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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Christopher William Higgins, Portland, OR (US);
Marc Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph O'sullivan, Oakland, CA (US);
Ronald Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher William Higgins, Portland, OR (US);
Marc Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph O'Sullivan, Oakland, CA (US);
Ronald Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
EXCALIBUR IP, LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method to facilitate word-of-mouth advertising and sales support associated with displayed media objects on distributed networks is described. The system provides one or more advocates to a network user accessing advertising of a brand, product, or service. One or more of the advocates may be socially related to the user. User interactions with the advocates are facilitated through a real-time communication network, follow-on commercial activity is tracked, and the value of word-of-mouth advocacy is captured and distributed.