Patent ID: 8521180

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for enabling participation in a social network, the method being implemented in a computer system that includes one or more physical processors, the method comprising: defining content to be presented through a social network webpage associated with a fixed location; receiving user identification information that identifies a user and includes (i) an identifier associated with an entitlement token, and (ii) an indication the user intends to participate in a location-based service; receiving, via transmission effectuated by a device at the fixed location, a first message indicating the entitlement token has been presented at the device, wherein the transmission includes an identifier associated with the fixed location; and responsive to reception of the first message, updating the social network webpage associated with the fixed location to reflect a visit by the user to the fixed location, wherein updating the social network webpage associated with the fixed location to reflect a visit by the user to the fixed location is responsive to intermittent analysis of an information table, and wherein the intermittent analysis of the information table confirms presentment of a user's entitlement token to establish a presumed presence of the user at the fixed location.