Method and system for providing organized content

Abstract

The present teaching relates to providing content to a user. Information related to a user is obtained. One or more channels are determined for the user from a plurality of channels based on the information, wherein each of the plurality of channels includes one or more online content items. A personal interest space is established associated with the user based on the information related to the user and the one or more channels. Content is provided in the one or more channels to the user based on information related to the personal interest space.

1 . A method, implemented on a machine having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for promoting user interest in a channel, the method comprising:
 personalizing, by a server based on online activity of a first user, a channel subscribed by the first user, wherein the personalized channel comprises one or more personalized online content items;   determining a second user related to the first user based on online communications between the first and the second user in at least one manner to conduct the communications, wherein the second user has not subscribed the first channel; and   presenting at least a portion of the one or more personalized online content items to the second user to promote the second user's interest in the channel.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second user is determined based on the second user being registered with a same email address as the first user. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second user is determined based on the first and second users connecting to each other via a social network. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second user is determined based on the first and second having prior online communications. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the online activity comprises one or more of the follow actions: liking, disliking, interactive question answering, social tagging, topic browsing, topic subscription, clicking, skipping, social sharing, or social commenting. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the personalizing is based on interactions between the first user and an interest portal associated with an entity. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the interest portal is supported by the server. 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method for promoting user interest in a channel, the method comprising:
 personalizing, based on online activity of a first user, a channel subscribed by the first user, wherein the personalized channel comprises one or more personalized online content items;   determining a second user related to the first user based on online communications between the first and the second user in at least one manner to conduct the communications, wherein the second user has not subscribed the first channel; and   presenting at least a portion of the one or more personalized online content items to the second user to promote the second user's interest in the channel.   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the second user is determined based on the second user being registered with a same email address as the first user. 
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the second user is determined based on the first and second users connecting to each other via a social network. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the second user is determined based on the first and second having prior online communications. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the online activity comprises one or more of the follow actions: liking, disliking, interactive question answering, social tagging, topic browsing, topic subscription, clicking, skipping, social sharing, or social commenting. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the personalizing is based on interactions between the first user and an interest portal associated with an entity. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the interest portal is supported by the computing device. 
     
     
         15 . A system for promoting user interest in a channel, the system comprising:
 a communication platform;   a storage having executable instructions stored thereon; and   at least one processor, in response to the executable instructions, operative to:
 personalize, based on online activity of a first user, a channel subscribed by the first user, wherein the personalized channel comprises one or more personalized online content items; 
 determine a second user related to the first user based on online communications between the first and the second user in at least one manner to conduct the communications, wherein the second user has not subscribed the first channel; and 
 present at least a portion of the one or more personalized online content items to the second user to promote the second user's interest in the channel. 
   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second user is determined based on the second user being registered with a same email address as the first user. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second user is determined based on the first and second users connecting to each other via a social network. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second user is determined based on the first and second having prior online communications. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the online activity comprises one or more of the follow actions: liking, disliking, interactive question answering, social tagging, topic browsing, topic subscription, clicking, skipping, social sharing, or social commenting. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the personalizing is based on interactions between the first user and an interest portal associated with an entity.