Abstract: An Email to Content Conversion and Publication System for Use in Knowledge Management Solutions giving users of any email system the ability to utilize all features and functionality provided by knowledge management solutions by creating and sending an email using any email system. Users of knowledge management solutions typically create conversations or participations to existing conversations with whatever interface has been provided within the solution. Users of knowledge management solutions create conversations or participations only with the interface provided for creating this content within the knowledge management solution being used. The Email to Content Conversion and Publication System allows users wishing to create content for publication and use in knowledge management solutions to create any content using any email system.

Abstract: A web-based Social Networking Application for Knowledge Sharing and Management which provides for permissive based communication for knowledge transfer among all levels of personnel within organizations using configurable conditions and criteria for determining a target audience, or various classifications of accessible users based on configurable groups and sections. Users of such may create conversations around topics and content to be searched, tagged and published to target audiences. Users may provide commentary, ratings on conversations and commentary, or news on a particular idea or subject. Conversations may connect to combinations of text, user created conversations, images, links, web pages, attachments, internal and external content, as well as internal and external document repositories.