Disseminating targeted location-based content to mobile device users

A system for managing information associated with a mobile device user, comprising:

• a communication management system operable to:
• determine a mobile device information availability, the mobile device information availability defined by a processing of permissions associated with the mobile device user with a set of static information and a set of dynamic information,
• wherein the permissions specify amounts of personal information which may be shared with third parties, the personal information corresponding to at least the set of static information and the set of dynamic information,
• wherein the set of static information is selected from demographic information associated a mobile device user, the set of static information corresponding to information which is not subject to frequent change over a defined period of time, and
• wherein the dynamic information corresponds to a real time status of a mobile device, the dynamic information corresponding to information subject to frequent change over the defined period of time;
• process at least one third party request for mobile device information based on the determined mobile device information availability,
• wherein the at least one third party request is associated with a promotional offer, and
• wherein acceptance and granting of the promotional offer is contingent upon acceptance of a modification of the permissions by the mobile device user, the modification corresponding to altering the amounts of personal information that may be shared with a third party providing the promotional offer;
• receive an acceptance of the promotional offer;
• and
• modify the permissions to reflect altered amounts of personal information that may be shared with the third party providing the promotional offer.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing computer-executable instructions for managing mobile device information which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining permissions specifying amounts of personal information which may be shared with third parties, wherein the personal information corresponds to at least a first type of data defined according to a first likelihood of change over a period of time and a second type of data defined according to a second likelihood of change over the period of time;
• determining a mobile device information availability based on processing a set of data corresponding to a mobile device user according to the permissions, wherein the set of data corresponding to the mobile device user includes both the first and second types of data;
• processing at least one third party request for data based on the mobile device information availability, wherein the third party requests for data correspond to information utilized to select content for the mobile device user, wherein the at least one third party request is associated with a promotional offer, and wherein acceptance and granting of the promotional offer is contingent upon acceptance of a modification of the permissions by the mobile device user, the modification corresponding to altering the amounts of personal information that may be shared with a third party providing the promotional offer;
• receiving an acceptance of the promotional offer;
• and
• modifying the permissions to reflect altered amounts of personal information that may be shared with the third party providing the promotional offer.