Reference notification method and device thereof

The invention discloses a reference notification method and a device thereof, wherein the method comprises the steps of: obtaining an instant message sent by a sending user; selecting a contact that meets a preset requirement from various contacts of the sending user; determining content of interest focused by the contact; finding the content of interest contained in the obtained instant message based on the determined content of interest; and sending a reference notification message to a contact corresponding to the found content of interest for notifying the contact that the content of interest is referenced based on the found content of interest. By using the technical scheme of the invention, a problem in the existing technology that a user can not accurately and quickly determine whether the content of self-interest is referenced in an instant message is solved.