System and Method for Collecting and Using Player Information

In a distributed computer system including a social network, a method for administering a social network, the method comprising acts of:

• providing a component that is selectively associated with a member's social networking content;
• rewarding the member responsive to a determination of a quality level of the social network based on, at least, distribution of the component from the member's social networking content;
• and
• receiving an indication that one or more actions were performed with respect to the component, and in response to receiving the indication, providing an additional reward to the member.

A computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed on a processor performs a method for administering a social network in a distributed computer system, the method comprising acts of:

• providing a component that is selectively associated with a member's social networking content;
• and
• rewarding the member responsive to a determination of a quality level of the social network based on, at least, distribution of the component from the member's social networking content;
• and
• receiving an indication that one or more actions were performed with respect to the component, and in response to receiving the indication, providing an additional reward to the member

A computer system for administering a social network, the system comprising:

• a social network;
• a component that is selectively associated with a member's social networking content in the social network;
• and
• a component that provides a reward to the member responsive to a determination of a quality level of the social network based on, at least, distribution of the component from the member's social networking content;
• and
• a component that receives an indication that one or more actions were performed with respect to the component, and in response to receiving the indication, providing an additional reward to the member.