Recommendation widgets for a social marketplace

1. A computer-implementable method for providing syndicated commerce recommendations, comprising:

generating a widget configured to provide a recommendation, the generating the widget being performed on a computer system;

transmitting widget data to a target site via an Application Program Interface (API) of the target site;

embedding the widget within a web page of the target site;

receiving social data associated with a user, the social data comprising a social score, the social score comprising a numeric value, the numeric value representing a relative value of the user based on influence, reach and engagement level of the user within at least one social network;

generating a set of recommendation objects via the widget using the social data; and

providing the recommendation objects within the widget.

2. The computer-implementable method of claim 1 , wherein the widget is generated from a template.

3. The computer-implementable method of claim 2 , wherein:

the at least one social data source comprises a social network site;

the user provides identity data used to access the social network site; and

the widget uses the identity data to request the social data from the social network site.

4. The computer-implementable method of claim 1 , wherein the social data is received dynamically from at least one social data source.

5. The computer-implementable method of claim 1 , wherein the social data further comprises at least one of the set of:

identity data associated with the user;

social graph data associated with the user;

a page keyword; and

a referral keyword.

6. The computer-implementable method of claim 1 , wherein the set of recommendation objects comprises at least one of the set of:

a product;

an offer;

a deal;

an advertisement;

text;

a video;

an image; and

a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI).

7. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer-usable medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:

generating a widget configured to provide a recommendation;

transmitting widget data to a target site via an Application Program Interface (API) of the target site;

embedding the widget within a web page of the target site;

receiving social data associated with a user, the social data comprising a social score, the social score comprising a numeric value, the numeric value representing a relative value of the user based on influence, reach and engagement level of the user within at least one social network;

generating a set of recommendation objects via the widget using the social data; and

providing the recommendation objects within the widget.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the widget is generated from a template.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the at least one social data source comprises a social network site;

the user provides identity data used to access the social network site; and

the widget uses the identity data to request the social data from the social network site.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the social data is received dynamically from at least one social data source.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the social data further comprises at least one of the set of:

identity data associated with the user;

social graph data associated with the user;

a page keyword; and

a referral keyword.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the recommendation object comprises at least one of the set of:

a product;

an offer;

a deal;

an advertisement;

text;

a video;

an image; and

a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI).

13. A non-transitory computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

generating a widget configured to provide a recommendation;

transmitting widget data to a target site via an Application Program Interface (API) of the target site;

embedding the widget within a web page of the target site;

receiving social data associated with a user, the social data comprising a social score, the social score comprising a numeric value, the numeric value representing a relative value of the user based on influence, reach and engagement level of the user within at least one social network;

generating a set of recommendation objects via the widget using the social data; and

providing the recommendation objects within the widget.

14. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 13 , wherein the widget is generated from a template.

15. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 14 , wherein:

the at least one social data source comprises a social network site;

the user provides identity data used to access the social network site; and

the widget uses the identity data to request the social data from the social network site.

16. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 13 , wherein the social data is received dynamically from at least one social data source.

17. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 13 , wherein the social data further comprises at least one of the set of:

identity data associated with the user;

social graph data associated with the user;

a page keyword; and

a referral keyword.

18. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 13 , wherein the recommendation object comprises at least one of the set of:

a product;

an offer;

a deal;

an advertisement;

text;

a video;

an image; and

a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI).

19. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 13 , wherein the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client computer from a server at a remote location.

20. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 13 , wherein the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a customer on an on-demand basis.