Abstract: A method, system, and recorded instructions are provided for displaying an item on a touch display screen of the computing device, the touch display screen being operable to detect a user contact with the touch display screen; defining, with respect to the touch display screen, a first direction of the touch display screen and a second direction of the touch display screen such that the user contact with the touch display screen indicates both a first directional value in the first direction, and a second directional value in the second direction; then detecting the user contact with the touch display screen when the touch display screen is displaying of the item; determining the first directional value and the second directional value of the user contact; and, determining a response to the user contact based on the first directional value, the second directional value and the item.

Abstract: A method and system for electronically annotating an image, or preferably, specific portions of an image, with information. In one aspect, a user may generate an image, annotate the image, and upload or otherwise disseminate the annotated image to a web page or the like. Annotations are provided as labels that provide information about the image or items therein. Further users may access the labels to access the information. The labels further enable searching and contextual advertising.

Abstract: A method and system for electronically annotating an image, or preferably, specific portions of an image, with information. In one aspect, a user may generate an image, annotate the image, and upload or otherwise disseminate the annotated image to a web page or the like. Annotations are provided as labels that provide information about the image or items therein. Further users may access the labels to access the information. The labels further enable searching and contextual advertising.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product allow employee agents of an employer company to selectively communicate with potential customers to share content regarding various products and services offered by the employer company. In one aspect, a plurality of product records and a plurality of intermediary user records, storing information about the products/services offered by the company and the employee agents of the company, respectively, are stored on a data storage module. To send message to recipients, an employee agent may select one or more products, one or more recipients, and send messages having information about the selected products to the selected recipients. The employer company may retrieve tracking information regarding these sent messages via a message tracking module. The system may also include a message sending module that may intelligently send messages to requested recipients and a message processing module to track interactions of the recipients with the messages.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product allows users to manage brand interaction with other users. In one aspect, a plurality of social user records and a plurality of commercial user records, corresponding to a plurality of social users and a plurality of commercial users, respectively, are stored on a data storage module. A plurality of brand identifiers is also stored on the data storage module, wherein each brand identifier identifies a brand associated with a commercial user. A plurality of social user pages are generated, wherein each social user page displays content based on a social user record belonging to corresponding social user. Each social user page is controllable by the social user to be accessible to a set of selected users of interest to that social user. The content displayed by the social user page is controllable by the social user to maintain the social user's anonymity.

Abstract: A method and system matches social users and commercial users of an image annotation system, where annotated images are stored on a database. Image data records associated with the annotated images comprise judgment data corresponding to judgments made by social users regarding the images and social user identifiers for enabling a communication module to communicate with computing devices of respective social users who made the judgments. Commercial user records are also stored on the database, and contain information regarding commercial users for enabling the communication module to communicate with computing devices of respective commercial users. The commercial user records are searched based on a search criterion derived from an annotated image to determine a commercial user that satisfies the search criterion.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product allow employee agents of an employer company to selectively communicate with potential customers to share content regarding various products and services offered by the employer company. In one aspect, a plurality of product records and a plurality of intermediary user records, storing information about the products/services offered by the company and the employee agents of the company, respectively, are stored on a data storage module. To send message to recipients, an employee agent may select one or more products, one or more recipients, and send messages having information about the selected products to the selected recipients. The employer company may retrieve tracking information regarding these sent messages via a message tracking module. The system may also include a message sending module that may intelligently send messages to requested recipients and a message processing module to track interactions of the recipients with the messages.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product allows users to manage brand interaction with other users. In one aspect, a plurality of social user records and a plurality of commercial user records, corresponding to a plurality of social users and a plurality of commercial users, respectively, are stored on a data storage module. A plurality of brand identifiers is also stored on the data storage module, wherein each brand identifier identifies a brand associated with a commercial user. A plurality of social user pages are generated, wherein each social user page displays content based on a social user record belonging to corresponding social user. Each social user page is controllable by the social user to be accessible to a set of selected users of interest to that social user. The content displayed by the social user page is controllable by the social user to maintain the social user's anonymity.

Abstract: A method, system, and recorded instructions are provided for displaying an item on a touch display screen of the computing device, the touch display screen being operable to detect a user contact with the touch display screen; defining, with respect to the touch display screen, a first direction of the touch display screen and a second direction of the touch display screen such that the user contact with the touch display screen indicates both a first directional value in the first direction, and a second directional value in the second direction; then detecting the user contact with the touch display screen when the touch display screen is displaying of the item; determining the first directional value and the second directional value of the user contact; and, determining a response to the user contact based on the first directional value, the second directional value and the item.

Abstract: A method and system matches social users and commercial users of an image annotation system, where annotated images are stored on a database. Image data records associated with the annotated images comprise judgment data corresponding to judgments made by social users regarding the images and social user identifiers for enabling a communication module to communicate with computing devices of respective social users who made the judgments. Commercial user records are also stored on the database, and contain information regarding commercial users for enabling the communication module to communicate with computing devices of respective commercial users. The commercial user records are searched based on a search criterion derived from an annotated image to determine a commercial user that satisfies the search criterion.

Abstract: A method and system for electronically annotating an image, or preferably, specific portions of an image, with information. In one aspect, a user may generate an image, annotate the image, and upload or otherwise disseminate the annotated image to a web page or the like. Annotations are provided as labels that provide information about the image or items therein. Further users may access the labels to access the information. The labels further enable searching and contextual advertising.