Method and Apparatus for Utilizing Context and Profile Information in Content Searching and Recommendation

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• determine, by a first device, one or more content items, one or more information items, or a combination thereof available on at least one other device;
• determine one or more profiles associated with the at least one other device;
• cause, at least in part, a comparison of the one or more profiles associated with the at least one other device with one or more profiles associated with the first device;
• and
• cause, at least in part, at least one request for one or more content items, one or more information items, or a combination thereof available on the at least one other device based, at least in part, on the comparison.