Abstract: Today's digital community architecture, modeled after DC platforms, deprives online users of the experiential flow of their digital community experience. Current DC platforms are premised on the unidirectional flow of digital energy to a select few entities, thereby diminishing the strength of others' digital assets and community experience. This minimizes the collective value of independent communities or organizations. The present invention is modeled on an AC, or alternative community platform, which facilitates a more efficient method for building, maintaining, scaling, and distributing digital communities and their respective digital energies. The decentralized AC model gives users control of data, thereby creating unlimited channels for resource distribution. Thus, these decentralized AC communities promote user control and ownership of their respective digital energies.

Abstract: A system and method for the distribution of electronic media content to consumers is disclosed. A portal for the distribution of media content and advertisements to a user's device is provided. Media content and advertisements are displayed on the user's device such that the user views the advertisement while engaging with the media content. An administrative system coordinates the relationships between media content providers, advertisers, and users, and the receipt and provision of content throughout the system. The system and method disclosed provide for a cost-per-time advertising model, wherein the advertiser is charged an advertising fee as a function of the length of time that the advertisement is displayed to the user.