronic device users based at least in part on a degree of common overlap between the user and the other active users with previously viewed content.