Patent ID: 8412591

Claim:
A method for finding a business selling a product, the method comprising the steps of: providing an online system, wherein the online system includes information relating to a plurality of businesses, each of the businesses having at least one product for sale; inputting at least one search parameter into the system, wherein the at least one search parameter relates to at least one of a business, a product, or a location; using the online system to retrieve information of at least one business, product, or location matching the at least one search parameter; displaying a map on a graphical display apparatus, the map graphically displaying geographical location information; displaying location information of a first business on the map matching the at least one search parameter, wherein the information on the map comprises an icon representing the first business; providing a graphical cursor on the map and using the cursor via a cursor controlling apparatus to select the icon representing the first business; displaying information about the first business and the at least one product for sale by the first business in a visual window overlaid on the map, wherein the information includes visual representations of the at least one product for sale by the first business; providing a webpage dedicated to a first user; tagging at least one product for sale, wherein the at least one product for sale is linked to the webpage dedicated to the first user; and linking the first user's webpage to a second user's webpage, wherein the second user receives information about the tagged products and searches of the first user.