Systems and methods for encouragement of data submission in online communities

A non-transitory and tangible computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• accessing a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of users, wherein the plurality of user profiles comprise information regarding a topic;
• determining additional information missing from at least one first user profile of the plurality of user profiles, the determination of the additional information is based on a data mining of the plurality of user profiles, such that the additional information is at least contextually relevant to information regarding the topic in at least one user profile of a second user;
• generating a personalized message to each first user of the at least one first user requesting the additional information;
• and
• causing to display an information request prompt on a display associated with each first user of the at least one first user;
• wherein the information request prompt comprises the personalized message and at least one user selectable data field enabling each first user to specify the relevant additional information.

A system for encouraging active participation in an online community, the system comprising:

• a server configured to:
• access a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of users, wherein the plurality of user profiles comprise information regarding a topic;
• determine additional information missing from at least one first user profile of the plurality of user profiles, the determination of the additional information is based on a data mining of the plurality of user profiles, such that the additional information is at least contextually relevant to information regarding the topic in at least one user profile of a second user;
• generate a personalized message to each first user of the at least one first user requesting the additional information;
• and
• cause to display an information request prompt on a display associated with each first user of the at least one first user;
• wherein the information request prompt comprises the personalized message and at least one user selectable data field enabling each first user to specify the relevant additional information.