Universal consumption service

1 . A method, comprising:

at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors:

storing one or more vendor profiles, wherein each vendor profile is associated with a particular vendor and includes one or more vendor category scores;

receiving a purchase request from a user of the server system, wherein the purchase request includes a product or service to be purchased;

determining a vendor to supply the requested product based on the stored vendor profiles;

purchasing the requested product from the determined vendor; and

arranging for delivery of the purchased product or service.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining a vendor to supply the requested product based on the stored vendor profiles includes:

for each vendor in the plurality of vendors:

generating a overall vendor score based on the one or more vendor category scores wherein the one or more vendor category scores are weighted based on the priority associated with each category;

ranking the plurality of vendors based on the generated overall vendor score.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the priorities associated with the one or more vendor categories are predetermined by the computer system.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further including:

storing user profiles for each user of the computer system; wherein user profiles include priorities associated with vendor categories.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further including:

creating vendor profiles, wherein creating vendor profiles includes:

determining one or more vendor scoring categories for one or more determined vendor categories, generating a vendor category score based on past vendor performance.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein past vendor performance is based on user supplied feedback.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein past vendor performance is determined based on data directly measured by the computer system.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the data measured by the computer system includes product delivery time, product price, and number of products in stock.

9 . The method of claim 1 , includes

receiving feedback from the user regarding the determined vendor; and

updating the vendor profiles based on the received feedback.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer system includes a product database, and the method further includes:

receiving a request to add a product to the product database, wherein the request includes a vendor associated with the product.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the request to add a product to the product database is a recommendation from a user.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the request to add a product to the product database is included in the purchase request.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further including:

prior to purchasing the requested product, sending a request to the user to confirm the determined vendor; and

receiving a response from the user confirming the determined vendor.

14 . A server system for rewarding users in a social referral system, the server system comprising:

one or more processors and

memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors;

the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

storing one or more vendor profiles, wherein each vendor profile is associated with a particular vendor and includes one or more vendor category scores;

receiving a purchase request from a user of the server system, wherein the purchase request includes a product or service to be purchased;

determining a vendor to supply the requested product based on the stored vendor profiles;

purchasing the requested product from the determined vendor; and

arranging for delivery of the purchased product or service.

15 . The server system of claim 14 , further including instructions for:

creating vendor profiles, wherein creating vendor profiles includes:

determining one or more vendor scoring categories

for one or more determined vendor categories, generating a vendor category score based on past vendor performance.

16 . The server system of claim 14 , further including instructions for:

receiving feedback from the user regarding the determined vendor; and

updating the vendor profiles based on the received feedback.

17 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by an electronic device, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

storing one or more vendor profiles, wherein each vendor profile is associated with a particular vendor and includes one or more vendor category scores;

receiving a purchase request from a user of the server system, wherein the purchase request includes a product or service to be purchased;

determining a vendor to supply the requested product based on the stored vendor profiles;

purchasing the requested product from the determined vendor; and

arranging for delivery of the purchased product or service.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , further including instructions for:

creating vendor profiles, wherein creating vendor profiles includes:

determining one or more vendor scoring categories

for one or more determined vendor categories, generating a vendor category score based on past vendor performance.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , further including instructions for:

receiving feedback from the user regarding the determined vendor; and

updating the vendor profiles based on the received feedback.