10. The app server of claim 1 , wherein the cloud platform notifies the app service extractor when the shared content, or access control settings relating to the shared content, has been modified.
1. An app server, embodied in a computer accessible storage medium external to an existing cloud platform, that leverages cloud services to enable client applications to interact with shared content created and maintained via a cloud app on the cloud platform, the app server comprising: (a) an app service extractor that utilizes the cloud services to extract the shared content from the cloud platform; and (b) an app service repurposer that interprets the extracted shared content and repurposes the extracted shared content to enable a client application to provide additional content-specific functionality with respect to the extracted shared content.