Abstract: A method for evaluating an online entity presence includes receiving a set of social media information for at least one entity and calculating a social media measurement where the social media measurement is associated with the set of social media information. The method further includes receiving a set of online profile information for the at least one entity, the set of online profile information being associated with one or more non-social media online profiles, and calculating an online profile measurement wherein the online profile measurement is associated with the set of online profile information. The method further includes calculating a reach value, the reach value being associated with the social media measurement and the online profile measurement and providing a reach score to a user where the reach score associated with the reach value.

Abstract: A method for evaluating an online entity presence includes receiving a set of social media information for at least one entity and calculating a social media measurement where the social media measurement is associated with the set of social media information. The method further includes receiving a set of online profile information for the at least one entity, the set of online profile information being associated with one or more non-social media online profiles, and calculating an online profile measurement wherein the online profile measurement is associated with the set of online profile information. The method further includes calculating a reach value, the reach value being associated with the social media measurement and the online profile measurement and providing a reach score to a user where the reach score associated with the reach value.

Abstract: A method for providing an electronic forum for facilitating commercial transactions for grain includes collecting a grower profile for each of a plurality of growers, collecting grain bin data for the grain associated with each of the plurality of growers, determining a representation of grain quality using data comprising grain bin data, providing to a plurality of buyers access to the representation of grain quality through the electronic forum, and facilitating purchase of the grain from one or more of the plurality of growers by one or more of the plurality of buyers.

Abstract: A method and system for defining data in a transaction for an accounting system. A data structure includes a transaction category entity defining an area in a business where transactions occur. The data structure also includes a transaction type entity having an association with the transaction category entity and defining a kind of transaction. In addition, the data structure includes a transaction profile entity having an association with the transaction type entity and having properties which define rules for handling the transaction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating a user interface for a business process in response to a change in the business process instigated by a user. The change is detected by the application and the affected user interfaces are updated to reflect the changed process without the need to recompile the application. Changes to the user interface are generated from known portions of the existing user interfaces as well as the information added during the new or reordered steps in the process.