Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to marketing products through a social networking system. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to allowing social networking users to purchase products through the social networking system and to add products to shopping carts associated with third-party merchants.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to marketing products through a social networking system. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to allowing social networking users to purchase products through the social networking system and to add products to shopping carts associated with third-party merchants.

Abstract: A method comprising determining a value indicative of worth of a component. The component is configured for display in an online browsing window. The determining is in dependence at least on the occurrence of a predetermined at least one user interaction relating to the component and a predefined event following the predetermined at least one user interaction. The predetermined at least one user interaction may comprise a predetermined sequence of user interactions. The the component may occupy one of plurality of possible positions in the online browsing window. The value may be determined in dependence on the potential value or actual value of the event.

Abstract: A component of a smoking article having tobacco beads. The tobacco beads can be located in a filter and/or a tobacco rod. The filter can be a multi-component filter, wherein an sorbent (preferably upstream) removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke passing through the filter and downstream tobacco beads compensates for taste lost to the sorbent. The tobacco beads optionally include flavorants in addition to tobacco particulates. The tobacco beads can be located within a cavity in the filter or within the tow. This component can comprise additional flavors, which are released into the mainstream smoke under ambient conditions. The tobacco beads optionally include binders such as microcrystalline cellulose or other cellulosic material, which can be formed into a paste with tobacco powder and optionally with additional flavors. The paste can be extruded and spheronized to form the tobacco beads.

Abstract: A T-step hull form for monohull planing vessels includes a forward section, an aft section, a transom, a step, and a skeg. The step is transversely oriented and separates the forward section from the aft section, and the skeg extends longitudinally along the length of the hull form from the step rearwardly to the transom, dividing the aft section into a starboard tunnel portion and a port tunnel portion. The starboard and port tunnel portions are ventilated at their respective outboard sides, at the transom, or both. Vents may pass transversely through the skeg. Tunnel flaps may be disposed in each of the tunnel portions and are hingeably attached at the step to allow for adjustability of the step's geometry. The addition of the skeg, which extends from the step to the transom, provides additional longitudinal surface area for the hull form, and in turn increases lateral stability.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a visualization of energy data. In one embodiment, the method comprises establishing an energy visualization scale for visually depicting energy data in terms of one or more color parameters, where the energy data pertains to a distributed generator (DG); and generating a display image, based on the energy visualization scale, that depicts a plurality of energy data values in a grid layout across two dimensions in time.

Abstract: One variation of the method includes: receiving a set of communications from multiple users, the set of communications directed to a recipient through a social networking system; identifying a gift-appropriate event of the recipient based on the set of communications; determining an intent of a sender to respond to the gift-appropriate event of the recipient based on an incomplete electronic note drafted by the sender, within the social networking system, and designating the recipient; selecting a gift for the recipient in response to the determined intent of the sender; and prior to transmission of the note to the recipient, displaying a recommendation to the sender, the recommendation including a suggestion to purchase the gift for the recipient.

Abstract: One variation of the method includes: within a set of communications from a set of users and directed to a recipient within a social networking system, identifying indicators of a gift-appropriate event of the recipient; selecting a gift for the recipient in response to a threshold number of communications with an identified indicator of the gift-appropriate event; selecting a sender, outside the set of users, based on a determined relationship between the sender and the recipient; transmitting an electronic notification to the sender, the electronic notification including an recommendation for the gift for the recipient; and modifying the recommendation in response to an update event following transmission of the electronic notification to the sender and prior to purchase of the gift, by the sender, for the recipient.

Abstract: A variation of the invention is a method that: based on an action of a recipient stored in a social networking system, identifies recipient interest in a product; based on an association between the recipient and a sender stored in the social networking system, prompts the sender to supply a fund to be applied to a purchase of the product by the recipient; requests a financial account identifier from the recipient; identifies recipient initiation of a purchase of the product from the merchant based on a financial account identifier collected, by the merchant, from the recipient; adjusts a purchase price of the product for the recipient, prior to completion of purchase, to reflect the fund supplied by the sender; generates a notification indicating purchase of the product by the recipient; and initiates transfer of the fund to the merchant in response to recipient purchase of the product.

Abstract: A method of an embodiment includes: receiving a gift request from each of a plurality of senders, each gift request specifying a recipient and a selected gift item; requesting approval of each gift item from a respective recipient; posting a notification of each gift item for publication by an online social network in response to approval of each gift item by a respective recipient; initiating payment for each gift item, by a respective sender, in response to approval of each gift item by a respective recipient; tracking approval and modification of each gift item by a respective recipient; and generating a trend report of gift customization based upon a characteristic of recipients who modify and accept gift items specified by respective senders.

