Method, system, and computer program product for managing information in a computer network
View Patent ↗A server receives and stores a contributor's content for redistribution of the content via a distributor's web site. From the distributor, the server receives and stores a specification relating to the content and the manner in which a portion of the content is to be displayed. In accordance with the specification, the server outputs the portion of the content to the distributor.
1. A method performed by at least one information handling system, the method comprising:
repeatedly receiving content, the content received via a computer network from respective web sites of multiple contributors, so that the content includes updates from the web sites;
outputting, via the computer network to one or more of the web sites, a preview of the content;
receiving, via the computer network from the one or more of the web sites, validation of the preview;
receiving, via the computer network from the one or more of the web sites, at least one of an annotation and a description of the content;
outputting, via the computer network to a distributor system, the distributor system separate from the information handling system, at least one of the annotation and the description of the content;
receiving, via the computer network from the distributor system, a specification of a portion of the content and of a manner in which the portion is to be displayed on a web site of the distributor system;
selectively including or excluding the content resulting, in accordance with the specification, in the portion of the content; and
repeatedly outputting, via the computer network to the distributor system, the portion of the content, so that the output includes updates from the web sites of the contributors.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the web sites of the multiple contributors is publicly accessible.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contributors include bloggers, and wherein the content includes blogs of the contributors.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web site of the distributor system is a news web site.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content as a syndication feed.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
from a distributor, via the computer network, receiving a command for a search of the content;
performing the search in accordance with the command; and
to the distributor system, via the computer network, outputting results of the search.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the receiving the specification comprises receiving a selection, by the distributor, of at least one of the results of the search.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specification specifies a manner in which the portion is to be formatted for display on the web site of the distributor system.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specification specifies a manner in which the portion is to be sequenced for display on the web site of the distributor system.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specification specifies a location at which the portion is to be displayed on the web site of the distributor system.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specification specifies an amount of the portion to be displayed on the web site of the distributor system.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the amount includes headlines of the portion.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the amount includes all of the portion.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
automatically revising the portion of the content to enhance efficiency of the outputting of the portion of the content.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
blocking some of the portion of the content to enhance efficiency of the outputting of the portion of the content.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
outputting, via the computer network to the one or more of the web sites, a summary page.
17. A system, comprising:
at least one memory for storing content received from respective web sites of multiple contributors, and further for storing a specification, received from a distributor, of a portion of the content and of a manner in which the portion is to be displayed on a web site of a distributor system; and
at least one information handling system, coupled to the at least one memory, and configured to implement a method comprising:
repeatedly receiving the content, the content received via a computer network, so that the content includes updates from the web sites;
outputting to one or more of the web sites a preview of the content;
receiving validation of the preview from the one or more of the web sites;
outputting to the one or more of the web sites a summary page;
receiving, from the one or more of the web sites, at least one of an annotation and a description of the content;
outputting, to the web site of the distributor system, at least one of the annotation and the description of the content;
receiving, from the distributor, a specification of a portion of the content and of a manner in which the portion is to be displayed on the web site of the distributor system;
selectively including or excluding the content resulting, in accordance with the specification, in the portion of the content; and
repeatedly outputting, to the web site of the distributor system, the portion of the content, so that the output includes updates from the web sites of the contributors.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the web sites of the multiple contributors is publicly accessible.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the contributors include bloggers, and wherein the content includes blogs of the contributors.
20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the web site of the distributor system is a news web site.
21. The system of claim 17 , wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content as a syndication feed.
22. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one information handling system is further configured to:
from the distributor, via the computer network, receive a command for a search of the content;
perform the search of the content in accordance with the command; and
to the distributor, via the computer network, output results of the search of the content.
23. The system of claim 22 , wherein receiving the specification comprises receiving a selection, by the distributor, of at least one of the results of the search of the content.
24. The system of claim 17 , wherein the specification specifies a manner in which the portion is to be formatted for display on the web site of the distributor system.
25. The system of claim 17 , wherein the specification specifies a manner in which the portion is to be sequenced for display on the web site of the distributor system.
26. The system of claim 17 , wherein the specification specifies a location at which the portion is to be displayed on the web site of the distributor system.
27. The system of claim 17 , wherein the specification specifies an amount of the portion to be displayed on the web site of the distributor system.
28. The system of claim 27 , wherein the amount includes headlines of the portion.
29. The system of claim 27 , wherein the amount includes all of the portion.
30. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one information handling system is further configured to:
automatically revise the portion of the content to enhance efficiency of the outputting of the portion of the content.
31. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one information handling system is further configured to:
automatically block some of all of the portion of the content to enhance efficiency of the outputting of the portion of the content.
32. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon computer readable instructions, the instructions to cause at least one information handling system to:
repeatedly receive content, the content received from respective web sites of multiple contributors, so that the content includes updates from the web sites;
output to one or more of the web sites a preview of the content;
receive validation of the preview from the one or more of the web sites;
output to the one or more of the web sites a summary page;
receive from the one or more of the web sites, at least one of an annotation and a description of the content;
output to a distributor system, at least one of the annotation and the description of the content;
receive from the distributor system, a specification of a portion of the content and of a manner in which the portion is to be displayed on a web site of the distributor system;
selectively include or exclude the content resulting, in accordance with the specification, in the portion of the content; and
repeatedly output to the web site of the distributor system, the portion of the content, so that the output includes updates from the web sites of the contributors.
33. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein at least one of the web sites of the multiple contributors is publicly accessible.
34. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the contributors include bloggers, and wherein the content includes blogs of the contributors.
35. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the web site of the distributor system is a news web site.
36. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content as a syndication feed.
37. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one information handling system to further cause the at least one information handling system to:
from a distributor, via the computer network, receive a command for a search of the content;
perform the search of the content in accordance with the command; and
to the distributor, via the computer network, output results of the search of the content.
38. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 37 , wherein receiving the specification comprises receiving a selection, by the distributor, of at least one of the results of the search of the content.
39. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the specification specifies a manner in which the portion is to be formatted for display on the web site of the distributor system.
40. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the specification specifies a manner in which the portion is to be sequenced for display on the web site of the distributor system.
41. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the specification specifies a location at which the portion is to be displayed on the web site of the distributor system.
42. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the specification specifies an amount of the portion to be displayed on the web site of the distributor system.
43. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 42 , wherein the amount includes headlines of the portion.
44. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 42 , wherein the amount includes all of the portion.
45. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one information handling system to further cause the at least one information handling system to:
automatically revise the portion of the content to enhance efficiency of the outputting of the portion of the content.
46. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one information handling system to further cause the at least one information handling system to:
automatically block some of the portion of the content to enhance efficiency of the outputting of the portion of the content.