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US 2012/0239518 A1Published application
Method For Monetizing Online Content on the Internet
OwnerRoddy McKee Bullockinventor
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system for monetizing internet content. In an embodiment, the system includes an internet content provider providing online content and an online section with the online content for containing an expression of at least one reader's posted thoughts or opinion. The online section is capable of having posted thereto the expression of the at least one reader's thoughts or opinion in a free default format or a fee-paid distinctive format. The system also has a processor for executing the computer executable instructions and a memory for storing at least the computer executable instructions.
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A computer-implemented system for monetizing internet content, the system comprising:
- a. an internet content provider providing online content, said online content including an online section for containing an expression of at least one reader's posted thoughts or opinion, said online section capable of having posted thereto for viewing in said online content said expression of said at least one reader's thoughts or opinion in a free default format or a fee-paid distinctive format;
- b. computer executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
- i. receiving, in response to being prompted by an on screen prompt to pay a fee in exchange for said expression of said at least one reader's thoughts or opinion to be posted in said fee-paid distinctive format, a fee from said at least one reader;
- ii. receiving, in response to said prompt, for display in said online content, said expression of said at least one reader's thoughts or opinion for posting in said online content in said distinctive format;
- iii. displaying said received expression in said distinctive format relative to said default format in said online content;
- c. a processor for executing said computer executable instructions;
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- d. a memory for storing at least said computer executable instructions.
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A computer-implemented method for monetizing internet content, the method comprising:
- a. publishing via a computer server online content by an internet content provider;
- b. providing with said online content a page with an online section for containing an expression of a first user's posted thoughts or opinion, which thoughts and opinions can be posted for viewing in said online content, said online section of said page capable of having entered by said first user said expression of said first user's thoughts or opinion, which said expression can be posted in said online content in a free default format or a fee-paid distinctive format for viewing by a second user;
- c. receiving by said internet content provider or a third party on behalf of said internet content provider, a fee from said first user after said first user enters said expression of said first user's thoughts or opinions in said online section and in response to being prompted on said page by an on screen prompt to pay a fee in exchange for said expression of said first user's thoughts or opinion to be posted in said fee-paid distinctive format;
- d. receiving from said first user for display in said online content said expression of said first user's thoughts or opinion for posting in said distinctive format;
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- e. displaying to said second user said expression of said received first user's thoughts or opinions in said distinctive format relative to said default format in said published internet content.
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A computer-implemented method for monetizing internet content, the method comprising:
- a. publishing via a computer server online content by an internet content provider;
- b. providing with said online content an online section for containing an expression of at least one user's thoughts or opinion for posting in said online content, said online section capable of having posted thereto the expression of said at least one user's thoughts or opinion for posting in said online content in a free default format or a fee-paid distinctive format, said distinctive format comprising one of distinctive text, a distinctive border or a distinctive color, said thoughts or opinion, once posted in either said free default format or said fee-paid distinctive format, being viewable by a second user in said online content;
- c. receiving, in response to an offer made to said at least one user, by said internet content provider, or a third party on behalf of said internet content provider, a fee from said at least one user;
- d. receiving from said at least one user for display in said online content section said user's thoughts or opinion for posting in said distinctive format;
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- e. displaying said user's thoughts or opinions in said distinctive format relative to said default format in said online content for a fixed time with a predetermined start time and stop time.
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