MANAGING LEAD-BASED FEEDBACK IN A NETWORK COMMERCE SYSTEM
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1. A network commerce system, comprising:
- a sale listing searchable by a consumer and comprising one or more products or services provided by a third-party vendor;
a lead tracking module operable to track consumer leads provided to the third-party vendor;
a communication module enabling the consumer and third-party vendor to communicate; and
a feedback module enabling at least one of the consumer and the third-party vendor to leave feedback regarding a lead tracked via the lead tracking module based on a handshake.
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Abstract
A network commerce system comprises a product sale listing searchable by a consumer and comprising one or more products provided by a third-party. A lead tracking module is operable to track consumer leads provided to the third-party vendor. A communications module enables the consumer and third-party vendor to communicate; and a feedback module enables at least one of the consumer and the third-party vendor to leave feedback regarding a lead tracked via the lead tracking module based on a handshake.
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28 Claims
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1. A network commerce system, comprising:
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a sale listing searchable by a consumer and comprising one or more products or services provided by a third-party vendor; a lead tracking module operable to track consumer leads provided to the third-party vendor; a communication module enabling the consumer and third-party vendor to communicate; and a feedback module enabling at least one of the consumer and the third-party vendor to leave feedback regarding a lead tracked via the lead tracking module based on a handshake. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a network commerce system, comprising:
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presenting a sale listing searchable by a consumer and comprising one or more products or services provided by a third-party vendor; tracking consumer leads provided to the third-party vendor; providing a communication system for the consumer and third-party vendor to communicate; and receiving feedback from at least one of the consumer and the third-party vendor regarding a tracked consumer lead based on a handshake. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause a computerized system to:
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present a sale listing searchable by a consumer and comprising one or more products or services provided by a third-party vendor; track consumer leads provided to the third-party vendor; provide a communication system for the consumer and third-party vendor to communicate; and receive feedback from at least one of the consumer and the third-party vendor regarding a tracked consumer lead based on a handshake. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A data structure, comprising:
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a first set of data comprising identities of parties to a network commerce system, the parties including third party vendors providing sale listings; a second set of data associated with the first set of data and comprising consumer leads provided to the third party vendors; and a third set of data associated with the first set of data and comprising handshake data indicating a level of interaction between the consumer and third party vendor sufficient to enable feedback; the first, second, and third data sets stored on a machine-readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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