Patent ID: 9690874
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method comprising: maintaining, by a computer system, a plurality of communities such that independent textual without images information networking is provided within each of the plurality of communities, wherein each of the plurality of communities has a specific social context and includes a geographic boundary associated therewith, wherein each of the plurality of communities further comprises a plurality of users, and wherein a database maintains community specific information for each of the plurality of communities; providing, by the computer system, an ASK module for users belonging to a specific one of the communities to post ASKs via textual input not exceeding 140 characters in the specific community; providing, by the computer system, a SAY module for users belonging to the specific community to post SAYs via textual input not exceeding 140 characters in the specific community; uniquely associating the posted ASKs and SAYs with the specific community; and upon posting of a new ASK in the specific community by a certain one of the users belonging to the specific community: