Web hosting service based on a common service architecture and third party services
View Patent ↗A website hosting service provides a plurality of services to each of a plurality of unrelated websites, each of the plurality of services being adapted to contribute to a distinct service package for at least a plurality of unrelated websites, at least one of the plurality of services serving a third party interface that allows access to a third party service in the distinct service package.
1. A method of website hosting, comprising:
serving a plurality of website hosting services, at least two of the plurality of website hosting services served from different servers;
adapting one or more of the plurality of website hosting services to meet a website service requirement;
combining the one or more adapted website hosting services to provide a service package, at least one of the plurality of website hosting services serving a third party interface that allows access to a third party service in the service package, the third party service marketed in association with a common service architecture in a plurality of market specific service offerings, the third party service accessible through a link to a third-party service, the third-party service rebranded to maintain a market-specific look and feel; and
serving a plurality of different service packages to at least a plurality of unrelated websites.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party service is accessible in the distinct service package consistent with a market-specific service offering.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party service is offered as a component of the service package.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party service is accessible through a software API.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party service is accessible through a software plug-in.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the link is a URL to a third-party website.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the link is a customized link that activates a third-party service.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the link is customized with market-specific service offering information.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party interface comprises one of an API, a plug-in, a web service, and a URL redirector.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party service may be presented to a first website hosting client with a look and feel that is distinct from a look and feel of the third party service presented to a second website hosting client.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third-party service appears to be consistent with a market-specific service offering.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein a client of the common service architecture may access the services of the architecture through a market specific interface.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein a client and/or a user of a hosted website may access the third party services through the same market specific interface.