In the Internet field, interfaces which support social interaction are used by two or more people to share information and content. An example is a geolocation (map-type) interface (a web page for instance) which is relied upon by users to obtain travel routes, plan trips and find geolocation information, such as stores, restaurants and other places. Described here is a system for advertising whereby targeted advertisements are displayed to users of such an interface and the advertisements are the result of an analysis of user behavior during a particular interface session or several sessions, so advertisements are closely targeted to each particular user.

Methods, systems, and media are directed to outbound messaging for a social networking site. A server stores profile information and project information of users of the social networking site and a targeted outbound messaging template. The targeted outbound messaging template includes a recipient section that lists intended recipients of a message, a messaging text section that accommodates entry of text, a hyperlinked source section containing hyperlinked preview images of user projects to be included and displayed in the message, and a ranked collaborators section that identifies and ranks collaborative relationships associated with a sender and the recipients of the message. Upon activation of the targeted outbound messaging template, the server operates to automatically display the recipient section, the messaging text section, and the hyperlinked preview images of projects for sender selection, and upon transmission of the message, the server operates to automatically include the ranked collaborators section in the message.

A commercial software application system includes a platform server including a database, a registration software protocol configured to receive background information about a user and a supplier, a proximity software protocol configured to determine a location of the user and the supplier, an advertising software protocol configured to present the user with an advertisement, a transaction software protocol including a method for securely receiving and processing a commercial transaction, and a search engine communicably coupled to the platform server via a network. The registration software protocol, proximity software protocol, transaction software protocol, and advertising software protocol are configured to receive information from the search engine for creating a user profile. The system is useful for combining online search and shopping protocols with customized advertising from local retailers to enhance and streamline in-store shopping experiences.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server comprising a memory to store executable instructions and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising presenting a graphical user interface enabling selectable advertisements or a selectable channel distribution service for delivery to a set top box, presenting filters for targeted delivery of advertisements to subscriber equipment based on information descriptive of the subscriber, selecting advertisements from an advertising server based on detected selections of advertisements or a detected channel distribution service preference, transmitting a globally unique identifier of the set top box to a billing server, initiating storage of the selectable advertisements at a remote advertisement delivery server, and presenting the selectable advertisements to the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, apparatuses, systems and computer program products that are configured to select an image associated with a promotion for presentation to a consumer. In an embodiment of the method includes associating a promotion with at least one set of images of a plurality of images, receiving at least one user selection indication, updating a user record based on the at least one user selection indication, selecting, using a processor, at least one image from the at least one set of images for presentation in association with the promotion based at least in part on the user record, and causing a transmission of the selected at least one image in association with the promotion.

Methods and apparatus for determining a unique audience exposed to media while reducing memory resources of a computing device are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving impression requests at a server from a plurality of client devices via a network; based on the impression requests, logging, with the server, a plurality of impressions corresponding to the media accessed at the client devices; obtaining a number of demographic impressions logged by a database proprietor; obtaining a number of registered users of the database proprietor exposed to the media; multiplying, by executing an instruction with a processor, a number of the plurality of impressions by a square of the number of the registered users to generate a product; dividing, by executing an instruction with the processor, the product by a number of the demographic impressions to generate a quotient; and determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, the unique audience based on a square root of the quotient.

Techniques for identifying groups of local features in an image and presenting advertisement information associated with stored images that match one or more features within the group of local features are described. The techniques include providing an image, identifying a region of interest in the image, providing a user-selectable link associated with the region of interest in the image, receiving a request for the region of interest in the image via the user-selectable link, and presenting advertisement information associated with a stored image that matches one or more features within the requested region of interest.

A method and controller for internet access involves connecting a user device to the internet as a result of an advertisement displayed on the user device and displaying it on the user device, displaying a digital indicator on the user device to indicate the status of the user's connection to the internet based on the at least one advertisement displayed; and changing the digital indicator displayed on the user device during the period of the user's connection to the interact to reflect the user's connection thereto.

The present invention is directed to a method of integrating information, including real-time information, into a virtual thematic environment using a computer system, including accessing the stored information from a database or downloading the real-time information from a source external to the thematic environment; inserting the real-time information into the thematic environment; and displaying the information to a user within the thematic environment. In one embodiment, the computer system is connected to a holographic projection system such that the images from the thematic environment can be projected as holographic projections. The computer system includes an interactive software application platform having at least one thematic/publishing logic module which contains thematic environment rules; at least one digital content library module which provides content management on the thematic environment; and at least one quantum imaging environment (QIE) module which interprets content such that the content is manipulated and accessed by any device.

Methods and system deliver media to users of media presentation systems. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a media server communicates with a media presentation system, such as a media player for streaming video and audio, to present subscription and non-subscription media to the user of the media presentation system. Subscription media may include multi-tiered media packages and individual media offerings as selected by the user. The media may be presented in various formats, including video, a graphical display, an audio presentation, a graphical and audio presentation, URL links, and interactive windows. Information about the user, the user's subscription status, the user's media presentation system and information about the media providers and the media offered by the media providers are maintained by the media server. The media server updates the foregoing information in accordance with the interaction between the media server, the users of media presentation systems, and the media providers.