System and method for creating an ad hoc social networking forum for a cohort of users

A computer-implemented method for facilitating creation of an ad hoc social networking forum for a cohort of users, the method being implemented in a computer system comprising one or more physical processors programmed with computer readable instructions to, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by the one or more physical processors, from one or more publicly available sources, information related to a first cohort prior to receiving a user request to join a first social networking forum that is related to the first cohort, the first cohort comprising a plurality of users that have a pre-established association with a first experience scheduled to occur at a first time, first date, and a first location, the information related to the first cohort comprising information related to the first experience;
• and
• receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a request from a first user of the first cohort to join the first social networking forum associated with the first cohort;
• determining, by the one or more physical processors, whether the first social networking forum has been created;
• and
• responsive to a determination that the first social networking forum has not been created:
• creating, by the one or more physical processors, the first social networking forum;
• and
• adding, by the one or more physical processors, the first user as a member of the first social networking forum;
• and
• facilitating, by the one or more physical processors, sharing of one or more items of content via the first social networking forum.

A system for facilitating creation of an ad hoc social networking forum for a cohort of users, the system comprising:

• one or more physical processors programmed with computer readable instructions to:
• obtain, from a first provider of a first experience, information related to a first cohort prior to receiving a user request to join a first social networking forum that is related to the first cohort, the first cohort comprising a plurality of users that have a pre-established association with the first experience scheduled to occur at a first time, first date, and a first location, the information related to the first cohort comprising information related to the first experience;
• obtain, from one or more publicly available sources, information related to a second cohort prior to receiving a user request to join a second social networking forum that is related to the second cohort, the second cohort comprising a second plurality of users that have a pre-established association with a second experience scheduled to occur at a second time, second date, and a second location, the information related to the second cohort comprising information related to the second experience;
• receive a request from a first user of the first cohort to join the first social networking forum associated with the first cohort;
• determine whether the first social networking forum has been created;
• responsive to a determination that the first social networking forum has not been created:
• create the first social networking forum;
• and
• add the first user as a member of the first social networking forum;
• facilitate sharing of one or more items of content via the first social networking forum;
• register the first provider of the first experience prior to obtaining information related to the first cohort;
• and
• facilitate management, by the first provider, of participation by one or more members in the first social networking forum.

A computer-implemented method for facilitating creation of an ad hoc social networking forum for a cohort of users, the method being implemented in a computer system comprising one or more physical processors programmed with computer readable instructions to, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by the one or more physical processors, from a first provider of a first experience, information related to a first cohort prior to receiving a user request to join a first social networking forum that is related to the first cohort, the first cohort comprising a plurality of users that have a pre-established association with the first experience scheduled to occur at a first time, first date, and a first location, the information related to the first cohort comprising information related to the first experience;
• obtaining, by the one or more physical processors, from one or more publicly available sources, information related to a second cohort prior to receiving a user request to join a second social networking forum that is related to the second cohort, the second cohort comprising a second plurality of users that have a pre-established association with a second experience scheduled to occur at a second time, second date, and a second location, the information related to the second cohort comprising information related to the second experience;
• receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a request from a first user of the first cohort to join the first social networking forum associated with the first cohort;
• determining, by the one or more physical processors, whether the first social networking forum has been created;
• responsive to a determination that the first social networking forum has not been created:
• creating, by the one or more physical processors, the first social networking forum;
• and
• adding, by the one or more physical processors, the first user as a member of the first social networking forum;
• facilitating, by the one or more physical processors, sharing of one or more items of content via the first social networking forum;
• registering, by the one or more physical processors, the first provider of the first experience prior to obtaining information related to the first cohort;
• and
• facilitating, by the one or more physical processors, management, by the first provider, of participation by one or more members in the first social networking forum.