Abstract: The present technology addresses a need for a task service that can aggregate tasks assigned to a user on different services so that all tasks that the user needs to perform can be found in one location. The present technology can utilize credentials to a user account associated with a user of a service to automatically identify tasks that are relevant to the user and can create those tasks in a task service. The task service can maintain a link back to the source of the task so that the user can mark the task as complete in the task service, and the task service can automatically update the task in the service in which the task was created. The present technology can also provide integrations with some services to a user to create new tasks from services that are not task based, such as email.

Abstract: The present technology provides a system wherein context provided in a message in which a content item is shared is preserved in a database that is linked to the content item. Additionally, to help users that are sending a content item provide better context when they are sharing a content item, the present technology provides a sharing user interface that encourages the first user to provide helpful context. Additionally, the present technology provides a sharing interface that can present shared content items along with the context in which the content item was shared.