Patent ID: 8516366

Claim:
A method in a computer system to authorize a user at a user computer to edit or add content to, at least a user-editable portion of an extensible web page, wherein the extensible web page is served by a web server, but the user-editable portion is served by a user-content hosting server, the method comprising: at the user-content hosting server, determining if a valid token associated with the user has been provided, wherein the user-content hosting server generates valid tokens for users who supply authorized credentials to the web server; wherein the user-content hosting server generates tokens based on requests to edit, or add content to, the user-editable portion of the extensible web page, wherein the request is received from the user computer, wherein the extensible web page is served by the web server, but the user-editable portion is served by the user-content hosting server, wherein the web server is different from, and geographically separated from, the user-content hosting server, and wherein the web server is controlled or operated by a commercial entity different from the user-content hosting server; if a valid token associated with the user has been provided, then receiving and storing at the user-content hosting server edits to, or content added to, the user-editable portion of the extensible web page; and, if a valid token associated with the user has not been provided, then directing the user to be authenticated to the web server before storing at the user-content hosting server edits to, or content added to, the user-editable portion of the extensible web page.