Platform for distributing deals via a social networking system

A computer-implemented system for compensating users for purchasing deals via a social networking system, the system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program modules configured to execute on the computer processor, the computer program modules comprising:
• a dashboard manager configured to:
• receive information about a deal from a deal provider, wherein the deal is associated with a purchase price;
• offer, by a social networking system, the deal to a plurality of users of the social networking system;
• receive request for participation in the deal from one or more participating users;
• receive revenue from the participating users based on the purchase price associated with the deal;
• and
• a deal price manager configured to:
• transfer a portion of the received revenue from the social networking system to the deal provider, thereby leaving a platform share from the received revenue;
• and
• provide a portion of the platform share of the received revenue back to the participating users in an amount based on connections of each participating user.

A computer program product having a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code for compensating users for purchasing deals via a social networking system, the code comprising:

• a dashboard manager configured to:
• receive information about a deal from a deal provider, wherein the deal is associated with a purchase price;
• offer, by a social networking system, the deal to a plurality of users of the social networking system;
• receive request for participation in the deal from one or more participating users;
• receive revenue from the participating users based on the purchase price associated with the deal;
• and
• a deal price manager configured to:
• transfer a portion of the received revenue from the social networking system to the deal provider, thereby leaving a platform share from the received revenue;
• and
• provide a portion of the platform share of the received revenue back to the participating users in an amount based on connections of each participating user.