MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ONLINE ADVERTISING INCLUDING PROGRESSIVE AWARE OF PARTICIPATION CREDITS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- facilitating a user of a social network, by a computing device, in contributing social media to the social network or interacting with social media contributed by other users of the social network;
monitoring, by the computing device, the user'"'"'s contributing or interacting;
crediting the user, by the computing device, with participation credits based at least in part on the user'"'"'s contribution or a level of interacting by the user with social media contributed by other users of the social network, wherein the crediting of participation credits includes crediting of participation credits to induce a user to contribute social media through interaction with a machine readable pictorial description of an article or object; and
facilitating the user, by the computing device, in using the user'"'"'s participation credits to redeem a product sample offered by an online advertiser.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to methods, apparatuses, and articles associated with mutually supportive social networking and online advertising. In embodiments, a method may include facilitating a user of a social network in interacting with social media contributed by other users. The user'"'"'s interaction may be monitored, and the user may be credited with participation credits, including e.g., progressive crediting. The method may further include facilitating setting up a product sample offering program on the social network, by an online advertiser, to offer samples of a product for redemption by users of the social network, using participation credits and/or progressive redemption rates, and administering the product sample offering program accordingly. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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facilitating a user of a social network, by a computing device, in contributing social media to the social network or interacting with social media contributed by other users of the social network; monitoring, by the computing device, the user'"'"'s contributing or interacting; crediting the user, by the computing device, with participation credits based at least in part on the user'"'"'s contribution or a level of interacting by the user with social media contributed by other users of the social network, wherein the crediting of participation credits includes crediting of participation credits to induce a user to contribute social media through interaction with a machine readable pictorial description of an article or object; and facilitating the user, by the computing device, in using the user'"'"'s participation credits to redeem a product sample offered by an online advertiser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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facilitating an online advertiser, by a computing device, in setting up an online product sample offering program, to offer samples of a product for redemption by online users, using participation credits earned by the users; and administering, by the computing device, the product sample offering program for the online advertiser; wherein administering includes suggesting product sample redemptions, using participation credits, to a user based at least in part on the user'"'"'s beauty profile, wherein the user'"'"'s beauty profile include at least one of the user'"'"'s body type, the user'"'"'s allergies or chemical sensitivity, the user'"'"'s face or skin concerns, the user'"'"'s skin color, the user'"'"'s fragrance preferences. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; one or more social network functions configured to be operated by the processor to; facilitate a user of a social network in contributing social media to the social network or interacting with social media contributed by other users of the social network; monitor the user'"'"'s contributing or interacting; and credit the user with participation credits based at least in part on the user'"'"'s contributing or a level of interacting by the user, wherein credit the user with participation credits includes credit of participation credits to induce a user to contribute social media through interaction with a machine readable pictorial description of an article or object; and one or more online advertise functions configured to be operated by the processor to facilitate the user in using the user'"'"'s participation credits to redeem product samples offered by an online advertiser.
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; first one or more online advertise functions configured to be operated by the processor to facilitate an online advertiser in setting up a product sample offering program, to offer samples of the product for redemption by online users, using participation credits earned by the users, wherein the participation credit based redemption rates set up by the online advertiser vary based at least in part on whether a redemption by the user is a first redemption or a subsequent redemption of the user for a product sample of a product; and second one or more online advertise functions configured to be operated by the processor to facilitate administration of the product sample offering program.
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising:
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a plurality of programming instructions configured to cause an apparatus, in response to execution of the instructions, to cause the apparatus to; facilitate a user of a social network in contributing social media to the social network or interacting with social media contributed by other users of the social network; monitor the user'"'"'s contributing or interacting; credit the user with participation credits based at least in part on the user'"'"'s contribution or a level of interacting by the user with social media contributed by other users of the social network, wherein credit the user with participation credits includes credit of participation credits to induce a user to contribute social media through interaction with a machine readable pictorial description of an article or object; facilitate an online advertiser in setting up a product sample offering program on the social network, to offer samples of the product for redemption by users of the social network, using participation credits earned by the users; and administer the product sample offering program for the online advertiser, wherein administration includes suggestion of product sample redemptions, using participation credits, to a user based at least in part on the user'"'"'s beauty profile.
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