Systems and methods for managing and tracking recommendation/purchase relationships

A system for managing and tracking product/service recommendations, comprising:

• at least one server operatively connected to a plurality of devices associated with one or more users desirous of making recommendations of one or more products/services;
• at least one database for storing information relating to:
• (a) the one or more recommendations of products/services made by one or more users, and (b) the one or more transactions made by at the one or more users;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled between the at least one server and the at least one database, wherein the processor is operatively configured to:
• receive an indication at the at least one server from a user via a user device application relating to a recommendation of a product/service, wherein the recommendation corresponds to an online network;
• generate a transaction opportunity identifier at the at least one server associated with the recommendation, wherein the transaction opportunity identifier includes an user identifier corresponding to the user device application and a recommendation identifier corresponding to the recommendation;
• transmit the transaction opportunity identifier from at least one server to the user device application;
• and
• publish the transaction opportunity identifier to the online network in connection with the recommendation of the user,
• whereby the published transaction identifier enables tracking of engagement by other online network users with the recommendation of the product/service by the user.

A method for managing and tracking product/service recommendations, comprising the steps of:

• receiving an indication at a central server from a first user via a first user device application relating to a recommendation of a product/service, wherein the recommendation corresponds to an online network;
• generating a transaction opportunity identifier at the central server associated with the recommendation, wherein the transaction opportunity identifier includes an first user identifier corresponding to the first user device application and a recommendation identifier corresponding to the recommendation;
• transmitting the transaction opportunity identifier from the central server to the first user device application;
• publishing the transaction opportunity identifier to the online network in connection with the recommendation of the first user;
• receiving an indication at the central server from a second user device application relating to a further recommendation of the product/service from the first user, wherein the further recommendation includes the published transaction opportunity identifier corresponding to the recommendation of the first user;
• generating a second transaction opportunity identifier at the central server associated with the further recommendation, wherein the second transaction opportunity identifier includes the transaction opportunity identifier, a further recommendation identifier, a second user identifier corresponding to the second user device application, and the recommendation identifier;
• transmitting the second transaction opportunity identifier from the central server to the second user device application;
• and
• publishing the second transaction opportunity identifier to the online network in connection with the further recommendation of the second user,
• whereby the second published transaction identifier enables tracking of engagement by other online network users with the recommendation of the product/service by the first user.

A system for managing and tracking product/service recommendations, comprising:

• at least one server operatively connected to a plurality of devices associated with one or more users desirous of making recommendations of one or more products/services;
• at least one database for storing information relating to:
• (a) the one or more recommendations of products/services made by the one or more users, and (b) the one or more transactions made by the one or more users;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled between the at least one server and the at least one database, wherein the processor is operatively configured to:
• receive an indication at the at least one server from a first user via a user device application relating to a recommendation of a product/service, wherein the recommendation corresponds to an online network;
• generate a transaction opportunity identifier at the at least one server associated with the recommendation, wherein the transaction opportunity identifier includes an first user identifier corresponding to the first user device application and a recommendation identifier corresponding to the recommendation;
• transmit the transaction opportunity identifier from the at least one server to the first user device application;
• publish the transaction opportunity identifier to the online network in connection with the recommendation of the first user;
• receive an indication at the at least one server from a second user device application relating to a further recommendation of the product/service from the first user, wherein the further indication includes the published transaction opportunity identifier corresponding to the recommendation of the first user;
• generate a second transaction opportunity identifier at the at least one server associated with the further recommendation, wherein the second transaction opportunity identifier includes the transaction opportunity identifier, a further recommendation identifier, a second user identifier corresponding to the second user device application, and the recommendation identifier;
• transmit the second transaction opportunity identifier from the central server to the first user device application;
• and
• publish the second transaction opportunity identifier to the online network in connection with the further recommendation of the second user,
• whereby the second published transaction identifier enables tracking of engagement by other online network users with the recommendation of the product/service by the first user.