INCENTIVIZING CONTENT-RECEIVERS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS
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1. A method, including:
- receiving a request to publish first content on a system from a user;
imposing a fee to the user to publish the first content;
publishing the first content from the user on the system; and
providing a credit to the user for each instance the user receives second content from the system, the credit being non-redeemable for cash.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a method including receiving a request to publish first content on a system from a user. A fee is imposed to the user to publish the first content. The first content is published on the system. In at least one embodiment, an amount of net credits of the user is published on a profile of the user. A credit is provided to the user for each instance the user receives second content from the system, the credit being non-redeemable for cash. The credit is provided to the user at pre-determined time intervals and/or when pre-determined milestones reached. In at least one embodiment, the fee is credited to the user if the first content is a comment to existing content.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, including:
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receiving a request to publish first content on a system from a user; imposing a fee to the user to publish the first content; publishing the first content from the user on the system; and providing a credit to the user for each instance the user receives second content from the system, the credit being non-redeemable for cash. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, including:
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receiving a request to publish first content on a system from a user; imposing a fee to the user to publish the first content; publishing the first content from the user on the system; and providing a credit to the user for receiving second content from the system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device, including:
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an interface for receiving a request to publish first content on a system from a user; a fee accounting module for imposing a fee to the user to publish the first content; a processor for publishing the first content from the user on the system; and a credit accounting module providing a credit to the user for each instance the user receives second content from the system, the credit being non-redeemable for cash. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product, including:
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a computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to receive a request to publish first content on a system from a user; second program instructions to impose a fee to the user to publish the first content; third program instructions to publish the first content from the user on the system; and fourth program instructions to provide a credit to the user for each instance the user receives second content from the system, the credit being non-redeemable for cash, said first program instructions, said second program instructions, said third program instructions, and said fourth program instructions are stored on said computer readable storage medium.
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