Patent ID: 8386387

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a host server from a web server, a request for a syndication code for content stored at the host server; determining, at the host server, a content identifier from the request; determining, at the host server, a parent syndication identifier from the request, wherein the parent syndication identifier is associated with a second web server at which the web server generated the request; generating, at the host server, a unique syndication identifier that represents a combination of an identifier of the content and an identifier of the web server; generating, at the host server, the syndication code comprising the unique syndication identifier, a link to the content, and a syndication request link that, when activated, generates a second request for a second syndication code for the content, the second request comprising the unique syndication identifier; transmitting the syndication code from the host server to the web server; and storing, in a content database at the host server, the unique syndication identifier and the content identifier, wherein the unique syndication identifier is associated with the content identifier in the content database.