A method and a system for providing a negotiation platform in the event that a listing fails by becoming inactive without the offering being sold are provided. For example, a negotiation eligibility detector may detect a failed listing of an offering. The listing may be associated with a first user and a first offer. A potential buyer detector may identify at least one potential buyer based on a user action associated with the failed listing. A negotiation manager may be in communication with the negotiation eligibility detector and the potential buyer detector. In response to the detecting of the failed listing and the identifying of the potential buyers, the negotiation manager may transmit a request to the at least one potential buyer for a second offer associated with the failed listing.

In one embodiment, receiving, at a first computing device associated with a social-networking system and from a second computing device, a first request to verify an identity of a user of the social-networking system; sending, by the first computing device and to a mobile device associated with the user, a second request for information about the user; receiving, at the first computing device and from the mobile device, the information about the user; determining, by the first computing device, a confidence score indicating a probability that the identity of the user is true based on the information about the user received from the mobile device and information available to the social-networking system; and sending, by the first computing device and to the second computing device, the confidence score.

A method for verifying a validity of a financial transaction between a first party and a second party by a third party, the method including obtaining a financial document from a first party device associated with the first party, wherein the financial document comprises a first pointer to a first storage of the first party device where the financial document is stored, a second pointer to a second storage of a second party device associated with the second party where the financial document is stored and a first information element; communicating a query to the second storage using the second pointer to access the financial document stored in the second storage, wherein the query comprises a second information element; obtaining a result of the query from the second party device; and validating the financial transaction between the first party and the second party based on the result of the query, wherein the financial transaction between the first party and the second party is validated based on a comparison between the first information element in the financial document obtained from the first party device, and the second information element.

A method of providing directed, two-way consultative communications between a consumer and a customer service representative comprises: establishing a storyboard layout by a company to provide a guideline for the customer service representative to follow; receiving a request by the consumer for a consultation regarding a product or service offered by the company; initiating a two-way online web browser session between the consumer and the customer service representative; pushing content from customer service representative computing device to a consumer computing device, wherein the content is pulled from a server of the company and place in the storyboard layout; and returning data from the consumer computing device to the customer service representative device in response to the content pushed from the customer service representative computing device to the consumer computing device.

A testing device, system, and method for removing customer personal information (CPI). The testing device includes a user interface for communicating information and receiving user input. The testing device also includes interfaces operable to communicate with the one or more electronic devices. The testing device also includes a memory configured to store a libraries providing information for removing CPI from electronic devices including a number of makes, models, and configurations. The testing device also includes logic operable to utilize the libraries to analyze CPI included on the one or more electronic devices, record an identification of the one or more electronic devices in response to determining the CPI is present on the one or more electronic devices, remove the CPI from the one or more electronic devices in response to determining the CPI is present on the one or more electronic devices, and report the identification and CPI information of the one or more electronic devices in response to determining the CPI was present on the one or more electronic devices.

The invention is incorporated into an interactive web data seller widget that enables any ecommerce site to provide access to and from large, remotely stored databases to its web visitors and for those visitors to prospect/filter within the databases, for example both via geographic and demographic criteria. Users can find, for example, appropriate geographic and demographic matches to any applicable search criteria. Additionally the invention enables the web visitor to order as a deliverable subset of the remotely stored database a detailed list of the required database subset and for the ecommerce site to sell that data subset to the visitor via a web shopping cart and checkout process. And the invention enables the web visitor to preview the selected subset of data from any database prior to placing an order for the same.

A digital proof of delivery for digital goods items purchased online includes methods and systems for authenticating online purchases for helping to prevent and mitigate fraud. A unique download identification (ID) is created and associated with the digital goods download and purchase. Additionally, third parties may readily be allowed to view the download status of a digital goods item by providing the unique download identification (ID) of the item, which may be useful for aiding third party fraud investigations. In response to an item of digital goods purchased by a customer for download from a merchant having reached a specific stage of downloading, but the download is not complete, download is suspended and a dialog box is sent over a network for presentation to a customer, and, in response to a confirmation received via the dialog box, the download is completed with a download ID that is unique to the completed download.

Method and system are provided to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site. The system may be configured to associate identification information, such as a uniform resource locator (URL), with a reference to an item of merchandise on a web page provided by a third party entity. In response to a request originated from a client device of a user, the method may cause presentation of a listing of the item of merchandise maintained in the particular on-line trading platform and a visual control to facilitate commencing of a transaction process with respect to the item of merchandise in the on-line trading platform.

A computer implemented method for managing a group chat during an ecommerce session is provided. The method includes initiating a chat session between at least a first client computer device associated with a first participant and a second client computer device associated with a second participant, and sharing at least one view of an ecommerce website with the first client computer device and the second client computer device. The first client computer device and the second client computer device are configured to display the at least one view of the ecommerce website. The at least one view includes at least one purchasable item. The method also includes initiating a purchase transaction for the at least one purchasable item included in the at least one view, receiving payment information for the purchase transaction, and completing the purchase transaction based on the payment information.

Some embodiments include apparatuses providing control over movement of motorized transport units at a shopping facility, comprising: multiple self-propelled motorized transport units; a wireless communication network; and a central computer system, wherein the central computer system comprises: a transceiver; a control circuit; and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed cause the control circuit to: receive an override command, from a worker associated with the shopping facility, to cause a first motorized transport unit of the multiple motorized transport units to implement one or more actions; confirm a valid authorization of the worker to override one or more operating limits of the first motorized transport unit; and override the one or more operating limits and communicate one or more instructions to the first motorized transport unit configured to cause the first motorized transport unit to implement the one or more actions in accordance with the override command.