Patent ID: 8250139
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented process, comprising: receiving from a requestor an electronic request for reviews that provide ratings regarding quality of an indicated thing; identifying one or more potential responders, and associating the one or more potential responders with the electronic request; determining that at least one of the associated one or more potential responders has previously made first information available regarding the quality of the indicated thing, the determining being performed by a configured computer system; providing at least some of the first information in an electronic form to the requestor; after the providing of the at least some first information to the requestor, receiving an indication from the requestor to provide the electronic request to the associated one or more potential responders, and providing the electronic request to the associated one or more potential responders in an electronic format by automatically posting the electronic request as an update regarding the requestor on a social networking platform of which the requestor and the associated one or more potential responders are members, the providing of the electronic request being performed by the configured computer system; receiving and organizing multiple electronic reviews that are each from one of the associated one or more potential responders in response to the provided electronic request, the organizing including creating an aggregation of the multiple electronic reviews that is associated with the electronic request; updating the created aggregation to include the first information, the updating of the created aggregation being performed by the configured computer system; and providing electronic access to the updated created aggregation to the requestor.