Systems and methods for triggering user notifications of media content items

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• a display;
• and
• a processor, coupled to the memory, to:
• determine that a plurality of media content items has a value of an interest metric exceeding a defined threshold value, the interest metric reflecting interest of a user to the plurality of media content items;
• select, among the plurality of media content items, a media content item that has not been consumed by the user;
• and
• provide a notification to a device employed by the user to notify the user of the media content item.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• identify a plurality of media content items compiled based on a pre-defined criterion, the plurality of media content items identified as being of interest to a user;
• select, among the plurality of media content items, a media content item that has not been consumed by the user;
• and
• provide a notification to a device employed by the user to notify the user of the media content item.