System and method for identifying a user
Systems and methods for identifying a user are disclosed. One aspect comprises providing an address element and a class identifier, receiving a request for a file, wherein the request comprises the address element and the class identifier, comparing the class identifier to a comparator element, providing a first file if the class identifier is within the comparator element, and providing a second file if the class identifier is outside the comparator element.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a request for a web browser homepage, wherein the request comprises a time element indicative of a date that a service was provisioned;
determining, by the computing device, whether the date is within a range of dates, and
providing, by the computing device, a web page comprising a version of the web browser homepage, wherein the version of the web browser homepage comprises a new user experience when the date is within the range of dates, and wherein the version of the web browser homepage comprises a veteran user experience when the date is outside the range of dates.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request further comprises an address element indicative of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the web browser homepage.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the address element is persistently stored.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request further comprises a class identifier indicative of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the web browser homepage.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the class identifier is persistently stored.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the range of dates represents a pre-determined time period reflecting a new user period.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the range of dates is based on one or more of a user level, a user authority, a user history, or a user location.
8. A method comprising:
associating, by a computing device, a time element with a user interface element, wherein the time element is indicative of a date that a service was provisioned;
receiving, by the computing device, a selection of the user interface element;
sending, by the computing device based on the selection of the user interface element, a request for a web browser homepage, wherein the request comprises the time element;
determining, by the computing device, whether the date is within a range of dates, and receiving, by the computing device, a web page comprising a version of the web browser homepage, wherein the version of the web browser homepage comprises a new user experience when the date is within the range of dates, and wherein the version of the web browser homepage comprises a veteran user experience when the date is outside the range of dates.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the request further comprises an address element and a class identifier, and wherein the address element and the class identifier are indicative of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the web browser homepage.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the address element and the class identifier are persistently stored.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the class identifier was assigned when the service was provisioned.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the range of dates is based on one or more of a user level, a user authority, a user history, or a user location.
13. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, whether a time element associated with a request for a web browser homepage is within a range of dates, wherein the time element is indicative of a date that a service was provisioned; and
providing, a web page comprising a version of the web browser homepage, wherein the version of the web browser homepage comprises a new user experience when the date is within the range of dates, and wherein the version of the web browser homepage comprises a veteran user experience when the date is outside the range of dates.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the request further comprises an address element and a class identifier, and wherein the address element and the class identifier are indicative of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the web browser homepage.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the address element and the class identifier are persistently stored.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the class identifier was assigned when the service was provisioned.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the range of dates is based on one or more of a user level, a user authority, a user history, or a user location.