NETWORK MARKETING SOCIAL NETWORK

• US 20110270719A1
• Filed: 04/20/2011
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anthony S Hollars, Jeffrey Daniel Thompson, Jeff Wilhems
• Original Assignee: Anthony S Hollars, Jeffrey Daniel Thompson, Jeff Wilhems
• Inventors: Wilhems, Jeff, Hollars, Anthony Scott, Thompson, Jeffrey Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/091,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20110270719A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A social network and method of using the same is presented. The social network comprises a server comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, where encoded on the computer readable medium is a plurality of subscriber profiles and a plurality of referral networks, where each of the subscriber profiles and referral networks is associated with one of the subscribers of the social network, and where each of the referral networks comprises a total number of referred subscribers referred by the associated subscriber. For each subscriber of the social network, the processor, using the computer readable program code, is configured to calculate a total compensation for the subscriber based upon the associated referral network.

Claims

1. A social network, comprising:

a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and computer readable program code encoded in the computer readable medium;

a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with a each subscriber of the social network; and

a plurality of referral networks encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks is associated with a different subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks comprises a total number of referred subscribers;

wherein, for each subscriber of the social network, the processor, using the computer readable program code, is configured to calculate a total compensation for the subscriber based upon the associated referral network.

2. The social network of claim 1, wherein for each subscriber of the social network, the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to calculate the total compensation for the subscriber using the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network.

3. The social network of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks comprises (N) compensation levels, wherein (N) is greater than or equal to 1, and wherein each of the (N) compensation levels comprises a compensation amount and a number of referred subscribers, wherein the total number of referred subscribers is equal to the number of referred subscribers for all of the (N) compensation levels, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code is further configured to calculate the total compensation for the subscriber based upon the compensation amount and the number of referred subscribers for each of the (N) compensation levels of the associated referral network.

4. The social network of claim 1, wherein, for each subscriber of the social network, the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to distribute the total compensation calculated for that subscriber.

5. The social network of claim 4, wherein the server further comprises a minimum distribution amount encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein, for each subscriber of the social network, the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to:

compare the total compensation calculated for that subscriber and the minimum distribution amount; and

not distribute the total compensation calculated for the subscriber when the total compensation is less than the minimum distribution amount.

6. The social network of claim 1, wherein the server further comprises a subscription requirement encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein, for each subscriber of the social network, the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to not distribute the total compensation calculated for the subscriber when the subscriber does not meet the subscription requirement.

7. The social network of claim 6, wherein, for each subscriber of the social network, the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to compare the subscription requirement and the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network, wherein the subscriber does not meet the subscription requirement when the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network is less than the subscription requirement.

8. The social network of claim 1, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to:

receive an enrollment request from a new subscriber;

identify a referring subscriber who referred the new subscriber; and

increase the total number of referred subscribers of the referral network associated with the referring subscriber by one.

9. The social network of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks comprises (N) compensation levels, wherein (N) is greater than or equal to 1, wherein each of the (N) compensation levels comprises a number of referred subscribers, wherein the total number of referred subscribers is equal to the number of referred subscribers for all of the (N) compensation levels, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to:

identify the (n)th referring subscriber who referred the (n−

1) referred subscriber, wherein (n) is initially equal to 1, wherein (n) is less than or equal to (N), wherein (0)th referred subscriber is the new subscriber;

increase the (n)th number of referred subscribers of the (n)th compensation level of the referral network associated with the (n)th referring subscriber by one; and

set (n) equal to (n+1) and repeat said identify and said increase.

10. An article of manufacture comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, computer readable program code to operate a social network encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, a plurality of referral networks encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks is associated with a different subscriber, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks comprises a total number of referred subscribers referred by the associated subscriber, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect, for each of the plurality of subscribers, calculating a total compensation for the subscriber based upon the associated referral network.

11. The article of manufacture of claim 10, wherein said computer readable program code to calculate the total compensation further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect determining the total compensation for the subscriber using the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network.