Abstract: A method of an embodiment includes: accessing a list of gift items previously selected for a recipient by previous senders, the list comprising a first gift item previously selected by a first sender; receiving a gift request from a second sender, the gift request specifying the recipient and a second gift item; identifying a complementary relationship between the first gift item and the second gift item; requesting approval, from the recipient, of an aggregated gift item that is a combination of the first gift item and the second gift item; posting a notification of the aggregated gift item for publication by an online social network in response to approval of the aggregated gift item by the recipient; and initiating payment of the second gift item by the second sender in response to approval of the aggregated gift item by the recipient.

Abstract: A method of an embodiment includes: receiving a gift request from a sender, the gift request specifying a recipient and a gift item; requesting approval of the gift item from the recipient; posting a notification of the gift item for publication by an online social network in response to approval of the gift item by the recipient; and initiating payment for the gift item, on behalf of the sender, in response to approval of the gift item by the recipient.

Abstract: A method of an embodiment includes: receiving a gift request from a sender, the gift request specifying a recipient and an initial order for a gift item of a predefined price; modifying the initial gift order according to a customization input from the recipient; requesting approval of the modified gift order from the recipient; posting a notification of the modified gift order for publication by an online social network in response to approval of the modified gift order by the recipient; and in response to approval of the modified gift order by the recipient, initiating fulfillment of the modified gift order by requesting payment from the sender up to the predefined price of the gift item specified in the gift request and according to the customization input from the recipient.

Abstract: In a system and method for monitoring application installations, a reference to download an application is transmitted to a client device. Communication between the client device and an application server providing the application downloadable by the client device is facilitated. Execution of the application by the client device is detected, and a determination of the installation history of the application on the client device is performed. Reward data is associated with the client device for a first installation of the application on the client device.

Abstract: A component of a smoking article having tobacco beads. The tobacco beads can be located in a filter and/or a tobacco rod. The filter can be a multi-component filter, wherein an sorbent (preferably upstream) removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke passing through the filter and downstream tobacco beads compensates for taste lost to the sorbent. The tobacco beads optionally include flavorants in addition to tobacco particulates. The tobacco beads can be located within a cavity in the filter or within the tow. This component can comprise additional flavors, which are released into the mainstream smoke under ambient conditions. The tobacco beads optionally include binders such as microcrystalline cellulose or other cellulosic material, which can be formed into a paste with tobacco powder and optionally with additional flavors. The paste can be extruded and spheronized to form the tobacco beads.

Abstract: A dumping tub and attachment may include a tub, mounting structure and caster wheel assembly. The mounting structure may be connected to the standard bucket of a utility loader. The mounting structure may be pivotally connected to the rear and bottom of the tub along a lateral axis. The caster wheel assembly may be connected to the front of the tub.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for displaying speech command input state information in a multimodal browser including displaying an icon representing a speech command type and displaying an icon representing the input state of the speech command. In typical embodiments, the icon representing a speech command type and the icon representing the input state of the speech command also includes attributes of a single icon. Typical embodiments include accepting from a user a speech command of the speech command type, changing the input state of the speech command, and displaying another icon representing the changed input state of the speech command. Typical embodiments also include displaying the text of the speech command in association with the icon representing the speech command type.

Abstract: A component of a smoking article having tobacco beads. The tobacco beads can be located in a filter and/or a tobacco rod. The filter can be a multi-component filter, wherein an sorbent (preferably upstream) removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke passing through the filter and downstream tobacco beads compensates for taste lost to the sorbent. The tobacco beads optionally include flavorants in addition to tobacco particulates. The tobacco beads can be located within a cavity in the filter or within the tow. This component can comprise additional flavors, which are released into the mainstream smoke under ambient conditions. The tobacco beads optionally include binders such as microcrystalline cellulose or other cellulosic material, which can be formed into a paste with tobacco powder and optionally with additional flavors. The paste can be extruded and spheronized to form the tobacco beads.

Abstract: Services, systems, and computer program products are provided for modifying a grammar of a hierarchical multimodal menu that include selling to a customer a keyword, selling to a customer a location in a grammar in a hierarchical multimodal menu, and storing the keyword in the location. Storing the keyword in the location may be carried out by storing the keyword in a grammar cache in the grammar.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for dynamically creating a multimodal markup document are provided that include selecting a multimodal markup template, identifying in dependence upon the multimodal markup template a dynamic content module, instantiating the dynamic content module, executing a dynamic content creation function in the instantiated dynamic content module, receiving dynamic content from the dynamic content creation function, and including the dynamic content in the multimodal markup template. Selecting a multimodal markup template may be carried out by identifying a multimodal markup template from URI encoded data embedded in a request for a multimodal markup document from a multimodal browser. The multimodal markup template may include static content and the dynamic content may include XHTML+Voice content.