Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate real-time generation and retrieval of consumer research information. A point-of-presence interactive system is provided, wherein consumers are motivated to provide information. Incentives such as rewards, rebates, educational/informative information, along with entertainment oriented output is provided to induce consumers to participate in an automated exchange of information. Dynamic feedback is employed by the interactive system to both determine and modify the incentives and information being sought based upon potential profiles of the participant. As information is accumulated from a plurality of participants, the interactive system employs data mining and/or other analysis to provide information consumers such as marketers and researchers with cost-effective and timely research information.

Abstract: A service enabling a sending party to arrange through use of an organization offering this service for physical delivery of a gift such as a bouquet of flowers to a receiving party, the gift being accompanied by a card which directs the receiving party to receive by telephone a recorded personalized message from the sending party.