Interest graph-powered sharing

A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, that if executed by a computing system having a processor, cause the computing system to perform a method for collecting usage data and identifying information of interest within an organization, wherein the organization includes a structured body of users with associated roles within the organization and who have access to information items, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for determining use data that characterizes relationships among the information items with respect to users within the organization,
• wherein the information items include user data and collections of information items;
• instructions for generating interest data indicating affinity among the information items based on the determined use data;
• instructions for, for each of a plurality of the information items,
• determining an engagement value for the information item based on the generated use data and the generated interest data;
• and
• instructions for providing, for display, an indication of the determined values for the plurality of information items.

A system, having a memory and a processor, for collecting usage data and identifying information of interest within an organization, wherein the organization includes a structured body of users with associated roles within the organization and who have access to information items, the method comprising:

• a component configured to determine use data that characterizes relationships among the information items with respect to users within the organization,
• wherein the information items include user data and collections of information items;
• a component configured to generate interest data indicating affinity among the information items based on the determined use data;
• a component configured to, for each of a plurality of the information items,
• determine an influence value for the information item based on the generated use data and the generated interest data;
• and
• a component configured to provide, for display, an indication of the determined values for the plurality of information items.