Patent ID: 8095593

Claim:
A method for managing electronic information, said electronic information being forwarded from at least one electronic information source (IS) of a plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) towards a terminal of a corresponding first user of a plurality of terminals of corresponding users (U 1 . . . Ux) through a communications network, (CN) said method comprising the steps of: a. at least one electronic information source of said plurality of electronic information sources (IS . . . ISx) sending said electronic information towards said terminal of said first user; b. the terminal of said first user (UI) and terminals of users related to said first user (U 2 , Ux) sending electronic information preferences towards a community interest management module (CIMM), said users being related to said first user based on pre-defined relationships; and c. said community interest management module (CIMM) determining community information preferences for said first user based on said information preferences of said first user and information preferences of said users related to said first user, sent towards said community interest management module (CIMM) and based on at least one decision rule determining whether or not to apply said information preferences in said community information preferences of said first user.