Automatically granting access to content in a microblog

A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium for automatically granting access to content referenced in a microblog, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:

• receiving a microblog post having content referenced therein, wherein said microblog post comprises a first character designating a user, a group or a community, wherein said microblog post comprises a second character designating said content;
• recognizing said first character and said second character in said microblog post;
• notifying said user, said group or said community designated in said microblog post of said microblog post in response to recognizing said first character in said microblog post;
• and
• granting access to said designated content to said user, said group or said community designated in said microblog post in response to recognizing said second character in said microblog post.

A system, comprising:

• a memory unit for storing a computer program for automatically granting access to content referenced in a microblog;
• and
• a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises:
• circuitry for receiving a microblog post having content referenced therein, wherein said microblog post comprises a first character designating a user, a group or a community, wherein said microblog post comprises a second character designating said content;
• circuitry for recognizing said first character and said second character in said microblog post;
• circuitry for notifying said user, said group or said community designated in said microblog post of said microblog post in response to recognizing said first character in said microblog post;
• and
• circuitry for granting access to said designated content to said user, said group or said community designated in said microblog post in response to recognizing said second character in said microblog post.