Widgetized avatar and a method and system of virtual commerce including 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 . A virtual mall for shopping online, comprising:
 at least one online virtual storefront; and   an avatar for virtually moving through said at least one online virtual storefront, said 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, wherein at least one of the partially static web pages comprises one of said at least one online virtual storefront, and wherein said computing code comprises personal information of a correspondent user; and 
 secondary computing code resident within said computing code, wherein said secondary computing code provides for association of said computing code with the mobile computing code to allow for purchase, in accordance with the personal information, of virtual goods from said at least one virtual storefront for association with said avatar. 
   
     
     
         2 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein the virtual goods comprise at least one virtualized article of real world clothing. 
     
     
         3 . The mall of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one article of real world clothing comprises a designer line of clothing. 
     
     
         4 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein said computing code comprises uncompiled computing code. 
     
     
         5 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein a display of said computing code comprises an approximate physical representation of the correspondent user. 
     
     
         6 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein a display of said computing code is two dimensional. 
     
     
         7 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein a display of said computing code is three dimensional. 
     
     
         8 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein the personal information includes at least one of a user name, a user screen name, a purchase tool, a handle, a trademark and a text of interest. 
     
     
         9 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein said at least two unique at least partially static web pages comprise HTML code. 
     
     
         10 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said computing code and said secondary computing code are embeddable by the end user. 
     
     
         11 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein a display of said computing code includes at least facial features and hair. 
     
     
         12 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein the personal information includes musical tastes, motion picture tastes, job status, educational status, age, location, income, marital status, and online communities with which the user is associated. 
     
     
         13 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein a display of said computing code comprises a trading card format. 
     
     
         14 . The mall 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 mall of  claim 13 , wherein a flipped side of said trading card includes age, interests, likes, dislikes, and employment status. 
     
     
         16 . The mall of  claim 1 , wherein the personal information comprises an indication of an expertise in interacting with at least one computing community. 
     
     
         17 . The mall of  claim 16 , wherein the expertise is transferrable in conjunction with said computing code. 
     
     
         18 . The mall of  claim 16 , wherein the expertise is in accordance with feedback from other ones of the user in the at least one computing communities.