Systems and methods for video messaging and confirmation

摘要

Various embodiments illustrated and described herein include systems, method, and software for video messaging generation, sending, view tracking, and automated follow-up. Such embodiments provide mechanisms allowing users to engage with recipients and to track and collect recipient information and their tendencies in order to increase communication effectiveness. Some embodiments include sending messages with links to video though various messaging platforms. For example, some embodiments include sending electronic messages via email or via an online hosted computer application system for delivery by the online hosted computer application. Examples of the online hosted computer applications include social networking websites such as FACEBOOK®, TWITTER®, and LINKEDIN®. Messages may be generated and sent by a video messaging system directly; through integration of a customer relationship management application with a video messaging system; through an email, text message, social networking message that includes a link to a video message; and other mechanisms.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, over a network, a selection of a stored video to send in a message to at least one recipient, the selection received with data identifying a sender; receiving, over the network, input designating the at least one recipient the message is to be sent to; receiving, over the network, input to send the message to the at least one recipient; for each of the at least one recipients, generating and storing a recipient-video identifier in association with the selected video, the respective at least one recipient, and identifying data of the sender; sending, over the network, the message to each of the at least one recipients, the message to each recipient including a network address including the recipient-video identifier; receiving, over the network, a video request including a particular recipient-video identifier; and based on the recipient-video identifier included in the video request:
retrieving the requested video, recipient data, and data identifying the sender;sending the retrieved video, over the network, in response to the video request; andgenerating and sending, over the network, a message to the sender based on the retrieved data identifying the sender, the message including retrieved recipient data and indicating the recipient as having viewed the video.