Widgetized avatar and a method and system of creating and using same

Abstract

An avatar is disclosed. The avatar includes computing code that provides for addition of the avatar as non-static content to at least two unique at least partially static web pages, and secondary computing code resident within the computing code, wherein the secondary computing code provides for association with at least one other portion of the computing code of: ones selected from a plurality of physical characteristics, ones selected from a plurality of clothes, ones selected from a plurality of accessories, a plurality of personal information, a plurality of preferences, and a plurality of recommendations.

1 . An avatar, comprising:
 computing code that provides for addition of the avatar as non-static content to at least two unique at least partially static web pages; and   secondary computing code resident within said computing code, wherein said secondary computing code provides for association with at least one other portion of said computing code of:   ones selected from a plurality of physical characteristics;   ones selected from a plurality of clothes;   ones selected from a plurality of accessories;   a plurality of personal information;   a plurality of preferences; and   a plurality of recommendations.   
     
     
         2 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein said ones selected from a plurality of clothes and accessories comprise at least one virtualized article of real world clothing. 
     
     
         3 . The avatar of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one article of real world clothing that is virtualized comprises a designer line of clothing. 
     
     
         4 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein said computing code comprises uncompiled computing code. 
     
     
         5 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein the avatar comprises a representation of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein the avatar is two dimensional. 
     
     
         7 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein the avatar is three dimensional. 
     
     
         8 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of personal information includes at least one of a user name, a user screen name, a handle, a trademark and a text of interest. 
     
     
         9 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein said at least two unique at least partially static web pages comprise HTML code. 
     
     
         10 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said computing code and said secondary computing code are embeddable by the end user. 
     
     
         11 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein said ones selected from a plurality of physical characteristics include at least facial features and hair. 
     
     
         12 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of personal information includes musical tastes, motion picture tastes, job status, educational status, age, location, income, marital status, and other computed communities with which that user is associated. 
     
     
         13 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein the avatar comprises a trading card format. 
     
     
         14 . The avatar of  claim 13 , wherein said trading card format flips responsive to at least one of selection of a drop-down menu, selection of a link, and a double click. 
     
     
         15 . The avatar of  claim 13 , wherein a flipped side of said trading card includes age, interests, likes, dislikes, and employment status. 
     
     
         16 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein the avatar has associated therewith a plurality of points indicative of an interaction with at least one computing communities. 
     
     
         17 . The avatar of  claim 16 , wherein the expertise points may be transferrable in conjunction with the avatar. 
     
     
         18 . The avatar of  claim 16 , wherein the expertise points are in accordance with feedback from other users in the at least one computing communities in relation to the user's expertise in a particular area. 
     
     
         19 . The avatar of  claim 16 , wherein the expertise points accumulate based on expertise levels. 
     
     
         20 . The avatar of  claim 16 , wherein the expertise points accumulate based on at least one of advice offered, amount of advice offered, and purchase of expertise from the user. 
     
     
         21 . The avatar of  claim 1 , wherein the avatar comprises a virtual person that carries characteristics of the user. 
     
     
         22 . The avatar of  claim 1 , further comprising a recommendation engine that is suitable to suggest content based on at least one of a user's community, popularity, known expertise, clicks, interests, and searches. 
     
     
         23 . A system for creating an online persona, including a widgetized avatar, and recommending content for viewing by a user of the online persona, said system comprising:
 computing code that provides for addition of the avatar as non-static content to at least two unique at least partially static web pages;   secondary computing code resident within said computing code, wherein said secondary computing code, provides for association with at least one other portion of said computing code of:   ones selected from a plurality of physical characteristics;   ones selected from a plurality of clothes;   ones selected from a plurality of accessories;   a plurality of personal information;   a plurality of preferences; and   a plurality of recommendations; and,   a recommendation engine employing suitable to suggest content based on at least one of a user's community, popularity, known expertise, clicks, interests, and searches.