Making publisher content available to specific users

A method comprising:

• storing, by at least one computing device, a selected media title and associated metadata in a user-specific media storage area, wherein the selected media title is identified as being a possible interest to a user associated with the user-specific media storage area and is selected to be stored in the user-specific media storage area based at least in part on user-specific consumption data;
• receiving, by the at least one computing device, a request from a client for a directory of media titles stored in the user-specific media storage area, the directory of media titles including the selected media title, wherein a first location of the user-specific storage area is different from a second location of the client;
• providing, by the at least one computing device, the directory of media titles stored in the user-specific media storage area to the client, the directory to be presented by the client via a virtual file system interface to the user-specific media storage area;
• receiving, by the at least one computing device, a request from the client for a download of the selected media title from the user-specific storage area, the request being based at least in part on a user selection of the selected media title from the directory of media titles;
• providing, by the at least one computing device, the selected media title and the associated metadata to the client for download;
• and
• receiving, by the at least one computing device, additional user-specific consumption data from the client for the selected media title, the additional user-specific consumption data being collected by the client during the consumption of the selected media title on the client.

A method comprising:

• storing, by at least one computing device, a reference to a selected media title in a user-specific media storage area, wherein the selected media title is identified as being a possible interest to a user associated with the user-specific media storage area and is selected based at least in part on user-specific consumption data;
• receiving, by the at least one computing device, a request from a client for a directory of media titles associated with a plurality of media title references stored in the user-specific media storage area, the plurality of media title references including the reference to the selected media title, wherein a first location of the user-specific storage area is different from a second location of the client;
• providing, by the at least one computing device, the directory of media titles to the client, the directory to be presented by the client via a virtual file system interface to the user-specific media storage area;
• receiving, by the at least one computing device, a request for a download of the selected media title according to the reference stored in the user-specific storage area from the client for the selected media title, the request being based at least in part on a user selection of the selected media title from the directory of media titles;
• providing, by the at least one computing device, the selected media title and associated metadata to the client for download;
• and
• receiving, by the at least one computing device, additional consumption data from the client for the selected media title, the additional consumption data collected by the client during the consumption of the selected media title.

A system, comprising:

• at least one computing device;
• and
• a user storage manager in the at least one computing device, the user storage manager comprising:
• logic that identifies a media title received from a content publisher as being of possible interest to a media consumer based at least in part on user-specific consumption data;
• logic that populates a user-specific media storage area with the media title and associated metadata, wherein the user-specific media storage area is associated with the media consumer;
• logic that receives a request by a virtual file system at a client for a directory of media titles stored in the user-specific media storage area, the directory of media titles including the media title, and a first location of the user-specific media storage area being different from a second location of the client;
• logic that provides the directory of media titles to the virtual file system at the client, the directory to be presented by the client via a virtual file system interface to the user-specific media storage area;
• logic that receives a request from the virtual file system at the client for a download of the media title from the user-specific storage area, the request being based at least in part on a user selection of the media title from the directory presented via the virtual file system interface;
• logic that provides the media title for download to the client;
• and
• logic that receives additional user-specific consumption data for the media title from the client, the additional user-specific consumption data collected by the client during the consumption of the media title.