Abstract: A system and method for tracking social use of portable objects distributed over a computer-communications network including the generation of at least one portable object on a content management platform executing on at least one application server, the distribution of an inactive representation of the at least one portable object over the network to one or more network servers that are communicatively coupled to a plurality of end-user devices, each end-user device operative to execute one or more Clients, each end-user using the Clients to engage in interactions with an activated portable object associated with each inactive representation, the delivery of activation data to Clients after detection of an object activation event on an inactive representation, the monitoring of interactions between end-users and activated portable objects, and the storing of a record for each monitored interaction in a database communicatively coupled the application server.

Abstract: A method for managing and distributing multimedia content comprising storing multimedia content in a content management system, registering the multimedia content in the content management system, creating user-defined compilations of the multimedia content, assigning market-specific data to the compilations, generating portable application objects associated with the user-defined compilations and distributing the user-defined compilations to one or more client devices using the portable application objects, each client device hosting an operating environment that enables the multimedia content in the compilations to be rendered in the operating environment on each client device.

Abstract: A portable web widget for distribution of multimedia content over a computer communications network, the web widget adapted for viral distribution and execution in a web browser on a client device wherein the widget includes a content retrieval component communicatively coupled to an application server over the computer communications network, the content retrieval component configured to retrieve one or more multimedia display files and metadata into an embedded electronic commerce store in the web widget after it enters an active operational mode, the widget also including a content preview component configured to enable a streamed execution of a portion of the multimedia content files associated with each of the multimedia display files from a multimedia content distribution system executing on the application server, and a transaction processing component operative to execute and complete a commercial transaction in the embedded electronic commerce store pertaining to the multimedia content files.

Abstract: A system for management of multimedia content having a processor and memory configured to execute software instructions for implementing a content management component operative to upload the multimedia content and to create at least one compilation from the multimedia content, a market management component operative to assign market-specific data to the compilation, and a store builder resource component operative to generate one or more online stores for promotion of the compilation having the assigned market-specific data.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and methods are described for maintaining sharing relationships in incentivized social commerce using an application server, a database server and a multimedia content distribution system. The application server includes a processor and an interface for communicating over a computer network and is operative to communicate to a database server storing tables for maintaining and earning incentives based on completed purchase transactions using one or more distributed web widgets. The multimedia content distribution system is executed on the processor of the application server and is operative to build and distribute web widgets over a computer network. The web widgets are distributed through sharing relationships in online social communities to stimulate social commerce from the sharing and purchasing of web widgets which provide access to multimedia content.

Abstract: A system and method for distribution of multimedia content over a computer communications network using a portable web widget, the web widget adapted for viral distribution and execution in a web browser on a client device, the client device having a processor and a memory and the web widget having at least an active operational mode and an inactive operational mode. The web widget includes a content retrieval component communicatively coupled to an application server over the computer communications network, a content retrieval component configured to retrieve a multimedia content file and associated metadata from a storage resource to the memory of the client device after the web widget enters the active operational mode, a content preview component configured by the client device processor to execute a portion of the retrieved multimedia content file, and a transaction processing component operative to initiate a commercial transaction pertaining to the multimedia content file.