Patent ID: 8688710

Claim:
A method for managing entity related data in a content management system, comprising: allowing access to the content management system to a plurality of originators, wherein a first originator of the plurality of originators is primarily associated with an entity; receiving data about the entity from a second originator of the plurality of originators via the content management system, wherein the second originator is not primarily associated with the entity and is related to the entity through one or more other entities; automatically classifying the data based on one or more of attributes of the data, attributes of the second originator, and attributes of the entity; automatically determining an authenticator, wherein the authenticator is an originator of the plurality of originators in a best position to authenticate the data for the entity based onâ€” the classification, and a relationship between the second originator and the entity; detecting an authentication, by the authenticator, of the classified data; storing the classified data in a memory in the content management system; and displaying the classified data to a plurality of subscribers based on one or more of the classification, the relationship between the second originator and the entity, and the authentication.