12. The article of manufacture of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks further comprise (N) compensation levels, wherein (N) is greater than or equal to 1, wherein each of the (N) compensation levels comprises a compensation amount and a number of referred subscribers, wherein the total number of referred subscribers is equal to the number of referred subscribers for all of the (N) compensation levels, wherein said computer readable program code to calculate the total compensation further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect determining the total compensation for the subscriber based upon the compensation amount and the number of referred subscribers for each of the (N) compensation levels of the associated referral network.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 10, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect, for each of the plurality of subscribers, distributing the total compensation calculated for that subscriber.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein the article of manufacture further comprises a minimum distribution amount encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect, for each of the plurality of subscribers:

comparing the total compensation calculated for that subscriber and the minimum distribution amount; and

not distributing the total compensation calculated for that subscriber when the total compensation is less than the minimum distribution amount.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 10, wherein the article of manufacture further comprises a subscription requirement encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect, for each of the plurality of subscribers, not distributing the total compensation calculated for the subscriber when the subscriber does not meet the subscription requirement.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect, for each of the plurality of subscribers, comparing the subscription requirement with the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network, wherein the subscriber does not meet the subscription requirement when the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network is less than the subscription requirement.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 10, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect:

receiving an enrollment request from a new subscriber;

identifying a referring subscriber who referred the new subscriber; and

associating the new subscriber with the referral network associated with the referring subscriber.

18. The article of manufacture of claim 17, wherein said computer readable program code to associate further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect increasing the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network by one.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 17, wherein each of the referral networks further comprise (N) compensation levels, wherein (N) is greater than or equal to 1, wherein each of the (N) compensation levels comprises a number of referred subscribers, wherein the total number of referred subscribers is equal to the number of referred subscribers for all of the (N) compensation levels, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect:

identifying the (n)th referring subscriber who referred the (n−

1) referred subscriber, wherein (n) is initially equal to 1, wherein (n) is less than or equal to (N), wherein (0)th referred subscriber is the new subscriber;

increasing the (n)th number of referred subscribers of the (n)th compensation level of the referral network associated with the (n)th referring subscriber by one; and

setting (n) equal to (n+1) and repeating said identifying and said increasing.

20. A method comprising:

providing a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, and a plurality of referral networks encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks is associated with a different subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks comprises a total number of referred subscribers, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium has instructions encoded thereon to calculate a total compensation for each subscriber of the social network based on the associated referral network;

calculating, for each subscriber of the social network, using the server, a total compensation based upon the associated referral network.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said calculating further comprises determining, using the server, the total compensation for the subscriber using the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein each of the plurality of referral networks further comprise (N) compensation levels, wherein (N) is equal to or greater than 1, wherein each of the (N) compensation levels comprises a compensation amount and a number of referred subscribers, wherein the total number of referred subscribers is equal to the number of referred subscribers for all of the (N) compensation levels, wherein said calculating further comprises determining, using the server, the total compensation for the subscriber based upon the compensation amount and the number of referred subscribers for each of the (N) compensation levels of the associated referral network.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to distribute the total compensation calculated for each subscriber of the social network, wherein the method further comprises, for each subscriber of the social network, distributing using the server, the total compensation calculated for that subscriber.

24. The method of claim 23, the server further comprises minimum distribution amount encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to compare the total compensation calculated for each subscriber of the social network and the minimum distribution amount and to not distribute the total compensation for that subscriber when the total compensation is less than the minimum distribution amount, the method further comprising, for each subscriber of the social network:

comparing, using the server, the total compensation calculated for that subscriber and the minimum distribution amount; and

not distributing, using the server, the total compensation calculated for that subscriber when the total compensation is less than the minimum distribution amount.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the server further comprises a subscription requirement encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to not distribute the total compensation calculated for each subscriber of the social network when the subscription requirement is not met, the method further comprising, for each subscriber of the social network, not distributing, using the server, the total compensation calculated for that subscriber when the subscriber does not meet the subscription requirement.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to compare the subscription requirement with the total number of referred subscribers of the referral network associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein the subscriber does not meet the subscription requirement when the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network is less than the subscription requirement, the method further comprising, for each subscriber of the social network, comparing, using the server, the subscription requirement with the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to receive an enrollment request from a new subscriber, identify a referring subscriber who referred the new subscriber, and associate the new subscriber with the referral network associated with the referring subscriber, the method further comprising:

