5. The method of claim 1 further comprising, communicating messages to the first user that are sent from the second users in connection with the information topic in response to a direction from the first user that messages are permissible to the first user in connection with the information topic.
1. A machine-implemented method for information collaboration, comprising: establishing an information topic within a website of a virtual community, the information topic and website established by and assigned to a first user within the virtual community; associating with the information topic: comments, links to other topics within the virtual community, search terms used in connection with the information topic, and bookmarks, recorded in connection with the information topic, and evaluating a web browser of the first user to yield the bookmarks, the bookmarks assigned to the information topic by the first user, the search terms noted and tracked when used to retrieve the information topic and the search terms are recorded with or assigned to the bookmarks, and the comments represent feedback or thoughts on the information topic posted by the first user or other second users of the virtual community, some comments restricted based on security enforcement, wherein the first user can see particular comments of some of the second users but the first user is unable to see other comments of other second users based on the security enforcement; designating, by direction of the first user, a security access level to one or more of: the information topic as a whole, the comments, the links, the search terms, and the bookmarks, wherein the security access level defines whether the other second users of the virtual community are to be given access to: the information topic as a whole, the comments, the links, the search terms, and the bookmarks; and controlling by the first user all aspects of how the source information topic evolves and is enriched by the other second users within the virtual community.