Abstract: A system for increasing consumer affinity for a brand associated with a sponsor, comprising a server computer hosting a Web site. The server computer enables a user and a sub-user affiliated with the user to access the Web site over a computer network through a client computer and stores data in a database, including a user account having a reward point balance associated therewith for the user, and one or more sub-user accounts affiliated with the user account, each affiliated sub-user account having a reward point balance associated therewith for the affiliated sub-user. The server computer enables the sponsor to credit one or more reward points to the user account and to credit one or more reward points to the affiliated sub-user account. The server computer enables the user to distribute one or more reward points from the user account to at least one of the affiliated sub-user accounts and enables the affiliated sub-user to redeem one or more reward points to the sponsor in exchange for merchandise.

Abstract: A system for increasing consumer affinity for a brand associated with a sponsor, comprising a server computer hosting a Web site accessible over a computer network. The server computer provides sub-user access to the Web site through a client computer connected to the computer network, wherein the Web site enables a sub-user affiliated with a user to exchange messages with one or more other sub-users. The server computer provides user access to the Web site through a client computer connected to the computer network, wherein the Web site enables the user to exercise control over the affiliated sub-user's exchange of messages with one or more other sub-users. The server computer stores in a database a message list associated with the user, the message list including one or more exchanged messages subject to the user's control.