Social network e-commerce and advertisement tracking system
First Claim
1. A method of advertising within a social networking system, which comprises:
- (a) providing a social networking system having a plurality of users and at least one server responsible for hosting the social networking system, wherein the social networking system provides each of said users with individualized profiles capable of incorporating at least one advertising object therein; and
(b) providing at least one SNEATS server, wherein the SNEATS server (i) is capable of exchanging information with the server responsible for hosting the social networking system and (ii) allows third party vendors to incorporate advertising objects into the individualized profiles of said users.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of advertising, social networking systems, and individualized profiles located within social networking systems. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a method of advertising within a Social Networking System is provided, which is carried out by providing a group of users with access to a Social Networking System, wherein the Social Networking System provides each of its users with individualized profiles. The method further includes providing at least one “Social Network E-Commerce and Advertisement Tracking System” (referred to herein as “SNEATS” or “SNEATS server”), wherein the SNEATS server provides each user of the Social Networking System with the ability to access and incorporate one or more advertising objects into his or her individualized profile. In other embodiments, the SNEATS server provides third party vendors with the ability to access and incorporate one or more advertising objects into a user'"'"'s individualized profile, provided such advertising objects are acceptable to such user. Upon incorporating an advertising object into an individualized profile, users of the Social Networking System may activate such advertising object, which causes an advertising scheme to be launched (e.g., an image, flash file, or secondary website) that promotes a particular good or service. The invention provides that, upon activating such advertising object, the user affiliated with the individualized profile that contains such advertising object is awarded advertising revenue.
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1. A method of advertising within a social networking system, which comprises:
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(a) providing a social networking system having a plurality of users and at least one server responsible for hosting the social networking system, wherein the social networking system provides each of said users with individualized profiles capable of incorporating at least one advertising object therein; and
(b) providing at least one SNEATS server, wherein the SNEATS server (i) is capable of exchanging information with the server responsible for hosting the social networking system and (ii) allows third party vendors to incorporate advertising objects into the individualized profiles of said users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of advertising within a social networking system, which comprises providing a social networking system with a SNEATS server that is capable of:
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(a) hosting and managing the social networking system, wherein the social networking system comprises a plurality of users, wherein each of said users is provided with an individualized profile capable of incorporating at least one advertising object therein;
(b) enabling third party vendors to incorporate at least one advertising object hosted on the SNEATS server into the individualized profile;
(c) allowing at least a majority of the users of the social networking system to view and activate the incorporated advertising object within the individualized profile; and
(d) recording each activation of such advertising object, wherein the user associated with the individualized profile containing the activated advertising object is awarded advertising revenue.
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16. A system for advertising within a social networking system, which comprises:
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(a) a social networking system comprising at least one server responsible for hosting the social networking system, wherein the social networking system provides users thereof with individualized profiles capable of incorporating at least one advertising object therein; and
(b) at least one SNEATS server, wherein the SNEATS server (i) is capable of exchanging information with the server responsible for hosting the social networking system and (ii) allows third party vendors to incorporate advertising objects into one or more individualized profiles of the social networking system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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