Implementing contests in social networks
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1. A system, comprising:
- a server accessible by a plurality of clients;
an application executed on the server that is configured to at least stage a contest between a plurality of teams, wherein the contest requires each of the plurality of teams to achieve a predefined goal to win the contest;
the application further configured to restrict a membership of each team of the plurality of teams to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective social network of a plurality of social networks, wherein the plurality of social networks are obtained from a source external to the contest, and the contest is configured to be inserted into a social networking site;
the application further configured to enable an individual of the plurality of individuals associated with a first social network to create the contest by specifying the first social network and a second social network of the plurality of social networks to be associated with the contest;
the application further configured to present an invitation to join the contest to the plurality of individuals included in the second social network;
the application further configured to offer at least one virtual tool for sale to respective individuals of the plurality of individuals to employ during the contest to aid in achieving the predefined goal, the application further configured to maintain an inventory of virtual tools for each of the plurality of individuals; and
the application being configured to issue a virtual currency to the plurality of individuals who join a team of the plurality of teams.
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Abstract
Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for implementing a contest between various social networks. A contest is staged between at least two teams using a server accessible by a plurality of clients. The contest requires each of the teams to achieve a predefined goal. The membership to each one of the teams is restricted to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective one of a plurality of social networks accessible by the server.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a server accessible by a plurality of clients; an application executed on the server that is configured to at least stage a contest between a plurality of teams, wherein the contest requires each of the plurality of teams to achieve a predefined goal to win the contest; the application further configured to restrict a membership of each team of the plurality of teams to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective social network of a plurality of social networks, wherein the plurality of social networks are obtained from a source external to the contest, and the contest is configured to be inserted into a social networking site; the application further configured to enable an individual of the plurality of individuals associated with a first social network to create the contest by specifying the first social network and a second social network of the plurality of social networks to be associated with the contest; the application further configured to present an invitation to join the contest to the plurality of individuals included in the second social network; the application further configured to offer at least one virtual tool for sale to respective individuals of the plurality of individuals to employ during the contest to aid in achieving the predefined goal, the application further configured to maintain an inventory of virtual tools for each of the plurality of individuals; and the application being configured to issue a virtual currency to the plurality of individuals who join a team of the plurality of teams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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staging a contest using a server accessible by a plurality of clients between a plurality of teams, wherein the contest requires each team of the plurality of teams to achieve a predefined goal; and restricting a membership of each team of the plurality of teams to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective social network of a plurality of social networks accessible by the server. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system, comprising:
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a server accessible by a plurality of clients; an application executed on the server configured to at least stage a contest between a plurality of teams, wherein the contest requires each of the plurality of teams to achieve a predefined goal to win the contest; and the application restricting a membership of each team of the plurality of teams to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective social network of a plurality of social networks. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system, comprising:
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at least one server accessible by a plurality of clients; means in the server for staging a contest between a plurality of teams, wherein the contest requires each of the plurality of teams to achieve a predefined goal to win the contest; and wherein a membership to each team of the plurality of teams is restricted to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective social network of a plurality of social networks. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable by a processor-based system, comprising:
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an application configured to at least stage a contest between a plurality of teams, wherein the contest requires each of the plurality of teams to achieve a predefined goal to win the contest; and the application further configured to restrict a membership of each team of the plurality of teams to a plurality of individuals associated with a respective social network of a plurality of social networks. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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