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SOCIAL NETWORKING PLATFORM FOR BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS INTERACTION

  • US 20080172344A1
  • Filed: 01/17/2007
  • Published: 07/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A network for business-to-business method, comprising the steps of:

  • identifying a tiered vertical market defined by a market space, said potential tiered vertical market including vendors of products or services within said market space, consumers of said products or services, and potential affiliates having a business interest complementary to an industry of said market space;

    establishing an e-commerce platform that can be linked to affiliate platforms of said potential affiliates for electronic transfer of information between said e-commerce platform and said affiliate platforms, and that can be linked to vendor platforms of said potential vendors for electronic transfer of information between said e-commerce platform and said vendor platforms;

    establishing links between said first e-commerce platform and a first number of said affiliate platforms and between said e-commerce platform and a second number of said vendor platforms;

    receiving, at said e-commerce platforms, an order including order information from one of said consumers directed to said e-commerce platform via a referring affiliate platform of said linked affiliate platforms, said order information identifying for purchase one or more of said products or services from one or more of said linked vendors; and

    operating said e-commerce platform to communicate with said referring affiliate platform and/or one or more of said linked vendors in relation to fulfillment of said order.

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