System and Method for Media-Centric and Monetizable Social Networking
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer processor and via a network, a first media content object attributed to a first user;
outputting, by the processor and via a graphical user interface display arrangement for a second user, the obtained first media content object;
receiving, by the processor, user input by interaction with the graphical user interface display arrangement; and
based on the user input, recording and transmitting over the network, a second media content object in association with the first media content object;
wherein;
the recording of the second media content object includes at least one of appending and inserting a tag selected by the user input from an inventory of tags, each of the tags linking to a respective media content object; and
the tag is associated with a posting rule that restricts media content objects to which the tag is able to be appended or into which the tag is insertable.
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Abstract
A method and system connects brands, users and communities via socially shared content elements that take the form of, for example, words, pictures/images, videos and/or audio objects. The method creates a social media engagement and distribution capability of dynamic, interactive impressions linking users to users and users to brands around shared “day in the life” moments. The spectrum of reach and range of content types combined with user daily lives creates a ubiquitous new web medium of social content. The user experience created by this method and system creates a sustainable stickiness for members, capturing, creating, sharing and responding to each other interactively in any communication format, at any time, in any place and for any reason.
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41 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer processor and via a network, a first media content object attributed to a first user; outputting, by the processor and via a graphical user interface display arrangement for a second user, the obtained first media content object; receiving, by the processor, user input by interaction with the graphical user interface display arrangement; and based on the user input, recording and transmitting over the network, a second media content object in association with the first media content object; wherein; the recording of the second media content object includes at least one of appending and inserting a tag selected by the user input from an inventory of tags, each of the tags linking to a respective media content object; and the tag is associated with a posting rule that restricts media content objects to which the tag is able to be appended or into which the tag is insertable.
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2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer processor and via a network, a first media content object attributed to a first user; outputting, by the processor and via a graphical user interface display arrangement for a second user, the obtained first media content object; receiving, by the processor, user input by interaction with the graphical user interface display arrangement; and based on the user input, recording and transmitting over the network, a second media content object in association with the first media content object; wherein; the recording of the second media content object includes at least one of appending and inserting a tag selected by the user input from an inventory of tags, each of the tags linking to a respective media content object; at least one of the first media content object and a post in which the first media content object is presented is associated with a posting rule that restricts which of a plurality of tags is able to be associated with the at least one of the first media content object and the post; and the at least one of appended and inserted tag is associated with the first media content object in response to a determination that the tag satisfies the posting rule. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer processor, a tag from a store that includes a plurality of tags, the store being associated with a first user, the tag linking to a media content object; and appending the tag, by the processor, to a post that is accessible via a network for consumption, wherein the appending is based on the association of the tag with the first user. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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aggregating, by a computer processor, postings authored by a plurality of users of a system and posted by the plurality of users to user pages of the system that are associated with respective users of the system; and publishing, by the processor, a system-wide feeds page that is accessible to all users of a system, the system-wide feeds page including all of the aggregated postings. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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outputting, by a computer processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) that is configured for user interaction therewith to create a post for publishing at a location accessible via a network; wherein; the GUI includes a list of links that are each user-selectable for insertion in the post; each of at least one of the links is configured such that, when the respective link is inserted into the post and the post is accessed via the network, the respective link is selectable from within the post to responsively provide a media content element to which the respective link points. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer processor and via a network, a first post that is attributed to a first user and that includes a user-selectable link to a content element arrangement; outputting, by the processor and via a graphical user interface display arrangement for a second user, the obtained first post; receiving, by the processor, user input by interaction with the graphical user interface arrangement to create and publish a reply post to the obtained first post; and responsive to the user input, generating and publishing, by the processor, a reply post structure that includes the first post with the user-selectable link and the reply post with the user-selectable link, the processor automatically inserting the user-selectable link into the reply post. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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storing, by a computer processor, a link in association with a plurality of rules; wherein; the link is selectable in a post-authoring environment, for insertion into a post to be published at a network accessible location; the link, subsequent to the insertion into the post, is selectable from within the post; and the plurality of rules are configured to cause a processor to differently respond to the selection of the link from within the post, depending on a context in which the selection of the link from within the post occurs. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
outputting, by a computer processor, a post that includes a link that is selectable via a first selection event to responsively cause the processor to output a media content element and that is selectable by a user via a second selection event to cause the processor to one of (a) responsively save the link to a store of links accessible by the user for insertion into a post authored by the user and (b) responsively output an option that is selectable to responsively save the link to the store of links.
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15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer processor and via a network, a first post that is attributed to a first user; outputting, by the processor and via a graphical user interface display arrangement for a second user, the obtained first post; and receiving, by the processor, user input by interaction with the graphical user interface arrangement to create and publish a reply post to the obtained first post, the reply post including one of a plurality of links to media content elements; wherein, for the creation and publishing of the reply post, the processor blocks inclusion in the published reply post of a particular link of the plurality of links based on an association of the particular link with a different user than the first user.
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16. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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maintaining, by a computer processor, a first set of user profiles identifying respective users as class A users and a second set of user profiles identifying respective users as class B users; and providing access, by the processor to users logged in via any of the first user profiles, to a graphical user interface (GUI) that is user-interactable for authoring links to content elements; wherein; the graphical user interface is not accessible by users logged in via any of the second user profiles; and with respect to each of the authored links, the respective link is insertable into posts by a user logged in via the respective user profile with which the respective link was authored. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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publishing, by a computer processor, a post to a location accessible via a network, the post being associated with a link to at least one media content element; and transmitting copies of the post responsive to respective requests for the post published at the location, wherein the link is visible in only those of the copies transmitted in response to respective ones of the requests that meet predefined contextual conditions. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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