Internet protocol broadcasting

A method for mediating sharing of a plurality of customized channels of content atoms among a plurality of users, the content atoms being stored locally to the plurality of users, the method comprising:

• selecting a subscriber group from a plurality of subscriber groups, the subscriber group being associated with a customized channel of the plurality of customized channels and comprising a set of subscribers, each subscriber in the subscriber group being one of the plurality of users that has subscribed to the customized channel;
• receiving a channel history dataset associated with the customized channel from each subscriber of the subscriber group, the channel history dataset comprising representations of subscriber preferences that affect handling of the content atoms with respect to the customized channel;
• generating a mediation output according to the channel history datasets, the mediation output representing a set of updates to the channel history datasets configured to substantially synchronize the handling of the content atoms with respect to the customized channel among the subscribers of the subscriber group;
• and
• communicating the mediation output to the subscribers of the subscriber group.

A system for mediating sharing of a plurality of customized channels of content atoms among a plurality of users, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer readable medium comprising instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to:
• select a subscriber group from a plurality of subscriber groups, the subscriber group being associated with a customized channel of the plurality of customized channels and comprising a set of subscribers, each subscriber in the subscriber group being one of the plurality of users that has subscribed to the customized channel;
• receive a channel history dataset associated with the customized channel from each subscriber of the subscriber group, the channel history dataset comprising representations of subscriber preferences that affect handling of the content atoms with respect to the customized channel;
• generate a mediation output according to the channel history datasets, the mediation output representing a set of updates to the channel history datasets configured to substantially synchronize the handling of the content atoms with respect to the customized channel among the subscribers of the subscriber group;
• and
• communicate the mediation output to the subscribers of the subscriber group.