receiving, using the server, an enrollment request from a new subscriber;

identifying, using the server, the referring subscriber; and

associating, using the server, the new subscriber with the referral network associated with the referring subscriber.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein said associating further comprises increasing the total number of referred subscribers of the associated referral network by one.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein each of the referral networks further comprise (N) compensation levels, wherein (N) is equal to or greater than one, wherein each of the (N) compensation levels comprises a number of referred subscribers, wherein the total number of referred subscribers is equal to the number of referred subscribers for all of the (N) compensation levels, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to identify the (n)th referring subscriber who referred the (n−

1) referred subscriber, increase the (n)th number of referred subscribers of the compensation level of the referral network associated with the (n)th referring subscriber by one, and set (n) equal to (n+1), the method further comprising;

identifying the (n)th referring subscriber who referred the (n−

1) referred subscriber, wherein (n) is initially equal to 1, wherein (n) is less than or equal to (N), wherein (0)th referred subscriber is the new subscriber;

increasing the (n)th number of referred subscribers of the (n)th compensation level of the referral network associated with the (n)th referring subscriber by one; and

setting (n) equal to (n+1) and repeating said identifying and said increasing.

30. A social network, comprising:

a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and computer readable program code encoded in the computer readable medium;

a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of posts and a different email module, wherein each of the email modules is associated with a different email address;

wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is configured to;

receive a new post from a subscriber of the social network and a first identifier identifying a first subscriber profile;

forward the new post to the email address associated with the first subscriber profile; and

post the new post on the first subscriber profile.

31. The social network of claim 30, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code is further configured to receive, from the email address associated with the first subscriber profile, a response to the new post.

32. The social network of claim 31, wherein the response includes a second identifier identifying a second subscriber profile, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code is further configured to post the response to the second subscriber profile.

33. The social network of claim 32, wherein the first identifier and the second identifier differ, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code is further configured to notify the subscriber associated with the second subscriber profile of the response.

34. The social network of claim 32, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code is further configured to forward the response to the email address associated with the second subscriber profile.

35. The social network claim of 30, wherein the first subscriber profile is further associated with a telephone number, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is configured to:

generate, using the new post, a text message; and

send the text message to the telephone number.

39. The article of manufacture of claim 32, wherein the first identifier and the second identifier differ, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect notifying the subscriber associated with the second subscriber profile of the response.

36. An article of manufacture comprising:

a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, computer readable program code for operating a social network encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, and a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of posts and a different email module, wherein each of the email modules is associated with a different email address;

wherein the computer readable program code comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect;

receiving a new post from a subscriber of the social network and a first identifier identifying a first subscriber profile;

forwarding the new post to the email address associated with the first subscriber profile; and

posting the new post on the first subscriber profile.

37. The article of manufacture of claim 36, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect receiving, from the email address associated with the first subscriber profile, a response to the new post.

38. The article of manufacture of claim 37, wherein the response includes a second identifier identifying a second subscriber profile, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect posting the response on the second subscriber profile.

40. The article of manufacture of claim 38, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect forwarding the response to the email address associated with the second subscriber profile.

41. A method comprising:

providing a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of posts and a different email module, wherein each of the email modules is associated with a different email address, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium has instructions encoded thereon to receive a new post from a subscriber of the social network and a first identifier identifying a first subscriber profile, forward the new post to the email address associated with the first subscriber profile, and post the new post on the first subscriber profile;

receiving, using the server, the new post and the first identifier;

forwarding, using the server, the new post to the email address associated with the first subscriber profile; and

posting, using the server, the new post to the first subscriber profile.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to receive, from the email address associated with the first subscriber profile, a response to the new post, the method further comprising receiving, using the server, the response.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein the response includes a second identifier identifying a second subscriber profile, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to post the response to the second subscriber profile, wherein the method further comprises posting, using the server, the response to the second subscriber profile.

