Abstract: Automated, user-centric, interactive web-based social networking systems and methods for at least two groups of users, including customer users, which are individuals, and service provider users, which are associated with restaurants, businesses, and/or service provider individuals; also automated appointment event notification matching or corresponding to user-indicated interests that are customized by a first customer user(s) within predetermined geographies and/or subgeographies, wherein the customization, configuration and operation of the systems and methods are driven by a user-centric perspective and factors therefor.