Third party-initiated social media posting
First Claim
1. A method for a content contributor user to publish a content post using a network-connected computing device executing a social networking application, the method comprising:
- displaying, by a social networking application operating on a network-connected computing device associated with the content contributor user, a request notification initiated by a requesting user for the content contributor to post a qualifying content post; and
precluding access by the content contributor user to one or more functions of the social networking application until the content contributor user has utilized the social networking application to transmit a qualifying content post to one or more other users comprising the requesting user; and
wherein the qualifying content post comprises one or more images captured using the social networking application by one or more cameras integrated within the network-connected computing device associated with the content contributor user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for posting content via a network-connected communication system. A requestor may direct a content post request to a target poster. The target poster receives a notification of the content post request and is prompted to respond with a qualifying post. Constraints for a qualifying post may include, amongst other things, a predetermined time period during which the post must be submitted, preclusion of other system or application functions until submission of a qualifying post, inclusion of a photo captured by a camera integrated into the target poster'"'"'s computing device, and capturing of such a photo at a geographic location proximate where the target poster received the notification. The qualifying post may be published back to the requestor and optionally other users.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for a content contributor user to publish a content post using a network-connected computing device executing a social networking application, the method comprising:
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displaying, by a social networking application operating on a network-connected computing device associated with the content contributor user, a request notification initiated by a requesting user for the content contributor to post a qualifying content post; and precluding access by the content contributor user to one or more functions of the social networking application until the content contributor user has utilized the social networking application to transmit a qualifying content post to one or more other users comprising the requesting user; and wherein the qualifying content post comprises one or more images captured using the social networking application by one or more cameras integrated within the network-connected computing device associated with the content contributor user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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