Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system that enable consumers to have deliveries made and services performed safely and securely when they are not at the location at which the delivery is made or service is performed.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system that enable consumers to have deliveries made and services performed safely and securely when they are not at the location at which the delivery is made or service is performed.

Abstract: A system and method for directing queries to the most suitable potential responders of an audience selected from a crowd-sourced population from which to request information, based on information such as query content, query context, timing, location, preferred supporting resource(s), and source of the query.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system that enable consumers to have deliveries made and services performed safely and securely when they are not at the location at which the delivery is made or service is performed.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system that enable consumers to have deliveries made and services performed safely and securely when they are not at the location at which the delivery is made or service is performed.

Abstract: A system and method for dynamically selecting products for presentation to consumers in a hands-on environment of a merchant, based upon social signals acquired from consumers in an online environment.

Abstract: A system and method for dynamically selecting products for presentation to consumers in a hands-on environment of a merchant, based upon social signals acquired from consumers in an online environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing advice and assistance to task-tracking systems are provided. In an embodiment, an application on a mobile device may receive information indicative of one or more user tasks, receive one or more task-completion suggestions from a personal and/or automated assistant reviewing the one or more user tasks, and send a notification to the user indicative of the task-completion suggestion. Task-completion suggestions include assistance information such as a reminder, advice, purchase options, and informative articles. Assistance information may be based on one or more of a type of task, user information, user feedback, task location, and a priority designation. User tasks may be entered manually entered and/or imported into an application of the present invention. In an embodiment, third-party applications may assist in task creation, research assistance, and task-suggestion notifications.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system that enable consumers to have deliveries made and services performed safely and securely when they are not at the location at which the delivery is made or service is performed.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system that enable consumers to have deliveries made and services performed safely and securely when they are not at the location at which the delivery is made or service is performed.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system that enable consumers to have deliveries made and services performed safely and securely when they are not at the location at which the delivery is made or service is performed.

Abstract: A system and method for dynamically selecting products for presentation to consumers in a hands-on environment of a merchant, based upon social signals acquired from consumers in an online environment.

Abstract: A system and method for directing queries to the most suitable potential responders of an audience selected from a crowd-sourced population from which to request information, based on information such as query content, query context, timing, location, preferred supporting resource(s), and source of the query.

Abstract: A system and method that supports activities such as contests and sweepstakes within a social network environment.