Systems, Methods, and Computer Programs for Providing Advertisements in a Conference User Interface

A method for providing advertisements in a conference user interface, the method comprising:

• a conferencing system establishing a conference between a plurality of participants via a corresponding computing device connected to the conferencing system via a communication network;
• presenting a conference user interface to the computing devices, the conference user interface displaying each of the participants as a unique participant object in a virtual location;
• an online advertising platform selecting advertisement data from one or more advertisers;
• providing the selected advertisement data to the conferencing system;
• and
• displaying the advertisement data with an associated advertisement object in the virtual location during the conference.

A computer program embodied in a computer-readable medium for execution by a processor, the computer program comprising logic configured to:

• present a conference user interface to computing devices associated with one or more participants in a conference, the conference user interface displaying each of the participants as a unique participant object in a virtual location, the virtual location comprising one or more advertisement objects;
• select advertisement data from one or more advertisers;
• and
• display the advertisement data with an associated advertisement object in the virtual location during the conference.