Systems and methods of online interfaces for hierarchically arranged user-generated content

A method for providing an online interface for displaying hierarchically or logically arranged user-generated content, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a first user over a network, first topical user-generated electronic content, the first topical user-generated electronic content being related to a topic of a web page;
• displaying the first topical user-generated electronic content received from the first user on the web page;
• receiving, from a second user over the network, responsive user-generated electronic content and an indication of a desire to post the responsive user-generated electronic content on the web page in association with the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• displaying, adjacent to the first topical user-generated electronic content on the web page, a user element or link that a third user can manipulate to display the responsive user-generated electronic content adjacent to the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• receiving, from the third user over the network, a first response to the responsive user-generated electronic content and an indication of a desire to post the first response to the responsive user-generated electronic content on the web page in association with the responsive user-generated electronic content and the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• receiving, from a fourth user over the network, a second response to the responsive user-generated electronic content and an indication of a desire to post the second response to the responsive user-generated electronic content on the web page in association with the responsive user-generated electronic content and the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• receiving, from the third user over the network, a second topical user-generated electronic content, the second topical user-generated electronic content being related to the topic of the web page;
• displaying, adjacent to the first topical user-generated electronic content on the web page, the second topical user-generated electronic content in an orthogonal direction relative to the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• and
• enabling a user to scroll horizontally or swipe horizontally between the first topical user-generated electronic content and the second topical user-generated electronic content upon the user's interaction with a display device.

A system for providing an online interface for displaying hierarchically or logically arranged user-generated content, the system comprising:

• a memory device storing instructions for providing an online interface for displaying hierarchically or logically arranged user-generated content;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method of:
• receiving, from a first user over a network, first topical user-generated electronic content, the first topical user-generated electronic content being related to a topic of a web page;
• displaying the first topical user-generated electronic content received from the first user on the web page;
• receiving, from a second user over the network, responsive user-generated electronic content and an indication of a desire to post the responsive user-generated electronic content on the web page in association with the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• displaying, adjacent to the first topical user-generated electronic content on the web page, a user element or link that a third user can manipulate to display the responsive user-generated electronic content adjacent to the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• receiving, from the third user over the network, a first response to the responsive user-generated electronic content and an indication of a desire to post the first response to the responsive user-generated electronic content on the web page in association with the responsive user-generated electronic content and the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• receiving, from a fourth user over the network, a second response to the responsive user-generated electronic content and an indication of a desire to post the second response to the responsive user-generated electronic content on the web page in association with the responsive user-generated electronic content and the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• receiving, from the third user over the network, a second topical user-generated electronic content, the second topical user-generated electronic content being related to the topic of the web page;
• displaying, adjacent to the first topical user-generated electronic content on the web page, the second topical user-generated electronic content in an orthogonal direction relative to the first topical user-generated electronic content;
• and
• enabling a user to scroll horizontally or swipe horizontally between the first topical user-generated electronic content and the second topical user-generated electronic content upon the user's interaction with a display device.