Patent ID: 8306985
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for link creation, evaluation and reward comprising: a gaming web site provided by a web server hosted by a gaming enterprise enabling persons, through execution of a browser application, to subscribe, and providing, through software executing from a non-transitory physical medium coupled to the server, one or more video games, one or more structured activities requiring authorization to participate, and virtual currency for subscribers to use for purchasing objects and services at the gaming web site; a link code application module accessible by subscribers in a browser display of the gaming web site, the link code application module providing code that the subscribers are enabled to copy and paste into individual ones of the subscriber's own electronic forms and Web sites other than the gaming Web site, the code creating a link to the to the gaming Web site; a link verification module residing on and executable from the Web server; and a subscriber feedback module executing on the Web server providing feedback about link quality to the subscribers accessing and using the link code application module, and distributing rewards and other feedback to said subscribers; wherein, after a subscriber copies and creates a link to the gaming web site, the link verification module accesses the subscriber's electronic form or Web page and verifies and evaluates the link to the community Web site, wherein the link is automatically tested and content and keywords are evaluated for relevancy to determine a quality ranking for the subscriber contribution, and the subscriber feedback module, based on the evaluation, provides authorization to participate in otherwise limited games and activities, or virtual currency.