Patent ID: 8321300

Claim:
A method for distributing generated content, comprising: receiving at a content distribution system, via a network from a manufacturer of a first product: user-generated content corresponding to the first product, wherein the user-generated content was provided by visitors through a manufacturer web site; and a product identifier indicating that the user-generated content corresponds to the first product of the manufacturer; associating the user-generated content corresponding to the first product with one or more second products sold by a retailer; distributing the user-generated content corresponding to the first product via the network from the content distribution system to the retailer, wherein the distributed user-generated content is configured to be incorporated into a portion of a web site of the retailer corresponding to the one or more second products; and charging the manufacturer a fee based on the distribution of the user-generated content to the retailer, wherein the fee is further based upon at least one of an amount of user-generated content, a number of times the user-generated content is viewed, or a number of sales of the one or more second products by the retailer.