Method and system for communication with groups associated with requests for action

A system comprising:

• a data base including data about groups of persons, wherein the groups include persons associated with respective requests for action, the data including information sufficient to contact members of the groups;
• a server coupled to a communication network, including:
• resources to provide a client interface for use of said data via the communication network, by which users find and become members of the groups;
• and
• resources to provide a business user interface for use of said data via the communication network, by which business users monitor activity of groups and communicate with the groups.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a machine readable data storage medium storing computer program instructions, which upon execution establish a data base including data about groups of persons, wherein the groups include persons associated with a request for action, the data including information sufficient to contact members of the groups;
• and
• resources to provide a client interface for use of said data via the communication network, by which users find and become members of the groups;
• and
• resources to provide a business user interface for use of said data via the communication network, by which business users monitor activity of groups and communicate with the groups.

A method comprising:

• maintaining data about groups of persons, wherein the groups include persons associated with a request for action, the data including information sufficient to contact members of the groups;
• presenting an interface to a network, the interface including an information model by which users of the interface find and become members of one or more of the groups;
• providing tools to users in the network by which requests for action are approved for use in formation of a group;
• providing a response to members of a particular group based on the request for action associated with the particular group, the response including an offer of a transaction directed to satisfaction of the request for action;
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• providing tools to members in the particular group that view the response to indicate acceptance of the offer in the response.