Facebook, Inc.

Warner Music Group, Inc.

Aol Inc.

Paul Vidich

Karen Nelson Howe

Scott J Levine

Charles Fish

Harmannus Vandermolen

Kevin Gage

Hermannus Vandermolen

Content that is significant to a user may be determined. An indication that a user finds content within a document significant may be received. In response to the received indication, the document may be analyzed to identify a set of topics associated with the content of the document. From the set of topics, a subset of topics responsible for the user finding the document significant may be identified. A user profile associated with the user may be updated based on the subset of topics.

Identification and disambiguation of electronic content significant to a user

Identification of electronic content significant to a user

Identification and categorization of electronic content significant to a user

User interface elements for identifying electronic content significant to a user

Identification and presentation of electronic content significant to a user

Distribution of audio and other multimedia content is accomplished by generating a multimedia session consisting of at least one multimedia program, generating a data session consisting of digital files including at least one software player program and a digital compressed file corresponding to the multimedia program; and distributing the multimedia and data sessions to consumers. The consumers can selectively play the multimedia program from said multimedia session through a player device, and through a computer by using the software player program to manipulate the compressed file. In one aspect of the invention, the multimedia and data sessions are recorded on a physical medium, such as a CD or DVD, and the medium is then distributed. In another aspect, the sessions are combined and transmitted electronically. The data session can include information associated with the multimedia content, in the form of text and graphic files.

Method and apparatus for distributing multimedia programs

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