Methods and Apparatuses for Electronic Verification

An electronic verification system for verifying that an advertisement to engage in an activity is placed by a particular validated user whose identity is validated, the electronic verification system comprising:

• a communication interface circuit configured to receive information that describes an advertisement to engage in an activity and that indicates when the particular validated user has or will place that advertisement;
• one or more processing circuits configured to:
• create referral information configured to be published in conjunction with the advertisement and to direct an advertisee to an electronic log of one or more advertisements placed by the particular validated user;
• generate the electronic log to indicate when the particular validated user has or will place the advertisement described by the received information;
• and
• publish the electronic log to be accessible in accordance with the referral information.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer program code that, when executed by an electronic verification system, verifies that an advertisement to engage in an activity is placed by a particular validated user whose identity is validated, wherein the computer program code configures the electronic verification system to:

• receive information that describes an advertisement to engage in an activity and that indicates when the particular validated user has or will place that advertisement;
• create referral information configured to be published in conjunction with the advertisement and to direct an advertisee to an electronic log of one or more advertisements placed by the particular validated user;
• generate the electronic log to indicate when the particular validated user has or will place the advertisement described by the received information;
• and
• publish the electronic log to be accessible in accordance with the referral information.