SELF-MONITORING SYSTEM OF RECIPROCAL BENEFIT
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a first user of a social network has performed an action relating to helping a second user of the social network;
awarding a number of points to the first user based on the action performed; and
delivering a web page to a third user, wherein the web page contains an identification of the first user and a representation of the number of points the first user has been awarded, wherein the number of points the first user has been awarded are delivered in a way that allows them to be used to benefit the first user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an indication that a first user of a social network has performed an action relating to helping a second user of the social network is received. Then a number of points is awarded to the first user based on the action performed. Then a web page is delivered to a third user, wherein the web page contains an identification of the first user and a representation of the number of points the first user has been awarded, wherein the number of points the first user has been awarded are delivered in a way that allows them to be used to benefit the first user.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication that a first user of a social network has performed an action relating to helping a second user of the social network; awarding a number of points to the first user based on the action performed; and delivering a web page to a third user, wherein the web page contains an identification of the first user and a representation of the number of points the first user has been awarded, wherein the number of points the first user has been awarded are delivered in a way that allows them to be used to benefit the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for utilizing good deed points awarded to a first user in a social network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computer operated by a second user, an identification of the first user and the number of good deed points the first user has been awarded; and presenting an interface to the second user, wherein the interface includes a portion designed to make it more likely that the second user will perform an action benefiting the first user than perform an action benefiting a third user awarded a lower number of good deed points than the first user. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A system comprising:
at least one computing device configured to; receive an indication that a first user of a social network has performed an action relating to helping a second user of the social network; award a number of points to the first user based on the action performed; and deliver a web page to a third user, wherein the web page contains an identification of the first user and a representation of the number of points the first user has been awarded, wherein the number of points the first user has been awarded are delivered in a way that allows them to be used to benefit the first user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an indication that a first user of a social network has performed an action relating to helping a second user of the social network; means for awarding a number of points to the first user based on the action performed; and means for delivering a web page to a third user, wherein the web page contains an identification of the first user and a representation of the number of points the first user has been awarded, wherein the number of points the first user has been awarded are delivered in a way that allows them to be used to benefit the first user.
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16. A program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an indication that a first user of a social network has performed an action relating to helping a second user of the social network; awarding a number of points to the first user based on the action performed; and delivering a web page to a third user, wherein the web page contains an identification of the first user and a representation of the number of points the first user has been awarded, wherein the number of points the first user has been awarded are delivered in a way that allows them to be used to benefit the first user.
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