Software training system interacting with online entities

A method, comprising:

• sending a first signal to a client device enabling the client device to display an instruction, the instruction directing a user to update a portion of a profile of the user, the profile of the user associated with an online entity;
• sending, to a server device associated with the online entity, a second signal including a query based at least in part on an identification of the user;
• receiving, from the server device, a third signal including a datum associated with the profile of the user;
• and
• producing a ranking of the profile of the user based at least in part on the datum.

The method of claim, 13, wherein the instruction directs the user to add a target number of contacts having a predefined characteristic to the profile of the user, the query is a first query, the datum is a first datum including a current number of contacts included within the profile of the user, the method further comprising:

• sending, to the server device associated with the online entity, a fourth signal including a second query based at least in part on the predefined characteristic;
• receiving, from the server device, a fifth signal including a second datum associated with the predefined characteristic;
• and
• the producing the ranking includes comparing the current number of contacts having the predefined characteristic to the target number of contacts.

A computer system for delivering a training program including a plurality of instructions, the computer system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a plurality of modules configured to deliver the training program to a client device via a network operatively coupled to the computer system, at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of modules being stored in at least a portion of the memory, the plurality of modules including:
• a training module configured to send a first signal configured to cause the client device to display an instruction from the plurality of instructions, the instruction directing a user to perform an indicated task associated with a profile of the user, the profile of the user being associated with an online entity;
• and
• a validation module configured to produce a query formatted according to a predefined programming interface associated with the online entity, the query based at least in part on an identification of the user and the indicated task,
• the validation module configured to send a second signal including the query to at least one of the client device or a server device associated with the online entity and receive a third signal including a datum associated with the indicated task, the third signal being formatted according to the predefined programming interface,
• the validation module configured to update a status of the indicated task based at least in part on the datum.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions configured to cause a processor to:

• send, to a client device, a first signal configured to cause the client device to display at least a portion of a web resource associated with an online service;
• send, to the client device, a second signal configured to cause the client device to display an instruction associated with a user task, the user task being associated with a user account associated with the online service;
• receive, from the client device, a third signal including a first indication that the user task has been performed;
• send, to a device associated with the online service, a fourth signal including a request configured to determine whether the user task has been performed, the request being formatted according to a predefined protocol associated with the online entity;
• receive, from the device associated with the online service, a fifth signal including a second indication that the user task has been performed, the second indication being formatted according to the predefined protocol;
• and
• send, to the client device, a sixth signal configured to cause the output device to display an indication that performance of the user task has been verified.