SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOCIAL FILTERING OF GEOBOOKMARKS

1 . A computer implemented method for providing geobookmarks to a user of an online community, the method comprising:

displaying a graphical user interface screen on a user device, the graphical user interface screen including a location interface with a first set of geobookmarks;

displaying a trust guide within the graphical user interface screen, the trust guide configured to allow the user to make a selection to filter available data; and

updating the location interface with a second set of geobookmarks if the selection from the user is received.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining the user's location by identifying the user device's geolocation, wherein the geolocation is associated with the Internet Protocol (IP) address, the media access control address, radio-frequency identification, hardware embedded article/production number, embedded software number, Wi-Fi connection location, device GPS coordinates, or other self-disclosed information.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the user's location is automatically identified and geobookmared if the user stays at the user location over a predetermined period of time.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

monitoring the user location to determine whether the user is positioned over or in proximity to a selected geobookmark in the first set of geobookmarks or the second set of geobookmarks; and

displaying data associated with the selected geobookmark.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the data includes pictures, reviews, commentary, GPS data, links to a website, phone numbers, manager names, employee names, date of the visit, length of visit, number of times visited, list of similar locations, or preferences associated with the selected geobookmark.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the trust guide is a sliding bar or a wheel.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the trust guide includes a first positional setting configured to display geobookmarks corresponding to the user's bookmarks, a second positional setting configured to display geobookmarks corresponding to bookmarks of the user's friends, a third position setting configured to display geobookmarks corresponding to the user's friends' bookmarks that overlap with the user's bookmarks, and a fourth positional setting configured to display geobookmarks corresponding to the user's friends' bookmarks that don't overlap with the user's bookmarks.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the trust guide further includes a fifth positional setting configured to display geobookmarks corresponding to bookmarks from all users of the online community; and a sixth positional setting configured to display geobookmarks corresponding to most popular bookmarks.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the trust guide includes a custom setting configured to display geobookmarks from people within a user-defined group.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the user-defined group is determined by age, marital status, the number of children, the age of children, and/or other profile characteristics similar or different from the user's.

11 . A computer implemented method for providing geobookmarks to a user of an online community, the method comprising:

receiving a set of data about one or more destinations from the user and/or other users within the online community;

receiving a request to populate the geobookmarks on a user device of the user with at least a subset of the set of data, the geobookmarks associated with the one or more destinations; wherein the request includes a level of trust; and

transmitting the subset of data that comply with the level of trust to the user device.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising: determining the user's location by identifying the user device's geolocation; wherein the geolocation is associated with the Internet Protocol (IP) address, the media access control address, radio-frequency identification, hardware embedded article/production number, embedded software number, Wi-Fi connection location, device GPS coordinates, or other self-disclosed information.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

monitoring the user location to determine whether the user is positioned over or in proximity to a selected destination of the one or more destinations; and

displaying information associated with the selected destination on a graphical user interface screen of the user device.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the information includes pictures, reviews, commentary, GPS data, links to a website, phone numbers, manager names, employee names, date of the visit, length of visit, number of times visited, list of similar locations, or preferences associated with the selected destination.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the level of trust is a function of social nearness.

16 . An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more computer programs which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a set of operations for providing geobookmarks to a user of an online community, the one or more computer programs comprising:

instructions to display a graphical user interface screen on a user device, the graphical user interface screen including a location interface with a first set of geobookmarks;

instructions to display a trust guide within the graphical user interface screen, the trust guide configured to allow the user to make a selection to filter available data; and

instructions to update the location interface with a second set of geobookmarks if the selection from the user is received.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising: instructions to determine the user's location by identifying the user device's geolocation, wherein the geolocation is associated with the Internet Protocol (IP) address, the media access control address, radio-frequency identification, hardware embedded article/production number, embedded software number, Wi-Fi connection location, device GPS coordinates, or other self-disclosed information.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

instructions to monitor the user location to determine whether the user is positioned over or in proximity to a selected geobookmark in the first set of geobookmarks or the second set of geobookmarks; and

instructions to display data associated with the selected geobookmark.

19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the data includes pictures, reviews, commentary, GPS data, links to a website, phone numbers, manager names, employee names, date of the visit, length of visit, number of times visited, list of similar locations, or preferences associated with the selected geobookmark.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the trust guide includes a custom setting configured to display geobookmarks from people within a user-defined group.

21 . A computer implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request to deliver a product to one or more recipients of a geosocial tagging platform through a geobookmark associated with a merchant;

determining the accounts in the geosocial tagging platform that are associated with the one or more recipients; and

associating the product with the geobookmark of the merchant within the accounts of the one or more recipients.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the request originates from a merchant or from a user.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the one or more recipients are selected from a set of friends associated with the user within the geosocial tagging platform.

24 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

detecting a user of the geosocial tagging platform spends more than a certain amount at a merchant; and

wherein, in response to detecting the user spends more than the certain amount, the merchant requests delivery of a product to one or more friends associated with the user within the geosocial tagging platform.

25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the product is a coupon, an offer, a discount, a credit, reward, or a gift card that is redeemable at the merchant.

26 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the request originates from a user of the geosocial tagging platform and the product is a gift purchased by the user.