Abstract: The present invention automates the publishing of financial, legal, and governmental documents and any other publications that are structured and require compliance with corporate or external standards and may share content elements. It gives users control in an always-on, familiar environment: the Internet. Due to its virtual document architecture and ability to operate over the Internet and intranets, the system facilitates collaborative work and traces accountability. The key concept behind automating publishing is to control scheduling and costs by better content management. The present invention handles document content as small, reusable components, down to the paragraph and table cell level. The interface helps users assemble documents from these version-controlled components with automated support. The system applies context and filtering criteria stored with each component to locate and apply content fragments to a current document.

Abstract: A system for organizing and marketing creative content over an online medium. The system organizes content into “content cards”: electronic representations of collectable cards. Cards are distributed through a configurable distribution system which takes factors such as the user's personal preferences and the aggregate popularity of cards into account. The cards are sent over a network such as the Internet and are rendered for the user. A content card allows a user to sample content and purchase related products directly from the card. The system has an extensive provision for interpreting user reactions to content and modifying the popularity of content cards, both as they relate to a specific user, and in their overall popularity.