Abstract: A holder for mobile devices with camera including phones or tablets for taking self-portraits or selfies remotely. The holder device comprises of a receptacle to insert and clamp securely a mobile device, where the clamping also establishes an electronic connection between the holder device and the mobile device. The holder device further comprises of controls to set functions and to operate the camera on the mobile device, means to be attached or positioned on vertical or flat surfaces such as walls, mirrors, doors, tables, posts, etc., and means to adjust the angle of the receptacle. In another embodiment of the invention, it can further comprise a built-in flash and a remote control. In another embodiment of the invention, the holder device comprises of motion and voice detection sensors to allow users to control and operate the camera with voice or gestures commands.

Abstract: A method and system for generating and processing socially gamified offers. It comprised a software application for specifying the offer parameters such as discount, expiration date, gamification type, posting the offers to a network, and monitoring the gamification outcomes to unlock the offer. It further comprises a server and a software application for redistributing the offers and managing the gamified interactions. It further comprises of a gamification engine that allows the offers to be activated based on different types of interactions by the network users. The gamification can require reaching a threshold of social endorsements for the offer to activate. Various types of gamification algorithms are used to create different types of engagements with the network participants.

Abstract: A method and system for soliciting shopping advice from social media friends by capturing and posting pictures or questions about desired consumer items to all or a select group of friends belonging to one or more social networks or who subscribe to particular applications. The method provides means to capture, aggregate, and notify in real-time the user soliciting advice about incoming responses. The responses may be submitted in structured form such as votes, as unstructured free text comments, or as pictures. The method and system also provides means to overlay the information with relevant targeted offers from third parties.

Abstract: A method and system for individuals to capture, store, and organize their knowledge and preferences about goods and services in digital sharable interactive rating cards. The method provides means to capture pictures, video, audio, and text into structured digital rating cards via computers, smart phones, and other digital devices. The method further provides means to create and assign multidimensional rating scales for inputting preference ratings. The multidimensional ratings scales support different input methods based on the device and the underlying scales' attributes. The method further provides means to share the rating cards on social media sites, and to capture all social interactions into secondary aggregated ratings that indicate the overall social assessment of the value of the items displayed in individual rating cards. The system also provides means for advertisers and businesses to place contents and rewards the user.

Abstract: A method and system for random matching of two individuals from within computer generated virtual pools of individuals with means for rapid, real-time, interactive assessment of their mutual compatibility on mobile and computer devices. Participating individuals indicate via device interfaces their availability for matching and the system determines and registers their locations. Participating individuals place requests for matching and the system algorithmically constructs proximity based virtual matching pools. For each matching request, an individual is selected randomly from the virtual matching pool and the two matched individuals are placed in a real-time, synchronous, compatibility assessment session. The system presents the matched individuals with a sequence of questions, tabulates the individual responses, calculates a matching score, and displays the matching score simultaneously to both participants in the compatibility assessment session.