Abstract: A system for managing a communication session between a number of participants is provided. The system can analyze activity of each participant and generate recommendations on the communication flow of a meeting. For instance, the system can analyze user activity and other contextual data for each user to determine a recommended speaking arrangement for the participants. The recommendations can be presented to a moderator who can then utilize the recommendations to control the flow of the meeting. Inputs received from the moderator can modify speaking and viewing permissions to emphasize or deemphasize displays and audio of individual participants. In some configurations, the recommendations can be utilized by a system to automatically control permissions for each participant for the purposes of controlling communication and flow of an event, such as an online meeting.

Abstract: A system for managing a communication session between a number of participants is provided. The system can analyze activity of each participant and generate recommendations on the communication flow of a meeting. For instance, the system can analyze user activity and other contextual data for each user to determine a recommended speaking arrangement for the participants. The recommendations can be presented to a moderator who can then utilize the recommendations to control the flow of the meeting. Inputs received from the moderator can modify speaking and viewing permissions to emphasize or deemphasize displays and audio of individual participants. In some configurations, the recommendations can be utilized by a system to automatically control permissions for each participant for the purposes of controlling communication and flow of an event, such as an online meeting.

Abstract: A productivity entity container data structure is created that includes information for a first productivity entity and a link to a second productivity entity. The information for the first productivity entity includes either a link to the first productivity entity or details for the first productivity entity stored directly in the productivity entity container data structure. The first productivity entity and the second productivity entity are of different productivity entity types (e.g., an assigned task associated with a scheduled calendar event). By using the productivity entity container data structure to link together multiple different productivity entities of different productivity entity types, computer-based productivity systems are configured to directly access and display information for related productivity entities of different productivity entity types in a unified-view interface.

Abstract: A productivity entity container data structure is created that includes information for a first productivity entity and a link to a second productivity entity. The information for the first productivity entity includes either a link to the first productivity entity or details for the first productivity entity stored directly in the productivity entity container data structure. The first productivity entity and the second productivity entity are of different productivity entity types (e.g., an assigned task associated with a scheduled calendar event). By using the productivity entity container data structure to link together multiple different productivity entities of different productivity entity types, computer-based productivity systems are configured to directly access and display information for related productivity entities of different productivity entity types in a unified-view interface.

Abstract: A productivity entity container data structure is created that includes information for a first productivity entity and a link to a second productivity entity. The information for the first productivity entity includes either a link to the first productivity entity or details for the first productivity entity stored directly in the productivity entity container data structure. The first productivity entity and the second productivity entity are of different productivity entity types (e.g., an assigned task associated with a scheduled calendar event). By using the productivity entity container data structure to link together multiple different productivity entities of different productivity entity types, computer-based productivity systems are configured to directly access and display information for related productivity entities of different productivity entity types in a unified-view interface.