Social advertising

A method performed on one or more computing devices, the comprising:

• providing, by the one or more computing devices, invitations to users to become badge holders;
• receiving from a sponsor verification information for enabling verification of candidate badge holders;
• receiving from a candidate badge holder a request for verification and issuance of a badge where the request includes request information to verify the badge holder;
• verifying, by the one or more computing devices, the candidate badge holder using the verification information and the request information and issuing the badge to the candidate badge holder;
• storing, by the one or more computing devices into one or more computer storage devices coupled to the one or more computing devices, the badge for a badge holder;
• providing a controlled space in a user interface in a domain for displaying badges associated with a badge holder;
• presenting, by the one or more computing devices, badges of a badge holder in the space;
• charging one or more of the sponsor or the badge holder for presentation of a badge;
• and
• reporting exposure of the badge to the sponsor.

One or more computer storage devices comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by the one or more computing devices, from a sponsor, verification information for enabling verification of candidate badge holders;
• receiving, from a candidate badge holder, a request for verification and issuance of a badge, the request comprising request information to verify the candidate badge holder;
• verifying, by the one or more computing devices, the candidate badge holder using the verification information and the request information;
• issuing the badge to the candidate badge holder;
• designating the candidate badge holder as a badge holder;
• storing, by the one or more computing devices into one or more computer storage devices coupled to the one or more computing devices, the badge for the badge holder;
• providing a controlled space in a user interface in a domain for displaying the badge;
• and
• presenting, by the one or more computing devices, the badge in the controlled space.

A system comprising:

• one or more computing devices;
• and
• one or more memory devices comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
• receiving by the one or more computing devices from a sponsor, verification information for enabling verification of candidate badge holders;
• receiving, from a candidate badge holder, a request for verification and issuance of a badge, the request comprising request information to verify the candidate badge holder;
• verifying, by the one or more computing devices, the candidate badge holder using the verification information and the request information;
• issuing the badge to the candidate badge holder;
• designating the candidate badge holder as a badge holder;
• storing, by the one or more computing devices into one or more computer storage devices coupled to the one or more computing devices, the badge for the badge holder;
• providing a controlled space in a user interface in a domain for displaying the badge;
• and
• presenting, by the one or more computing devices, the badge in the controlled space.