Patent ID: 8224707

Claim:
A shopping method, comprising: electronically posting via a server associated with a computer-implemented social network for shopping a listing for a receiver for first item available from a seller, the listing requesting a pick up of the first item from the seller and a delivery of the first item to the receiver; electronically receiving at the computer-implemented social network for shopping a reply to the listing from a deliverer who agrees to the pick up of the first item from the seller and the delivery of the first item to the receiver; electronically providing an identity of the seller to the computer-implemented social network, wherein the identity of the seller is provided to the computer-implemented social network by the deliverer to provide a user of the computer-implemented social network to request a pick up of a second item for delivery to the user by the deliverer; electronically providing an indication on the listing that a transaction for the item first is in progress after the reply from the deliverer is received; electronically providing a communication pathway to an institution system capable of maintaining accounts and providing funds to and from accounts wherein the institution system may hold a deliverer account and a receiver account, and wherein the institution system may electronically post via a server the listing posted and viewed by the deliverer or the receiver; electronically removing the listing and providing authentication and confirmation techniques to the seller, receiver, and deliverer after the transaction for the first item is complete; electronically receiving at a computing device of the social network for shopping feedback regarding the deliverer from at least one of the seller or the receiver; and electronically generating a rating for the deliverer using the feedback at the computing device of the social network for shopping.