Methods and Software for Facilitating Theme-Based Online Social Interaction, Support, Awareness, and Learning

摘要

Online social-interaction systems that provide any of a variety of features that promote positive behaviors, such as social interaction, compassion, support, awareness, and learning. In some embodiments, an online social-interaction system provides multiple private journals that members of the system can selectively share with other members of the social-interaction system. The private journals may be directed to aspects, such as practices, beliefs, tenets, etc., of the corresponding community. In some embodiments, private journals are provided with action-request features and functionalities that allow other members to accept action requests and create followup lists for following up on such requests. In some embodiments, private journals are provided with features that allow members to share helpful resources. In some embodiments, features and functionalities are provided to allow members to participate in meditation sessions.

主权项

1. A method of facilitating interaction among members of an online social-interaction system wherein the members share a common aspect, the method being executed by the online social-interaction system and comprising:
providing a membership user interface designed and configured to allow each of the members to join the online social-interaction system; in response to each member joining the online social-interaction system, providing that member with at least one private journal, wherein said at least one private journal has a name identifying the common aspect and includes a new-entry user interface designed and configured to allow each member to select to share a new entry only with one of 1) just me, 2) close friends, and 3) All Friends; receiving the new entry; receiving a user selection from one of the members of one of 1) just me, 2) close friends, and 3) All Friends; and sharing the new entry with the one of 1) just me, 2) close friends, and 3) All Friends corresponding to the user selection.