Method using a social network or website to enable an individual to promote an advertiser's advertising to the individual's personal contacts
First Claim
1. A method using at least one computer server wherein an individual receives at least one message as a means of full or partial compensation for promoting an advertiser of products or services to contacts of said individual, wherein said message is provided to said contacts, said method comprising:
- (a) electronically providing a file, using a computer server, comprising said message of said individual;
(b) electronically storing said file, using a computer server, on a computer readable medium;
(c) electronically cross referencing, using a computer server, said file comprising said message of said individual to communications of said advertiser;
(d) distributing advertising of said advertiser that is cross referenced to said individual;
(e) electronically establishing accounts, using a computer server, for said contacts based on said advertising; and
(f) electronically issuing said communications, using a computer server, to said contacts of said individual, wherein said communications of said advertiser includes said message of said individual as a means of full or partial compensation to said individual;
wherein said individual is different than said advertiser;
wherein said contacts comprise friends, family, and acquaintances of said individual;
wherein the content of said message is provided by said individual or by said advertiser in relation to said individual; and
wherein said advertising or said communications of said advertiser is used to promote a product, service, brand, relationship, or information.
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Abstract
A method using a social network or website to enable an individual to promote an advertiser and related advertising to the individual'"'"'s personal contacts, such as friends, relatives, and acquaintances. In one embodiment, contacts are prompted that clicking on an advertiser'"'"'s advertising appearing on the individual'"'"'s social network page website will enable the individual'"'"'s contacts to experience a message from the individual, wherein the individual is provide with message capability as compensation or as an incentive. The method also enables procurement and usage of an individual'"'"'s endorsement to increase the advertising'"'"'s impact on the individual'"'"'s contacts. A key principle is than an individual'"'"'s contacts will likely be more responsive to advertising that appears along with the individual'"'"'s message, especially when compared to ordinary advertising sans such a message, whereby a contact'"'"'s interest in the individual'"'"'s message may result in a transference of interest to the advertiser.
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1. A method using at least one computer server wherein an individual receives at least one message as a means of full or partial compensation for promoting an advertiser of products or services to contacts of said individual, wherein said message is provided to said contacts, said method comprising:
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(a) electronically providing a file, using a computer server, comprising said message of said individual; (b) electronically storing said file, using a computer server, on a computer readable medium; (c) electronically cross referencing, using a computer server, said file comprising said message of said individual to communications of said advertiser; (d) distributing advertising of said advertiser that is cross referenced to said individual; (e) electronically establishing accounts, using a computer server, for said contacts based on said advertising; and (f) electronically issuing said communications, using a computer server, to said contacts of said individual, wherein said communications of said advertiser includes said message of said individual as a means of full or partial compensation to said individual; wherein said individual is different than said advertiser;
wherein said contacts comprise friends, family, and acquaintances of said individual;
wherein the content of said message is provided by said individual or by said advertiser in relation to said individual; and
wherein said advertising or said communications of said advertiser is used to promote a product, service, brand, relationship, or information.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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