Patent ID: 8214431

Claim:
A playlist providing method comprising the steps of: enabling a second user to post information on a topic in a second post when a first user introduces the topic in a first post under a predetermined title on an electronic bulletin board provided by an electronic bulletin board server, the electronic bulletin board being configured to display posts on the topic in a predetermined order, wherein the electronic bulletin board is further configured to enable users of the electronic bulletin board to request a copy of a playlist of recommended content tracks associated with the topic independently of purchasing one or more of the recommended content tracks on the playlist; generating, by the electronic bulletin board server, the playlist of recommended content tracks for the topic based, at least in part, on the information included in the second post on the topic that includes at least one first identifier for at least one first recommended content track; receiving, by the electronic bulletin board server, a third post including a second identifier for a second recommended content track for the topic; dynamically updating the playlist to include the second recommended content track identified in the third post; and outputting the playlist via a network.