Abstract: A system and method for providing content to an enterprise is described. One embodiment includes receiving, from each of a plurality of users within an enterprise, subscription information, which indicates content feeds that each corresponding user desires to receive content from and retrieving content items from a plurality of feeds. The content items are stored in a first data store and at least a portion of the content items are replicated in a second data store that is utilized by an email message system of the enterprise so as to enable each of the plurality of users to view content items via the email message system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 12, 2006
Date of Patent:
June 8, 2010
Assignee:
Newsgator Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Lane Richard Mohler, Gregory A. Reinacker
Abstract: A system and method for managing distribution of content to groups of users is described. One embodiment includes establishing subscription information for each of a plurality of user groups within an enterprise, storing the subscription information for each of the user groups in a first data store and retrieving, from a directory of users within the enterprise, information identifying users within each of the plurality of user groups. In addition, content items are retrieved from a plurality of feeds and at least a portion of the content items are replicated in a messaging data store that is utilized by an enterprise messaging system. Selected content items are sent, via the enterprise messaging system, to each of the users in a particular user group based upon the subscription information for the particular user group.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 12, 2006
Date of Patent:
June 8, 2010
Assignee:
Newsgator Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Lane Richard Mohler, Gregory A. Reinacker