Web Pages and Methods for Displaying Targeted On-Line Advertisements in a Social Networking Media Space

A method for displaying a view in a graphical user interface associated with an Internet site, comprising the operations of:

• presenting visual media in the view, wherein the view is associated with a first user and wherein the visual media includes a third-party advertisement, the third party advertisement selected as being liked by the first user;
• displaying in the view a first area which shows text entered by the first user;
• and
• displaying in the view a second area which shows text entered by a second user,
• wherein the second user is a member of a list of friends of the first user who are authorized to access the view, wherein each of the operations is executed by a processor.

An internet web page for displaying one or more views, the internet web page being a graphical user interface that facilitates social networking communication, the internet web page including,

• a first region that provides selections for showing a list of friends for a first user, the list of friends being approved by the first user;
• a second region defining a community media space, the community media space including tools for allowing entry of text, images, or videos;
• a third region for presenting online advertising, the online advertising being targeted based on knowledge about the friends of the first user, who are identified in the list of friends, the online advertising further being identifiable as liked by the first user when displayed in the third region;
• a fourth region for displaying an image selected by the first user to represent the first user;
• and
• a fifth region providing an interface for communication via a chat session, the chat session being a text exchange between the first user and a second user selected from the list of friends;
• wherein the internet web page is presented on a display of a computing system having a processor;
• wherein the computing system is connected to a server having program instructions for managing interactivity with the internet web page, the server having a processor.

An internet web page for displaying one or more views, the internet web page being a graphical user interface that facilitates social networking communication, the internet web page including,

• a first view that provides selections for showing a list of friends for a first user, the list of friends being approved by the first user;
• a second view defining a community media space, the community media space including tools for allowing entry of text, images, or videos;
• a third view for presenting online advertising, the online advertising being targeted based on knowledge about the friends of the first user, who are identified in the list of friends, the online advertising further being identifiable as liked by the first user when displayed in the third view, wherein the third view is separate from or integrated within the second view;
• and
• a fourth view for displaying an image selected by the first user to represent the first user;
• wherein the internet web page is presented on a display of a computing system having a processor;
• wherein the computing system is connected to a server having program instructions for managing interactivity with the internet web page, the server having a processor.