Such an agreement can be embodied in an electronic contract that specifies the information in the electronic note the creator can update.

Embodiments provide electronic note-taking and application features and functionality, but the embodiments are not so limited.

The electronic note can have an expiration time associated with it that causes the note to expire automatically at the expiration time (357).

A creator provides to one or more recipients an electronic note for display at the recipient’s device(s) (352).

Or, parties can opt to implement the electronic note on a bilateral basis.