38 results about "Social commerce" patented technology

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for geo-located social connectivity relating to people, events, and commerce. In general, embodiments of the invention provide a social commerce matching system. An intelligent interactive tool provides individuals the ability to geo-locate like-minded individuals / groups and participate in events. Individuals or businesses can generate events. Businesses can support events through advertising promotions, and deals.

A computer-implemented system and method is provided herein for social commerce analytics and optimization. A hosted platform collects and stores online visitor traffic data from social media platforms and from commercial platforms linked to social media campaigns operating on the social media platforms. Algorithms are executed to establish baseline performance parameters for the commercial platforms based on the stored data, and visitors of the social media campaigns and commercial platforms are identified and scored based on predetermined scoring metrics. The scores are aggregated with respect to the social media campaigns and / or the commercial platforms, and actual performances based on the aggregated scores are compared with the established baseline performance parameters. An interface may be generated for a client user associated with the commercial platform to represent one or more of the performance comparisons, and optionally provide alerts to underperformance or suggest future actions based on predicted performance.

A platform for enabling a user to generate a customized site within the social network environment. The platform may provide a user with a series of tools and / or APIs that allow a user to generate, modify, analyze, or promote a customized site within the social network environment. For example, a user may use the platform to generate a social commerce site located within the social network environment, such that social network users may make and complete purchases without leaving the social network environment.

A method and system is disclosed for conducting electronic commerce within a social media environment. A user of a social media site elects to perform an activity associated with a social commerce site. Once the social commerce activity has been performed, its corresponding value is processed with social commerce reputation data associated with the user to generate a social commerce reputation score for the user. The resulting social commerce reputation score is then compared to the requirements associated with different social commerce reputation badges. The social commerce reputation badge that matches the user's current social commerce reputation score is then displayed as a graphical image within the social commerce site along with the user's associated social commerce reputation data.

Systems, methods, machines and platforms are provided which detail a technique for utilizing a mobile social-business platform capable of building and managing a community of people so they can plan, coordinate and manage their lives in an efficient, social and financially beneficial way from a mobile device. Additionally, this application details a technique for building a network of select unique people's who will gain access to incentives from a vast combination of sources within their networks previously unavailable to them.

A method and system for social media ecosystem searching. A desired person can be searched for from public search engines and social media sites directly by name and / or by unique search keywords and search categories created and publically published by the desired person, a social media index of the desired person or a social commerce connection associated with the desired person. The search results are publically viewable. However, communication with the desired person located within the social media ecosystem is via a private system in which a searcher must provide login information to privately communicate with the desired person. The private system helps ensure that social media index values and social commerce connections are properly established, recorded and updated for the desired person and provides a layer of security and privacy. The social media searching ecosystem is provided on a cloud communications network for mobile and non-mobile devices.

A method and system is disclosed for conducting electronic commerce within a social media environment. A user of a social media site elects to perform an activity associated with a social commerce site. Once the social commerce activity has been performed, its corresponding value is processed with social commerce reputation data associated with the user to generate a social commerce reputation score for the user. The resulting social commerce reputation score is then compared to the requirements associated with different social commerce reputation badges. The social commerce reputation badge that matches the user's current social commerce reputation score is then displayed as a graphical image within the social commerce site along with the user's associated social commerce reputation data.

A method and system are disclosed for managing catalog resources within a social commerce environment. Users are referred by a plurality of affiliates to a social commerce marketplace system. Once referred, the users are presented with a customized social commerce storefront that is associated with an individual affiliate. Each of the customized social commerce storefronts comprises a micro catalog of purchasable products, which is a subset of a master catalog comprising a set of available products. Social data associated with the user and catalog data associated with the purchasable products is processed to generate product catalog data to the user, which is then provided to the user. The user reviews the social commerce content and selects individual purchasable products for purchase.

In a system and method for providing social business-networking, a social interface is provided between the first user and each of the plurality of second users. The social interface comprises a social user interface for social content sharing between the first user and the plurality of second users. A professional relationship may also be established between the first user and an employer. A résumé may be automatically generated for the first user. A professional interface is provided between the first user and the employer.

A method and system for providing searching and contributing via social commerce within a social media ecosystem on a cloud communications network. A user is able to select as plural individual electronic lists, personal preferences and favorite items for social media ecosystem gifting, charitable contributing and time-of-need donating. Controlled access for the plural individual electronic lists selected by the user is provided to plural general search engine sites and plural social media sites in a social media ecosystem. Secure private permission-based viewing of and electronic operations on the stored plural individual electronic lists of favorite items is provided to plural other users so the plural other users can view and contribute a gift, charitable contribution or time-of-need donation. Electronic purchases of favorite items or electronic contributions to a charity or for time-of-need assistance are accepted.

