System And Method For Managing Content On A Network Interface

Abstract

A web site may be present on the World Wide Web, an Internet location, an intranet location, an extranet location, or some other form of network interface. A system for automated management of content on a network interface can automatically create applications and links to those applications without human intervention. Examples of automated applications include newsroom applications, calendar of events, employment opportunities, project portfolio, biographies, frequently asked questions, document library, category management, product catalogs, e-mail broadcasts, surveys, and newsletters. Fully normalized hierarchies of business rules and user profiles can be supported by the system to facilitate automation and configurability. Multiple content providers can manager a single web site in a simultaneous or substantially simultaneous manner. Multiple organizations can use the system to manage multiple web sites in a substantially simultaneous manner.

1 . A system, including a computer, for managing content displayed on a web site viewable by users of the web site through browser or mobile application, the system comprising:
 a plurality of configurable applications administered by the computer, wherein:
 each configurable application includes a category of content stored by the computer and displayable to users of the web site, 
 one of the plurality of configurable applications is a biography application comprising biographical information about users of the web site, 
 at least one of the plurality of configurable applications is generated by the computer at least in part based on inputs received from users of the web site, and 
 the inputs include at least one of text, graphics, sounds, documents, and multi-media content; 
   a first configurable link on the web site that points to the biography application; and   a second configurable link on the web site that points to at least one of the plurality of configurable applications, wherein:
 the computer includes a portal through which a user acting as an administrator can manage at least one user-configurable business rule that permits the user acting as an administrator to selectively control the content viewable by other users of the web site, 
 the computer automatically generates the first configurable link according to at least one rule that is configurable by a first user acting as an administrator, 
 the computer automatically generates the second configurable link according to at least one rule that is configurable by the first user acting as an administrator, and 
 at least some displayable content is generated by the computer based at least in part on a user-configured business rule that manages displayable content for one of the plurality of configurable applications by selecting from among the content stored by the computer before the displayable content generated by the computer is sent.