Abstract: An web-based online sports system for information sharing, collaboration and vending of buying and selling opportunities between sellers and purchasers related to sports and entertainment. Applications servers (ASs) and database servers (DSs) are provided to implement the features and functions of permitting purchasers to investigate buying and selling opportunities by set factors. For motorsports, an online auction market for auto-parts permits racing company buyers to auction used auto-parts to interested sellers. Another online auction market is created for sponsorship buying and selling opportunities between car companies desiring to sell on-the-vehicle sponsorship and purchasers willing to purchase the sponsorship. Online sellers investigate teams using metrics, including identity of team, identity of driver, size of sponsorship, location of sponsorship, identity of racing series, identity of racing event, community and external reputation.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for an online web-based law community for information sharing, collaboration and vending of services between attorneys and clients. Applications servers (ASs) and database servers (DSs) are provided for the features and functions of permitting clients to investigate attorneys by set factors (including region, jurisdiction, legal practice area, community and external reputation) and permitting attorneys to investigate clients by set factors (including region, industry, payment practices, community and external reputation). The AS/DSs also facilitate client provisioning of legal tasks, engagement of attorneys by clients, online communications between parties (through real-time chats, video, message threads), providing of standard or alternative billing, banking of payments between parties, and management of the progression of work performance and deliverables.