METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION AMONGST AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF USERS

摘要

A method of supporting communication amongst an online community of users with respect to remote third party web content is disclosed. The method involves receiving at a server a first subscriber message, storing in a database the first subscriber message, receiving at the server a second message, retrieving from the database stored subscriber messages, and sending a first set of the stored subscriber messages. In addition, a method of administering an accomplishment awarding game amongst an online community of users is disclosed which involves determining that the first subscribing user meets an accomplishment requirement, and storing in a database an accomplishment indicator in association with the first subscribing user, the accomplishment indicator indicating that the first subscribing user meets the accomplishment requirement. Other methods, apparatuses and systems relating to the above methods are also disclosed