Abstract: Through an interface of a platform, promotional offers are provided from merchants. Each promotional offer pertains to a rebate, purchase credit, reward, price discount, or other consumer offering. Association information is also automatically obtained from a social network application to identify for a first user which other platform users are members of the first user's social group. Each other user is a member of the first user's social group through the social network application, independently of use of such promotional offers. A first promotional offer is provided by the platform from a first merchant to a client device of the first user. The first promotional offer is provided or the rebate amount, purchase credit amount, reward, price discount amount, or other consumer offering of the provided first promotional offer is determined, selected or applied, based on a measure of a purchasing or platform usage activity of the other users.

Abstract: A first voucher, at a price that is equal to a full discounted price of a merchandise or service being offered, is provided to a computing device that is associated with a first user and that is configured to display such first voucher on a display of such computing device. The first voucher is provided from a platform that is configured to provide a plurality of vouchers from a plurality of different merchants. After the first user purchases the first voucher at the voucher purchase price, a reward, which is obtained from a portion or all of proceeds obtained from users who buy the first voucher or from another source, is remitted to the first user based on said first user's purchase of two or more of the plurality of vouchers via the platform.

Abstract: A platform provides promotional offers, which pertain to rebates, purchase credits, rewards, or price discounts, of different merchants. At the platform, association information for a first user is obtained. This information specifies that the first user belongs to a group of associated users. Each associated user has a direct association with the first user through a social network application and exists independently of the promotional offers and use of same. A first promotional offer is provided or an amount of a rebate, purchase credit, or price discount for the first promotional offer is activated for the first user in response to the obtained association information indicating that one or more criteria are met by two or more associated users performing with respect to the first promotional offer or other promotional offers (a) one or more transactions prior to providing the first promotional offer or (b) at least two transactions.

Abstract: A first voucher having a voucher purchase price and a discount offer is provided to a first user. The discount is specified as a price reduction or credit applicable towards purchasing a good or service. The first voucher is provided from a platform that is configured to provide a plurality of vouchers, including the first voucher, for a plurality of discounts offered by a plurality of different merchants. After the first user purchases the first voucher at the voucher purchase price in a first transaction, a monetary or fiat currency reward is remitted to one or more users, including the first user. The reward is related to at least a portion of proceeds that were obtained from voucher transactions with respect to a sale of one or more vouchers that occurred prior to the first transaction or wherein such reward is related to proceeds from another source.