A method and system for providing social media ecosystem compensation. The social media ecosystem includes compensation services for social media connectors, social media purchasers and social media merchants. The social media ecosystem compensation services include social commerce compensation structures with a pre-determined hierarchy (e.g., binary, X×Y matrix, unilevel, stair step breakaway, etc.) Compensation is provided with the pre-determined hierarchy and for largest social media index values and the large number of social commerce connections. Memberships can be purchased to increase compensation payments. The social media ecosystem compensation services are provided on a cloud communications network for mobile and non-mobile devices.

A method and system are disclosed for managing social commerce within a social media environment. Social commerce data associated with an affiliate's social commerce storefront is processed to generate user activity data, which corresponds to the interactions of a plurality of users of the social commerce storefront. The user activity data is then processed to generate social commerce analysis data, which comprises search terms used by the plurality of users. In turn, the social commerce analysis data is processed to generate social commerce recommendations, which are then used to incent the users to purchase products available for sale in the affiliate's social commerce storefront.

A company's coupons or advertisements can be posted on a social business network. A company needs to be registered first with the social business network before it can post its coupons and advertisements; while a consumer can view the coupons and advertisements freely with no requirement of registration. The company can either fill a coupon request form to make the network to generate a coupon for it, or create a coupon themselves and then upload it to the network. The registered company can also post its advertisement. Before anything is posted on the website, it will be reviewed to make sure its content is appropriate. The method also allows a company to purchase a time slot to use a live video screen for marketing.

A method and system are disclosed for managing social commerce within a social media environment. A merchant implements a social commerce storefront on behalf of an affiliate, who selects a subset of available products contained in a master catalog. The selected products are then displayed as purchasable products within the affiliate's social commerce storefront. Users of various social media environments are then referred by the affiliate to the social commerce storefront, where they purchase the merchant's products. In turn, the affiliate receives a portion of each sale as compensation for referring the user.

A method and system is disclosed for conducting electronic commerce within a social media environment. A social commerce site is generated and then configured by a vendor, on behalf of a vendor affiliate, or by the vendor affiliate. Once the social commerce site is activated for operation, a user performs social media interactions within a social media environment and elects to consider purchasing a vendor's product that is referenced in an activity stream. The user then proceeds to the social commerce site, while they are still within the social media environment, and performs social commerce operations, such as selecting and purchasing the product referenced in the activity stream. Data associated with social commerce operations is collected, processed for analysis, and displayed for review within a user interface.

A method and system is disclosed for conducting electronic commerce within a social media environment. A user performs social media interactions within a social media environment and elects to consider purchasing a vendor's product that is referenced in an activity stream. The user then proceeds to a social commerce site while they are still within the social media environment. The user then accesses the social commerce site and performs social commerce operations, such as selecting and purchasing the product referenced in the activity stream.

This is the invention of the system and method for on-line advertisement involving easy, friendly and non-professional social commerce games such as 'Rock-Scissors-Paper', 'Ladder Game' or Dice Game' by which users get interested in, in promotion of participation, and granted incentives according to the performance in the game. In other words, this invention is about favoring both users and advertisers by way of incentivizing participation and offering cost-efficient, methodical and 'targeted' means of on-line, real-time advertisement and service thereof. In establishment thereof, this invention is to establish, in offering the on-line advertisement system and service thereof, an Advertisement Registry, Social Advertisement Server (1) comprising Game Program Operator, Data Collator and Standings Manager, Advertiser's Server and User Server administering users being the subject of advertisement. In addition, this invention is to further establish a sequence of advertiser registration, advertisement acceptance, participation inducement, game play application, game execution, advertisement exposure and incentive grant.

The invention relates to a commercial network operating system, specifically to a virtual operating system based on quasi-desktop, more specifically to an operating system supporting workflow, with network service accessing function. Users can run operations or services of application programs on a commercial operating system, the application program not only can be a desktop application program driven by workflow, but also can be a usual application program. The invention has advantages that the invention not only has function of processing desktop affair and network affair, but also can access services provided by internet onto a network desktop by a registering service mode, simultaneously can establish services facing to internet; by registering, the invention can realize multiform networks and applications taking service as ligament, reaching high-performance commercial service, simultaneously converging decentralized resources and users into a network environment of commercial and common electric government affairs application by taking services as nodes, finally reaching the object of social commerce facing to common commercial mode.

A system and method are disclosed for analyzing return on investment (ROI) for social commerce interactions. User data associated with a target group of social media users is collected and processed to generate a first set of social commerce metrics. The user data comprises a first set of social media interaction data corresponding to a first set of social commerce interactions with the target group of social media users. The user data is further processed to generate a second set of social commerce interactions, which are then performed. The performance of the second set of social commerce interactions generates a second set of social commerce interaction data, which in turn is processed to generate a second set of social commerce metrics. The first and second sets of social commerce metrics are then processed to generate social commerce ROI metrics.

