Making Publisher Content Available to Specific Users

A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executed by a computing device, comprising:

• code that presents, via a user interface, a directory describing a plurality of media items that are stored via at least one other computing device;
• code that receives, using the user interface, selection information corresponding to a media item of the plurality of media items;
• code that requests and receives the media item from the at least one other computing device;
• code that collects consumption data during consumption of the media item;
• and
• code that sends the consumption data to the at least one other computing device.

A method, comprising:

• identifying, by at least one computing device, a media item of interest based at least in part on consumption data specific to a user;
• adding, by the at least one computing device, the media item of interest to a folder associated with the user;
• determining, by the at least one computing device, that a client associated with the user has requested the media item of interest;
• sending, by the at least one computing device, the media item of interest to the client;
• receiving, by the at least one computing device, additional consumption data from the client indicating consumption of the media item of interest;
• and
• updating, by the at least one computing device, the consumption data based at least in part on the additional consumption data.

A system, comprising:

• at least one computing device;
• and
• at least one application executable in the at least one computing device, the at least one application comprising:
• logic that determines that a client has requested a listing of items included in a folder, the folder being specific to a user associated with the client;
• logic that identifies a media item of interest based at least in part on consumption data associated with the folder;
• logic that automatically incorporates the media item of interest in the listing of items;
• logic that sends the listing of items to the client;
• logic that determines that the client has requested the media item of interest;
• and
• logic that sends the media item of interest to the client.