Abstract: An approach is provided for providing device ringtone coordination. The approach involves determining a request for a playback of at least one ringtone at at least one device, wherein the playback is for a notification of at least one event. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a coordination of the playback of the at least one ringtone among the at least one device, one or more other devices, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a determination of whether the one or more other devices are to be notified of the at least one event.

Abstract: An approach is provided for sending a neighborhood-based ringtone advertisement. The approach involves receiving a ringtone request from a mobile communication device, wherein contextual information of the mobile communication device is determined and processed. The approach also involves determining the neighboring mobile communication devices, and then determining and processing the contextual information associated with the neighboring mobile communication devices. The approach further involves determining a ringtone that has the best influence on the users of the request sending mobile communication device, and the users of the neighboring mobile communication devices. Then, a neighborhood-based ringtone advertisement is selected.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a registrar configured to register one or more subscription parameters for each of a plurality of subscriptions and one or more publication parameters for each of a plurality of publications. Further, the apparatus may include a matcher configured to match the publications to the subscriptions based on the subscription parameters and the publication parameters. Additionally, the apparatus may include a parameter updater configured to update the subscription parameters or the publication parameters based on one or more contextual characteristics associated with the subscriptions or the publications. Also, a potential match determiner may form a potential match list including one or more pairs of the subscriptions and the publications based on the subscription parameters and the publication parameters.

Abstract: An approach is provided for organizing a group event. An input from a device specifying a group event is received. A location associated with the group event is determined. One or more other devices within a proximity of the location are determined. A notification of the group event to the one or more other devices is generated.