Patent ID: 7937400

Claim:
A computer implemented method of information sharing, the method comprising: generating first metadata associated with first content having subcontents stored in at least a first content repository accessible to a first community having a plurality of members, wherein the first metadata is utilized by a first community member to determine attributes associated with the first content and the subcontents, such that the first community member is provided with access to a first compilation of information in the first content and the subcontents according to a first category of interest and based on information in the first metadata, wherein the first metadata provides information about the first content and the subcontents of the first content, said information comprises attributes defining at least one or more categories of interests for the content and the subcontents; wherein the first community member generates second metadata associated with the first content and the subcontents such that a second community member is provided with access to a second compilation of information in the first content and the subcontents according to a second category of interest and based on the second metadata, and wherein the second metadata generated by the first community member is utilized by the second community member to determine nature of the content included in the second compilation of information without transferring the content included in the second compilation from the first content repository to a second content repository, such that bandwidth usage is optimized.