Abstract: A social gaming platform provides information regarding real world projects that require funding to social gaming systems, which are presented to the social gaming systems' players. The social gaming systems also allow the players to play social games and accumulate virtual currency provided by a social gaming platform. The social gaming platform receives requests from players to fund the real world projects. The social gaming platform converts the virtual currency to a real currency (e.g., United States Dollars) based on revenues generated in association with the social games, and provides the real currency as funding to the projects according to the player's requests. The projects use the real currency to undertake the completion of the socially beneficial projects.

Abstract: A method and system are described for providing an interactive video player. The method may include, responsive to a first user input, generating a secondary display from a primary display, wherein the primary display is an active video and the secondary display is a frame captured from the primary display. The method may also include, responsive to a second user input, generating a tertiary display from the secondary display, said tertiary display including product information about at least one item shown in the secondary display.

Abstract: An interactive video player includes the capturing of one or more frames of active video. While the active video is displayed in a first or primary display, a captured frame may be displayed in a secondary display. In response to user input, one or more elements within the frame may be highlighted or otherwise designated. In a third display or portion of a visible screen, user input commands may provide for the input or retrieval of product information associated with the highlighted component. Therefore, in the display, the active video may be maintained, with a display of the captured frame and the display of the product information. Additionally, the product information may be additionally linked to the captured frame and/or the active video, such that if additional users view the active video, they may be able to view the product information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method to allow product placement, i.e. showcasing products broadcast over TV, cable or similar media and to enable viewers to view, bookmark and purchase products placed within the program as they appear on the TV screen at a particular time. The present invention further provides a method and system for creating and identifying a digital fingerprint, which consists of a record of one or more frames in a program and associating information about products that appear in these frames to the digital fingerprint. The fingerprints are stored in a database of digital fingerprints, accessible via a wireless network and the Internet from the viewer's mobile wireless device. The mobile device submits a request to identify and locate the fingerprints corresponding to the program frame(s) being viewed, and it receives and displays the associated product information in order to facilitate the purchase of the featured products.

Abstract: A system and method for user generated content includes receiving a user-selected data field, which includes reference to a particular item or element to be displayed on a web portal. The system and method associates the data field with an electronic log, such as automatically generating an electronic log entry off of a template to include the received data field. The system and method thereby associates the electronic log with the registered user that provided the data field. The electronic log, which may be referenced by the user, is provided to a central log repository location, such that it is thereupon viewable through the web portal. The system and method associates the content element with a commercial vendor, which thereby allows for the purchase of the content element and subsequently through tracking the purchase element, the registered user may be given credit for any subsequent purchase.