Patent ID: 8296189

Claim:
A computer-implemented system for monetizing internet content, the system comprising: a. an internet content provider providing online information and an online comment section associated with said online information, said online comment section capable of having posted thereto reader comments in a free default format or a fee-paid distinctive format; b. computer executable instructions for performing steps comprising: i. displaying said online comment section to a reader who can leave a reader comment in response to said online information; ii. receiving by said internet content provider, or a third party on behalf of said internet content provider, a fee from said reader; iii. receiving for display in said online comment section a reader comment for posting in said distinctive format from said reader; iv. displaying said reader comment in said distinctive format relative to said default format in said online comment section; c. a processor for executing said computer executable instructions; and d. a memory for storing at least said computer executable instructions.