44. The method of claim 42, wherein the first identifier and the second identifier differ, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to notify the subscriber associated with the second subscriber profile of the response, the method further comprises notifying, using the server, the subscriber associated with the second subscriber profile of the response.

45. The method of claim 43, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to forward the response to the email address associated with the second subscriber profile, the method further comprising forwarding, using the server, the response to the email address associated with the second subscriber profile.

46. A social network, comprising:

a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and computer readable program code encoded in the computer readable medium; and

a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of posts;

wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is configured to;

receive a new post from a subscriber of the social network and an identifier identifying a first subscriber profile, wherein the new post comprises Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) data;

create a revised post by removing the EXIF data from the new post; and

post the revised post on the first subscriber profile.

47. The social network of claim 46, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles further comprises a different plurality of contacts, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts is a different subscriber of the social network, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts has been assigned at least one of a plurality of designations by the associated subscriber, wherein each post of the plurality of posts has been assigned at least one of the plurality of designations by the associated subscriber, wherein each post of the plurality of posts is viewable only by each contact of the plurality of contacts having at least one of the same assigned designations as said post, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to provide a request to the subscriber associated with the first subscriber profile, wherein the request is to assign at least one of the plurality of designations to the revised post.

48. The social network of claim 47, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is further configured to make the revised profile viewable to each contact of the plurality of contacts having at least one of the same assigned designations as said revised post.

49. An article of manufacture comprising:

a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, computer readable program code for operating a social network encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, and a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of posts;

wherein the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect;

receiving a new post from a subscriber of the social network and an identifier identifying a first subscriber profile, wherein the new post comprises Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) data;

creating a revised post by removing the EXIF data from the new post; and

posting the revised post on the first subscriber profile.

50. The article of manufacture of claim 49, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles further comprises a plurality of contacts, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts is another subscriber of the social network, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts has been assigned at least one of a plurality of designations by the associated subscriber, wherein each post of the plurality of posts has been assigned at least one of the plurality of designations by the associated subscriber, wherein each post of the plurality of posts is viewable only by each contact of the plurality of contacts having at least one of the same assigned designations as said post, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect providing a request to the subscriber associated with the first subscriber profile, wherein the request is to assign at least one of the plurality of designations to the revised post.

51. The article of manufacture of claim 50, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect making the revised profile viewable to each contact of the plurality of contacts having at least one of the same assigned designations as the revised post.

54. The method of claim 50, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to effect making the revised profile viewable to each contact of the plurality of contacts having at least one of the same assigned designations as the revised post, the method further comprising making, using the server, the revised profile viewable to each contact of the plurality of contacts having at least one of the same assigned designations as the revised post.

52. A method comprising:

providing a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a plurality of posts, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium has instructions encoded thereon to receive a new post from a subscriber of the social network and an identifier identifying a first subscriber profile, wherein the new post comprises Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) data, to create a revised post by removing the EXIF data from the new post, and to post the revised post on the first subscriber profile;

receiving, using the server, the new post from a subscriber of the social network and the identifier;

creating, using the server, the revised post; and

posting, using the server, the revised post on the first subscriber profile.

53. The method of claim 52, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles further comprises a different plurality of contacts, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts is another subscriber of the social network, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts has been assigned at least one of a plurality of designations by the associated subscriber, wherein each post of the plurality of posts has been assigned at least one of the plurality of designations by the associated subscriber, wherein each post of the plurality of posts is viewable only by each contact of the plurality of contacts having at least one of the same assigned designations as said post, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to effect providing a request to the subscriber associated with the first subscriber profile, wherein the request is to assign at least one of the plurality of designations to the revised post, the method further comprising providing, using the server, the request to the subscriber associated with the first subscriber profile.

