A Context-Centric Method of Automated Introduction and Community Building

摘要

A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for discovering groups of users that are distinguished by common views of on-line documents and content items. These common views are analyzed to recommend and facilitate introductions to potential corresponding parties and/or the formation of communities of interest. Users' interactions are logged for a specific task or time period according to predetermined scoping parameters. Accordingly, potential contacts relevant to a current task can be recommended as well as general contact recommendations relevant to interactions over a longer time period. Users can thereby find advisors or mentors for the current task they are performing as well as individuals they may want to contact in general.