This is the invention of the system and method for on-line advertisement involving easy, friendly and non-professional social commerce games such as ‘Rock-Scissors-Paper’, ‘Ladder Game’ or Dice Game’ by which users get interested in, in promotion of participation, and granted incentives according to the performance in the game. In other words, this invention is about favoring both users and advertisers by way of incentivizing participation and offering cost-efficient, methodical and ‘targeted’ means of on-line, real-time advertisement and service thereof.In establishment thereof, this invention is to establish, in offering the on-line advertisement system and service thereof, an Advertisement Registry, Social Advertisement Server (1) comprising Game Program Operator, Data Collator and Standings Manager, Advertiser's Server and User Server administering users being the subject of advertisement.In addition, this invention is to further establish a sequence of advertiser registration, advertisement acceptance, participation inducement, game play application, game execution, advertisement exposure and incentive grant.

Disclosed herein are a method, a server, and a computer readable recording medium for providing social-commerce deals with route information. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing social-commerce deals with route information executed by a social-commerce server, method including receiving route request information from a user terminal and calculating route information based on the received route request information, extracting recommendation social-commerce deal information based on the calculated route information, and providing the calculated route information and the extracted recommendation social-commerce deal information to the user terminal.

A method and system for providing social media ecosystem classified listings. Plural classified listings are accepted and displayed by the social media ecosystem in plural different categories for plural different geographic locations. Social index values and social commerce connections for plural user who posted the plural classified listings are created or updated when a classified listing is viewed or a purchase is made for a good or service listed in plural classified listings. Public access is provided to the plural classified listings via plural public search engines and plural social media sites. However, communication with a user who posted a classified listing is private and to communicate a viewer of a classified listing is required to enter information to log into a private system. Public search of classified listings is provided with private communication security and also ensuring the social media index values and social commerce connections of the plural users who have posted classified listings are properly updated in the social media ecosystem. The social media ecosystem classified listing services are provided on a cloud communications network for mobile and non-mobile devices.

A platform for brand owners to identify brand advocates, mobilize the brand advocates to act on behalf of the brand, and manage and track advocate activity. A brand manager may configure a brand advocate service on a platform provided by the present system. Brand service configuration may involve configuring how a brand advocate is selected as well as configuring one or more surveys, polls, electronic cards, user rewards, and other service features for the brand advocate to utilize when promoting the brand.

A method and system is disclosed for conducting electronic commerce within a social media environment. A user performs social media interactions within a social media environment and elects to consider purchasing a vendor's product that is referenced in an activity stream. The user then proceeds to a social commerce site while they are still within the social media environment. The user then accesses the social commerce site and performs social commerce operations, such as selecting and purchasing the product referenced in the activity stream.

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for providing an interaction service for children, which give a real-time alarm related to notification details about a child, who goes to a children's educational institution such as a kindergarten or a child-care center, to a teacher and a parent and thereby enable the teacher and the parent to share information and comprehensively take care of the child, and a system using the same. When the teacher enters and transmits a notification message after the teacher uses a terminal to tag an NFC card which a child carries, an interaction service providing apparatus receives the notification message, attaches a connection address of each social commerce site associated with a particular word of the notification message to a partial area of the notification message, and transmits the notification message to which the connection address is attached, to the parent.

A media content referral marketing system and method is disclosed that functions as an Electronic Content Hortatory Operation (ECHO) system utilizing crowdsourcing in which rewards are distributed to lead users for marketing a publishing users media content to all lead user followers feeds. An ECHO allows a lead user to deliver a publishing lead users media content and / or product media CTA, to all of a lead users followers feeds and be paid rewards for all purchases derived from the Echo. Rewards are also distributed to publishing lead users for ad revenue generated with an ECHO of the publishing users content. The social media content referral marketing system corresponds with a social media network, social commerce, shared revenue and / or e-commerce system, with a follower / add friend system, in which a lead user becomes an intermediary user with the ability to perform an ECHO to amplify publishing users content.

A method and system for providing searching and contributing via social commerce within a social media ecosystem on a cloud communications network. A user is able to select as plural individual electronic lists, personal preferences and favorite items for social media ecosystem gifting, charitable contributing and time-of-need donating. Controlled access for the plural individual electronic lists selected by the user is provided to plural general search engine sites and plural social media sites in a social media ecosystem. Secure private permission-based viewing of and electronic operations on the stored plural individual electronic lists of favorite items is provided to plural other users so the plural other users can view and contribute a gift, charitable contribution or time-of-need donation. Electronic purchases of favorite items or electronic contributions to a charity or for time-of-need assistance are accepted.

The present invention provides a method and systems for managing a social commerce rewards platform over an electronic communication network, the method having the steps of prior to the completion of an electronic commercial transaction between a user device and a commercial entity device, electronically sending a promotion to the user device, the promotion related to the commercial entity, the promotion containing at least one application program interface connection, the at least one application program interface connection adapted to share the promotion to the at least one primary social network, and if the promotion is shared by the user from the user device with at least one of the at least one primary social network, an incentive is automatically electronically transferred from the enterprise account to a server account and subsequently a primary fractional incentive is automatically electronically transferred from the server account to the user account.