A method of providing a Virtual Mail application to Internet users and entities of an online service computer system using local devices accessing said online service computer system via at least one online service server, said method for a) transforming a traditional list-view email application into a Virtual Mail application with better online advertisement graphical presentation effect for Internet users to participate in online advertising, comprising at least one of:
- providing email accounts associated with users to choose virtual mail packages, comprising virtual letter templates, envelope templates, e-stamps, e-stickers, or e-cards, and the like to apply them to emails on said Virtual Mail application, wherein said e-stamps are collector e-stamps and standard e-stamps;
- automatically inserting mailing addresses on selected e-envelope, e-card, or address e-stickers by pulling pre-entered mailing addresses from email address books associated with said email accounts on said Virtual Mail application;
- providing functions for said email accounts to solicit or request sponsorship incentives from entities and individuals for creating virtual mails and converting traditional emails into virtual mails, including acquiring e-stamps, e-stickers or said entire virtual mail package;
- automatically depositing sponsorship incentives in an Assets application of said email accounts on said service computer system upon determining user accumulated scores of said email accounts meet minimum sponsorship requirements of said entities and upon receiving acceptance clicks from said email accounts, wherein sponsor advertisements associated with said entities are automatically inserted into virtual mails of said email accounts for a pre-set timeframe;
- automatically presenting each virtual email associated with each email account in a virtual mail format with an envelope view, letter view, or e-card view and with embedded sponsor advertisements upon said Virtual Mail application receiving a click to create a virtual mail or to convert traditional emails into virtual mails from said email account;
- providing functions for said email accounts to preview and save said virtual mails before sending them;
- automatically sending said each virtual mail into virtual mailbox accounts associated with recipients on said service computer system upon receiving a click to send said virtual mail from said email account;
- automatically presenting said email sent by said email account in a virtual mail format with an envelope view, letter view, or e-card view and with embedded sponsor advertisements in said virtual mailbox accounts associated with said recipients;
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- automatically factoring virtual mail activity data of said Virtual Mail application associated with said email account into user accumulated score calculation to change user accumulated score associated with said user account;
- said method for b) improving online advertising results for advertising entities through integration of sponsorship into said Virtual Mail application by said advertising entities, comprising at least one of:
- providing functions for email accounts associated with entities to choose virtual mail packages, comprising virtual letter templates, envelope templates, e-stamps, e-stickers, or e-cards, and the like to apply them to emails on said Virtual Mail application;
- automatically inserting mailing addresses on selected e-envelope, e-card, or address e-stickers by pulling pre-entered mailing addresses from email address books associated with said email accounts on said Virtual Mail application;
- providing functions for said email accounts associated with said entities to insert sponsor advertisements for creating virtual mails or converting traditional emails into virtual mails;
- providing functions for said email accounts associated with said entities to send out each email with at least one sponsor advertisement in a virtual mail format to email accounts associated with recipients, wherein said entities include but not limited to businesses, charity organizations, education and research institutions, government agencies, and other organizations;
- automatically depositing sponsorship incentives in an Assets application of said email accounts associated with recipients on said service computer system upon receiving clicks on said sponsor advertisements from said email accounts associated recipients, wherein said email accounts associated with recipients meet minimum sponsorship requirements of said entities;
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- automatically factoring virtual mail activity data of said email accounts associated with said recipients into user accumulated score calculation to change user accumulated scores associated with said recipients on said service computer system.