Abstract: A social browsing system for operation with a source client system operated by a first user and a target client system operated by a second user—wherein each of the source client system and the target client system comprise a browser executing thereon. The social browsing system may comprise a social browsing infrastructure system and a local component for installation on each of the source client system and the target client system. The local component may comprise source functions and target functions. The source functions may be adapted to: i) render a redirect control in association with an instance of the browser; ii) in response to user activation of the redirect control, obtain a location URL from the web browser; and iii) generate a redirect invite to the social browsing infrastructure system.

Abstract: A system and method for monetizing the referral of web pages comprises a source client system, at least one target client system, a referral server, and an accounting server. The source client system comprises a web browser adapted to render an advertising merchant's web page. A source referral module is coupled to the source web browser and, in response to user selection of at least one target client, generates a referral message to the referral server. The referral server in turn provides a provide a referral instruction to a target client system. The target client system includes a referral module receiving the referral message and upon the target client accepting the referral message, passes identification of the advertising merchant's web page to a target web browser for rendering. The target client system further generates an informational message upon the execution of a revenue event by the target client system.