Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a communication service

A system for implementing a communication service, the communication service providing customized communications on behalf of subscribers to the communication service, comprising:

• a computer processing device;
• and
• a communication service application executing on the computer processing device, the communication service application implementing a method, the method comprising:
• defining an event, the occurrence of which forms a first portion of a condition for executing a communication;
• providing a destination for delivery of the communication;
• configuring elements of the communication, the elements including content and a transmission date, the transmission date forming a second portion of the condition for executing the communication;
• periodically monitoring a source of information for the event;
• and
• upon determining the condition has been met:
• generating the communication using the configured elements;
• and
• sending, on the transmission date, the communication to the destination.

A computer program product for implementing a communication service, the communication service providing customized communications on behalf of subscribers to the communication service, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium embodied with computer-readable program instructions, which when executed, cause a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

• defining an event, the occurrence of which forms a first portion of a condition for executing a communication;
• providing a destination for delivery of the communication;
• configuring elements of the communication, the elements including content and a transmission date, the transmission date forming a second portion of the condition for executing the communication;
• periodically monitoring a source of information for the event;
• and
• upon determining the condition has been met:
• generating the communication using the configured elements;
• and
• sending, on the transmission date, the communication to the destination.