Method for Making Money on the Internet
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Abstract
A method for making an online posted comment more conspicuous relative to other online posted comments. The method can include the steps of publishing internet content online by an internet content provider; providing with the published content a section for recording and posting reader comments; viewing by a reader the published internet content; providing to the reader an option of posting for free a default format comment or posting for a fee a comment made distinctive relative to a default format comment; recording, by the reader, a comment; paying, by the reader, the fee for making the comment distinctive relative to a default format comment; and posting the reader'"'"'s distinctive comment in the comment section. The fee for distinctiveness transaction can also be implemented by use of an online auction.
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Citations
40 Claims
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21. A computer-implemented system for monetizing internet content, the system comprising:
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a. an internet content provider providing online information and an online comment section associated with said online information, said online comment section capable of having posted thereto reader comments in a free default format; b. a receiving account associated with said internet content provider for receiving payment from a reader of said online information; c. means for fee payment; d. computer executable instructions for performing steps comprising; i. displaying an offer associated with said online information, said offer being an offer to alter a comment from said default format to a distinctive format for a fee; ii. receiving by said internet content provider, from said reader of said information, an acceptance of said offer; iii. receiving by said internet content provider, by said means for fee payment, said fee; iv. altering said comment from said default format; and v. displaying said altered comment in said online comment section; e. a processor for executing said computer executable instructions; and f. a memory for storing at least said computer executable instructions.
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28. A computer-implemented method for monetizing online internet content, the method comprising the steps of
a. publishing internet content online by an internet content provider; -
b. providing with said published content a section for posting reader comments; c. providing to a reader of said published content an option of posting for free a default format comment or posting for a fee a comment made distinctive relative to a default format comment; d. posting said reader'"'"'s comment made distinctive relative to a default format. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-implemented method for making an online posted comment distinctive relative to other online posted comments, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. publishing internet content online by an internet content provider; b. providing with said published content a section for posting reader comments; c. providing to a reader of said published internet content an option of posting for free a default format comment or posting for a fee a comment made in a distinctive format relative to a default format comment; d. providing, by said internet content provider or a third party associated with said internet content provider, an online auction for said distinctive format, such that a higher bid among one or more bidders on said distinctive format is awarded said distinctive format; e. receiving, by said internet content provider or a third party associated with said internet content provider, said reader'"'"'s bid for making said reader'"'"'s comment distinctive relative to a default format; f. comparing said bid to previous bids by other bidders; g. if said bid is equal to or lower than a previous bid by said previous bidders, notifying said reader of such and offering to said reader the opportunity to bid again; h. repeating step (d) through (g) until said reader'"'"'s bid is greater than a previous higher bid; and i. posting said reader'"'"'s comment in said distinctive format. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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