Automatic subscriptions to shared repositories with notifications reflecting accesses by important other users and keywords stored in a personal interest profile

A computer system including a computer readable memory, said computer readable memory having a computer program stored thereon, said computer program operable when executed to automatically provide notifications to a user regarding interesting shared content based on a personal interest profile associated with the user by:

• determining a personal interest profile for said user, wherein said personal interest profile includes at least one important person for said user and at least one keyword;
• determining at least one important shared content source for said user;
• detecting a new document in said important shared content source;
• prompting said user, in response to said detecting said new document, to determine whether said user wants to receive notifications regarding actions performed on said new document based on said personal interest profile;
• in the event that said user indicates that said user wants to receive notifications regarding actions performed on said new document based on said personal interest profile, monitoring said important shared content source for at least one action performed by said important person on at least one document within said important shared content source, wherein said at least one document includes said at least one keyword;
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• in the event that said monitoring detects said important person performing said at least one action on said document including said at least one keyword, generating a notification to said user.

A computer program product having a computer readable memory, said computer readable memory having a computer program for automatically providing notifications to a user regarding interesting shared content based on a personal interest profile associated with the user stored thereon, said computer program comprising:

• program code for determining a personal interest profile for said user, wherein said personal interest profile includes at least one important person for said user and at least one keyword;
• program code for determining at least one important shared content source for said user;
• program code for detecting a new document in said important shared content source;
• program code for prompting said user, in response to said detecting said new document, to determine whether said user wants to receive notifications regarding actions performed on said new document based on said personal interest profile;
• program code for, in the event that said user indicates that said user wants to receive notifications regarding actions performed on said new document based on said personal interest profile, monitoring said important shared content source for at least one action performed by said important person on at least one document within said important shared content source, wherein said at least one document includes said at least one keyword;
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• program code for, in the event that said monitoring detects said important person performing said at least one action on said document including said at least one keyword, generating a notification to said user.

A system for automatically providing notifications to a user regarding interesting shared content based on a personal interest profile associated with the user, comprising:

• means for determining a personal interest profile for said user, wherein said personal interest profile includes at least one important person for said user and at least one keyword;
• means for determining at least one important shared content source for said user;
• means for detecting a new document in said important shared content source;
• means for prompting said user, in response to said detecting said new document, to determine whether said user wants to receive notifications regarding actions performed on said new document based on said personal interest profile;
• means for, in the event that said user indicates that said user wants to receive notifications regarding actions performed on said new document based on said personal interest profile, monitoring said important shared content source for at least one action performed by said important person on at least one document within said important shared content source, wherein said at least one document includes said at least one keyword;
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• means for, in the event that said monitoring detects said important person performing said at least one action on said document including said at least one keyword, generating a notification to said user.