Techniques for providing event reminders

Abstract

Techniques for updating content created for a third party user are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for updating content comprises receiving information for an item associated with a third party user, requesting a search including information for a plurality of items offered for purchase, the search request being based on the received information for the at least one item, and updating content for the third party user with one of the items included in the list of items received in response to the search request. Information for the item associated with the third party user may be received from a list of items associated with the third party user and maintained by the third party user or from a content source associated with an entity other than the third party user.

What claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for updating a wishlist created for a user, comprising:
 retrieving, by at least one web server, a hidden wishlist associated with the user, wherein the user is not authorized to access the hidden wishlist;   receiving, by the at least one web server, information for at least one item associated with the user;   updating, by the at least one web server, the hidden wishlist to include the at least one item; and   providing, by the least one web server, the hidden wishlist to be viewable to other members of a user group that is allowed to access the hidden wishlist, wherein the user group does not include the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request to access the hidden wishlist;   determining that a requestor submitting the request is a member of the user group that is allowed to access the wishlist; and   updating the list based at least in part on the request and that the requestor is allowed to access the wishlist.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein an identity of the requestor submitting the update is not available to at least one of the user and the user group. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request to access the hidden wishlist from a requestor;   determining that a relationship of the requestor to at least one of the third party user and the user satisfies predetermined relationship criteria based on information associated with the requestor and retrieved from content submitted by the requestor to a web-based networking resource; and   updating the user group to include the requestor.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying an event associated with the hidden wishlist;   determining that a time associated with the event is upcoming by a predetermined period of time; and   sending a notification to one or more users of the user group.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the notification includes an alert that the event is upcoming by the predetermined period of time. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the notification indicates that the hidden wishlist is not empty. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the least one item is associated with a personal wishlist of the user. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising removing one or more of the items associated with the personal wishlist in response to updating the hidden wishlist. 
     
     
         10 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving, by at least one web server, a request to access a list associated with a user, the list including one or more items;   determining, by the at least one web server, that a requestor submitting the request is allowed to access the list, wherein an identity of the requestor is concealed from the user; and   updating, by the at least one web server, the list based at least in part on the request and the determination that the requestor is allowed to access the list.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein determining that the requestor is allowed to access the wishlist includes determining that the requestor is a member of a user group. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the user group is generated by one of a third party user and the user. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the list is associated with a user, and wherein the user is not permitted access to the list, and wherein the user is permitted to submit a request to include one or more items to the list. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein updating the list includes removing one or more items items from the hidden list. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the updating is in response to receiving an indication of the requester performing one or more actions. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more actions includes a purchase of one or more of the items. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for updating a wishlist created for a user stored therein that, when executed, cause the computer to:
 retrieve a hidden wishlist associated with the user, wherein the user is not authorized to access the hidden wishlist;   receive information for at least one item associated with the user;   update the hidden wishlist to include the at least one item; and   provide, by at least one web server, the hidden wishlist to be viewable to other members of a user group that is allowed to access the hidden wishlist, wherein the user group does not include the user.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to:
 receive a request to access the hidden wishlist;   determine that a requestor submitting the request is a member of the user group that is allowed to access the wishlist; and   update the list based at least in part on the request and that the requestor is allowed to access the wishlist.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the least one item is associated with a personal wishlist of the user. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the computer to remove one or more of the items associated with the personal wishlist in response to updating the hidden wishlist.