55. A social network, comprising:

a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and computer readable program code encoded in the computer readable medium; and

a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of contacts, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts is another subscriber of the social network, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts has been assigned at least one of a plurality of designations by the subscriber associated with the subscriber profile;

wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is configured, for each subscriber profile, to;

receive a request to add a new contact to the plurality of contacts associated with the subscriber profile and at least one of the plurality of designations;

add the new contact to the plurality of contacts associated with the subscriber profile; and

assign the at least one of the plurality of designations to the new contact.

56. The social network of claim 55, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles further comprises a different plurality of posts, wherein the associated subscriber has assigned at least one of the plurality of designations to each post of the plurality of posts, wherein each post of the plurality of posts is viewable by each contact of the associated plurality of contacts that has been assigned at least one of the same designations as the post.

57. An article of manufacture comprising:

a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, computer readable program code for operating a social network encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, and a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of contacts, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts is another subscriber of the social network, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts has been assigned at least one of a plurality of designations by the subscriber associated with the subscriber profile;

wherein the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect;

receiving a request to add a new contact to the plurality of contacts associated with the subscriber profile and at least one of the plurality of designations;

adding the new contact to the plurality of contacts associated with the subscriber profile; and

assigning the at least one of the plurality of designations to the new contact.

58. The article of manufacture of claim 57, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles further comprises a different plurality of posts, wherein the associated subscriber has assigned at least one of the plurality of designations to each post of the plurality of posts, wherein each post of the plurality of posts is viewable by each contact of the associated plurality of contacts that has been assigned at least one of the same designations as the post.

59. A method comprising:

providing a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of contacts, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts is another subscriber of the social network, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts has been assigned at least one of a plurality of designations by the subscriber associated with the subscriber profile, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium has instructions encoded thereon to receive a request to add a new contact to the plurality of contacts associated with the subscriber profile and at least one of the plurality of designations, add the new contact to the plurality of contacts associated with the subscriber profile, and assign the at least one of the plurality of designations to the new contact;

receiving, using the server, the request and the at least one of the plurality of designations;

adding, using the server, the new contact to the plurality of contacts associated with the subscriber profile; and

assigning, using the server, the at least one of the plurality of designations to the new contact.

60. A social network, comprising:

a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and a computer readable program code encoded in the computer readable medium; and

a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of posts;

wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is configured to;

receive a new post from a subscriber of the social network and a first identifier identifying a first subscriber profile;

generate, using the new post, a text message;

send the text message to a telephone number associated with the first subscriber profile; and

post the new post on the first subscriber profile.

61. The social network claim of 60, wherein at least one of the plurality of posts is a video file, wherein the processor, using the computer readable program code, is configured to play the video file.

62. An article of manufacture comprising:

a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, computer readable program code encoded in the non-transitory computer readable medium, and a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of posts,

wherein the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect;

receiving a new post from a subscriber of the social network and a first identifier identifying a first subscriber profile;

generating, using the new post, a text message;

sending the text message to a telephone number associated with the first subscriber profile; and

posting the new post on the first subscriber profile.

63. The article of manufacture of claim 62, wherein at least one of the plurality of posts is a video file, wherein the computer program code further comprises a series of computer readable program steps to effect playing the video file.

64. A method comprising:

providing a server comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and a plurality of subscriber profiles encoded in the computer readable medium, wherein one or more of the plurality of subscriber profiles is associated with each subscriber of the social network, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles comprises a different plurality of posts, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium has instructions encoded thereon to receive a new post from a subscriber of the social network and a first identifier identifying a first subscriber profile, generate, using the new post, a text message, send the text message to a telephone number associated with the first subscriber profile, and post the new post on the first subscriber profile,

receiving, using the server, the new post and the first identifier;

generating, using the server, the text message based on the new post;

sending, using the server, the text message to the telephone number; and

posting, using the server, the new post on the first subscriber profile.

65. The method claim 64, wherein at least one of the plurality of posts is a video file, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further has instructions encoded thereon to play the video file, the method further comprising playing, using the server, the video file.