24. A method comprising: at a provider entity: storing data on a data storage system on behalf of a client entity, the data being accessible from the data storage system by the client entity; identifying, among the data, electronic communications at least some of which each include data identifying a sender or a receiver, the sender or receiver being an individual associated with the client entity; analyzing the data at discrete intervals, including: identifying one or more words or phrases that occur in one or more of the electronic communications and meet a threshold frequency of occurrence, and comparing the identified words or phrases to one or more words or phrases occurring in electronic communications analyzed at multiple previous discrete intervals; and at times determined by the provider, generating results of the analysis for use by the client entity at times determined based on the results of the analysis and the user's preferences for receiving information, the results indicating a characteristic of at least one of the individuals associated with the client entity, the characteristic being related to at least one of the identified words or phrases.
24. A method comprising: at a provider entity: storing data on a data storage system on behalf of a client entity, the data being accessible from the data storage system by the client entity; identifying, among the data, electronic communications at least some of which each include data identifying a sender or a receiver, the sender or receiver being an individual associated with the client entity; analyzing the data at discrete intervals, including: identifying one or more words or phrases that occur in one or more of the electronic communications and meet a threshold frequency of occurrence, and comparing the identified words or phrases to one or more words or phrases occurring in electronic communications analyzed at multiple previous discrete intervals; and at times determined by the provider, generating results of the analysis for use by the client entity at times determined based on the results of the analysis and the user's preferences for receiving information, the results indicating a characteristic of at least one of the individuals associated with the client entity, the characteristic being related to at least one of the identified words or phrases. 41. The method of claim 24 comprising: performing the ongoing analysis of the data based on preferences of the client entity, the data being accessed at a plurality of times determined by the provider entity; and delivering the results to the client entity at times based on characteristics of the results.