Notification method and notification device

A computer-readable storage medium storing a notification program for exchanging questions and answers between users and for executing:

• a question-processing step of receiving registration of a question from a questioner who is included among the users, and publishing the registered question;
• an answer-processing step of receiving registration of one or more answers to the question from one or more respondents who are included among the users, and publishing the registered answer(s);
• a designation-receiving step of receiving, from one or more referring users who are included among the users but are not the respondent(s), designation of a question that is among the published question(s) and that the referring user(s) has interest in;
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• an answer notification step of notifying the referring user(s) of the one or more answers to the designated question.

A notification device for exchanging questions and answers between users, comprising:

• a question-processing means for receiving registration of a question from a questioner who is included among the users, and publishing the registered question;
• an answer processing means for receiving registration of one or more answers to the question from one or more respondents who are included among the users, and publishing the registered answer(s);
• a designation-receiving means for receiving, from one or more referring users who are included among the users but are not the respondent(s), designation of a question that is among the published question(s) and that the referring user(s) has interest in;
• and
• an answer notification means for notifying the referring user(s) of the one or more answers to the designated question.

A notification program for exchanging questions and answers between users and for making a computer function as:

• a question-processing means for receiving registration of a question from a questioner who is included among the users, and publishing the registered question;
• an answer processing means for receiving registration of one or more answers to the question from one or more respondents who are included among the users, and publishing the registered answer(s);
• a designation-receiving means for receiving, from one or more referring users who are included among the users but are not the respondent(s), designation of a question that is among the published question(s) and that the referring user(s) has interest in;
• and
• an answer notification means for notifying the referring user(s) of the one or more answers to the designated question.