METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING SHARED CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a message comprising content to a recipient, the message having a mailing identifier and a recipient identifier;
associating the mailing identifier and at least part of the content to the recipient identifier on a computer-readable medium, the recipient identifier being associated with the recipient;
receiving a request from the recipient to share at least part of the content to a social networking application, the request comprising the recipient identifier, the mailing identifier, and an identification of the social networking application;
in response to the request, associating the recipient identifier to a forward identifier on the computer-readable medium and generating a web page comprising at least part of the content, the web page comprising a second recipient identifier and being associated with a link, the second recipient identifier being associated with the forward identifier on the computer-readable medium, wherein the at least part of the content is selected using the recipient identifier and the mailing identifier from the request;
associating the recipient identifier with the second recipient identifier through the forward identifier on the computer-readable medium;
transmitting at least the link to the social networking application;
generating a report based on the recipient identifier being associated with the second recipient identifier through the forward identifier, wherein the report comprises a representation of the request from the recipient to share at least part of the content; and
outputting the report.
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Abstract
Tracking content shared over a network is described. Content with a mailing identifier and a recipient identifier can be transmitted to a recipient. The mailing identifier and the content can be associated with the recipient identifier. A request from the recipient to provide an application with access to the content can be received. The request can include the mailing identifier and the recipient identifier. A web page can be generated. The web page can include the content and can be associated with a second recipient identifier and a link. The request and the second recipient identifier can be associated with the recipient identifier using a forward identifier. A request to access the web page by a recipient friend using the link and the application can be received. The request to access can be associated with the recipient identifier. Reports can be generated and outputted.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a message comprising content to a recipient, the message having a mailing identifier and a recipient identifier; associating the mailing identifier and at least part of the content to the recipient identifier on a computer-readable medium, the recipient identifier being associated with the recipient; receiving a request from the recipient to share at least part of the content to a social networking application, the request comprising the recipient identifier, the mailing identifier, and an identification of the social networking application; in response to the request, associating the recipient identifier to a forward identifier on the computer-readable medium and generating a web page comprising at least part of the content, the web page comprising a second recipient identifier and being associated with a link, the second recipient identifier being associated with the forward identifier on the computer-readable medium, wherein the at least part of the content is selected using the recipient identifier and the mailing identifier from the request; associating the recipient identifier with the second recipient identifier through the forward identifier on the computer-readable medium; transmitting at least the link to the social networking application; generating a report based on the recipient identifier being associated with the second recipient identifier through the forward identifier, wherein the report comprises a representation of the request from the recipient to share at least part of the content; and outputting the report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a database comprising a computer-readable medium for storing; a message comprising content associated with a mailing identifier; a recipient identifier associated with the mailing identifier and at least part of the content; a web page having a second recipient identifier and associated with a link; the second recipient identifier associated with a forward identifier; and the second recipient identifier associated with the recipient identifier through the forward identifier; and a tracking server comprising a processor for executing code to cause the tracking server to; transmit the message comprising content associated with a mailing identifier to a recipient, the recipient being associated with the recipient identifier; receive a request from the recipient to share at least part of the content to an application, the request comprising the recipient identifier and the mailing identifier; generate the web page in response to the request, the web page comprising at least part of the content, wherein the tracking server is configured to select the at least part of the content using the recipient identifier and the mailing identifier from the request; and transmit at least the link to the application. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer-program product comprising code executable by a processor, the code comprising:
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code for transmitting a message comprising content, the message having a mailing identifier and a recipient identifier, the recipient identifier being associated with a recipient; code for receiving a request from the recipient to share at least part of the content to an application, the request comprising the recipient identifier and the mailing identifier; code for generating a web page in response to the request, the web page being associated with a link and comprising a second recipient identifier and at least part of the content by selecting the at least part of the content from a database using the recipient identifier and the mailing identifier from the request, the second recipient identifier being associated with a forward identifier in the database; code for transmitting at least the link to the application; code for receiving a request to access the web page by a recipient friend using the link and the application; code for associating the request to access the web page by the recipient friend to the recipient identifier in the database; code for accessing the recipient identifier associated with the forward identifier from the database, the recipient identifier associated with the forward identifier representing the request from the recipient to share at least part of the content to the application; code for generating a report based on the recipient identifier associated with the forward identifier, the request to access the web page by the recipient friend, and the second recipient identifier, wherein the report comprises a representation of the request from the recipient to share at least part of the content and the request to access the web page by the recipient friend; and code for outputting the report. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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