System for organizing knowledge data and communication with users having affinity to knowledge data

A system for organizing knowledge data comprising:

• a place, said place associated with at least a subset of the knowledge data, and said place including at least one portal having a search window for searching the subset of the knowledge data, a list for displaying indicia associated with one or more persons having an affinity to the subset of the knowledge data, and communication means to initiate communication with the one or more persons;
• a search module that enables a user to search the subset of the knowledge data using the search window;
• a retrieving module that retrieves a portion of the subset of the knowledge data;
• a display module that displays indicia associated with one or more persons having an affinity to the retrieved knowledge data in the list;
• a selection module that enables a user to select one or more of the displayed indicia;
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• a communication module that enables a user to initiate communication with one or more persons associated with the selected indicia.

A system for organizing knowledge data comprising:

• a place, said place associated with at least a subset of the knowledge data, and said place including at least one portal having a search window for searching the subset of the knowledge data, a list for displaying indicia associated with one or more persons having an affinity to the subset of the knowledge data, and communication means to initiate communication with the one or more persons;
• a search means that enables a user to search the subset of the knowledge data using the search window;
• a retrieving means that retrieves a portion of the subset of the knowledge data;
• a display means that displays indicia associated with one or more persons having an affinity to the retrieved knowledge data in the list;
• a selection means that enables a user to select one or more of the displayed indicia;
• and
• a communication means that enables a user to initiate communication with one or more persons associated with the selected indicia.