Systems and Methods for Use in Linking Discounts for Product Purchases to Social Networks

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for linking product offerings with social network content. One exemplary method includes verifying, by a computing device, via an application programming interface (API) associated with the social network, a social network action, by a consumer, for a product in a social network, and awarding a discount to the consumer for the product, when the social network action is verified, whereby the consumer is able to purchase the product for the price of the product less the awarded discount. Often, the social network action is a “like” of the product, whereby a social network content associated with the product is then disseminated to at least one follower of the consumer in the social network in response to the action.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for use in linking product offers to social network actions, the method comprising:
causing a product interface to be displayed to a consumer in response to a selection of a product, the product interface including an offer for sale of the product, by a merchant, at a price and at least one discount option for the product associated with a social network action to at least one social network; receiving a selection of the at least one discount option; verifying, by a computing device, via an application programming interface (API) associated with the at least one social network, the social network action for the product within said at least one social network; awarding, by the computing device, a discount associated with the at least one discount option to the consumer for the product, when the social network action is verified, whereby the consumer is able to purchase the product for the price of the product less the awarded discount.