Abstract: A digital token system and methods to provide user generated digital tokens includes receiving from a plurality of users authorization to create one or more unique tokens without approval from a central authority, wherein each user who created the unique token (“creator”) is the only user authorized to increase quantity of the same token-type; and rendering the quantity of each token type visible to recipients of the token.

Abstract: A digital token system and methods to provide user generated digital tokens includes receiving from a plurality of users authorization to create one or more unique tokens without approval from a central authority, wherein each user who created the unique token (“creator”) is the only user authorized to increase quantity of the same token-type; and rendering the quantity of each token type visible to recipients of the token.

Abstract: A digital token system and methods to provide user generated digital tokens includes receiving from a plurality of users authorization to create one or more unique tokens without approval from a central authority, wherein each user who created the unique token (“creator”) is the only user authorized to increase quantity of the same token-type; and rendering the quantity of each token type visible to recipients of the token.

Abstract: A multi-tier data storage system includes a first data storage unit for storing recently loaded data files; a second data storage unit coupled to the first data storage unit for archiving data files residing on the first data storage unit for more than a predetermined period of time; and, a third data storage unit coupled to the second data storage unit, the third data storage unit caching files archived in the second data storage unit if the data file is unavailable on the first data storage unit.