System and method for extension of group buying throughout the internet

A computer program product for providing an on-line group buying sale to a referring website, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium encoded with computer program code for, causing a computer component to perform the steps of:

• receiving item data from each of a plurality of sellers that defines a featured item for an on-line group-buying sale, wherein each seller transmits the item data over an electronic network to a computerized facility configured to conduct a plurality of on-line group-buying sales for the featured items defined by the received item data over the electronic network;
• receiving sales data from each of the plurality of sellers that provides the seller's directions for the on-line group-buying sale of the featured item, wherein each seller transmits the sales data over the electronic network to the computerized facility;
• storing the item data and the sales data received from each seller in a data repository, wherein the computerized facility uses received sales data to conduct the plurality of on-line group-buying sales of featured items defined by received item data;
• receiving instructions for selecting an on-line group buying sale from the plurality of on-line group buying sales for a website for referring potential buyers to an on-line group buying sale;
• receiving from the referring website a request for information comprising a tag associated with the referring website;
• receiving exclusivity preferences from the referring website;
• responsive to the request for information, the tag, the instructions for selecting an on-line group buying sale, and the exclusivity preferences, using a filter to select for the referring website an on-line group buying sale from the plurality of on-line group buying sales;
• generating a display associated with the selected on-line group buying sale;
• generating a link to the display;
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• providing the link to the referring website, whereby a potential buyer accessing the referring website can access the link, and thereby access the display associated with the selected on-line group buying sale and participate in the selected on-line group buying sale.