US 2011/0035262 A1 · Sponsoring and Distributing Content

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for distributing sponsored content. For example, in one embodiment, a facilitator system receives a distribution request to distribute sponsored content. In response to the distribution request, a distribution link for distributing the sponsored content is generated. The distribution link may be adapted for identifying a distributor account associated with the distribution link. In response to receiving a request for the sponsored content generated from the distribution link, the facilitator system can redirect a viewer computing device to the sponsored content stored on a host system and provide an incentive credit to the party who distributed the distribution link.

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Dependent claims

An advertising promotion computer system comprising:

a facilitator computer system, the facilitator computer system comprising one or more memory storage areas and one more processors, the facilitator computer system being configured to:
receive a sponsorship request to sponsor a content item stored on a host computer system;
receive a distribution request to distribute the sponsored content item, wherein the distribution request is associated with a distributor account;
generate a distribution link for distributing the sponsored content item, wherein the distribution link is adapted for (a) generating a sponsored content request and (b) identifying a distributor account associated with the distribution link;
receive a sponsored content request generated (a) from the distribution link (b) by a viewer computing device;
identify the sponsored content item associated with the sponsored content request;
and
redirect the viewer computing device to the sponsored content item stored on the host computer system.

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An advertising promotion system comprising:

a facilitator computer system, the facilitator computer system comprising one or more memory storage areas and one more processors, the facilitator computer system being configured to:
cause display of information associated with a plurality of sponsored content items for distribution;
receive a distribution request to distribute one of the plurality of sponsored content items, wherein the distribution request is associated with a distributor account;
generate a distribution link for distributing the sponsored content item, wherein the distribution link is adapted for (a) generating a sponsored content request and (b) identifying a distributor account associated with the distribution link;
receive a sponsored content request generated (a) from the distribution link (b) by a viewer computing device;
identify the sponsored content item associated with the sponsored content request;
and
redirect the viewer computing device to the sponsored content item stored on a host computer system.

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A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion configured to receive a sponsorship request to sponsor a content item stored on a host computer system;
an executable portion configured to receive a distribution request to distribute the sponsored content item, wherein the distribution request is associated with a distributor account;
an executable portion configured to generate a distribution link for distributing the sponsored content item, wherein the distribution link is adapted for (a) generating a sponsored content request and (b) identifying a distributor account associated with the distribution link;
an executable portion configured to receive a sponsored content request generated (a) from the distribution link (b) by a viewer computing device;
an executable portion configured to identify the sponsored content item associated with the sponsored content request;
and
an executable portion configured to redirect the viewer computing device to the sponsored content item stored on the host computer system.

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an executable portion configured to cause display of information associated with a plurality of sponsored content items for distribution;
an executable portion configured to receive a distribution request to distribute one of the plurality of sponsored content items, wherein the distribution request is associated with a distributor account;
an executable portion configured to generate a distribution link for distributing the sponsored content item, wherein the distribution link is adapted for (a) generating a sponsored content request and (b) identifying a distributor account associated with the distribution link;
an executable portion configured to receive a sponsored content request generated (a) from the distribution link (b) by a viewer computing device;
an executable portion configured to identify the sponsored content item associated with the sponsored content request;
and
an executable portion configured to redirect the viewer computing device to the sponsored content item stored on a host computer system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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