Automatic management of digital media

Abstract

In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides computer-implemented systems and methods for automatic management of video content of a plurality of content creators. In an embodiment, the disclosure provides, among other things, computers programmed to implement a networked, online platform for facilitating collaboration between content creators and producers. In an embodiment, the platform is programmatically configured to provide a content creator with a Challenge function that includes a challenge management system with automated messaging and a reward system. In an embodiment, the platform is also programmatically configured to implement a Broadcast function useful to a content creator. In an embodiment, the platform is programmed to implement the foregoing functions using complete, defined workflows that efficiently facilitate collaboration among content creators via the Challenge function or the Broadcast function.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:
 receiving, from a first user, a specification of a file comprising digital content, the specification being associated with Broadcast buy criteria comprising a desired host platform type, a desired collaboration type, a desired follower range, and a budget;   receiving, from a second user, Broadcast sell settings comprising one or more sets of parameters, each set including at least a price corresponding to both a collaboration type and a host platform type, a compatible set of the one or more sets of parameters comprising the desired host platform type and the desired collaboration type, the price of the compatible set being less than or equal to the budget, and a follower count of the second user on the desired host platform type being within the desired follower range;   transmitting, to the first user, a notification comprising a name of the second user and the compatible set of parameters;   receiving, from the first user, input signaling an acceptance of the name of the second user and the compatible set of parameters;   receiving, from the second user, a verification link comprising a pointer to a digital object;   verifying that the digital object pointed to by the verification link comprises a digital content composition comprising the specified digital content, that the digital object is being hosted on the host platform type, and that the digital content composition is of the desired collaboration type; and   distributing, to a financial account of the second user, a payment.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-readable media of  claim 1 , the desired follower range being associated with the specification of the file by the first user dragging a slider in a GUI displayed on a display of a computing device of the first user, the slider comprising a left bound representing a minimum number of desired followers and a right bound representing a maximum number of desired followers, the slider being overlaid on a histogram depicting associated follower counts of content creators having digitally submitted Broadcast sell settings. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-readable media of  claim 2 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause automatically populating, in a subframe of the GUI, a list of content creators associated with Broadcast sell settings that meet the Broadcast buy criteria, the list comprising miniature portraits of the content creators along with corresponding social media handles and associated follower counts. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-readable media of  claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause automatically populating, in a subframe of a GUI displayed on a display of a computing device of the first user, a list of content creators associated with Broadcast sell settings that meet the Broadcast buy criteria, the list comprising miniature portraits of the content creators along with corresponding social media handles and follower counts. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-readable media of  claim 4 , the content creators of the list of content creators being selected for display in the subframe of the GUI out of all content creators associated with Broadcast sell settings that meet the Broadcast buy criteria at least partly based on determinations made by a machine learning algorithm operating on a graph, content types and content creators being represented as nodes on the graph and an increase in followers of a second content creator being modeled as a flow from a first content creator node to a second content creator node. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-readable media of  claim 4 , the content creators of the list of content creators being selected for display in the subframe of the GUI out of all content creators associated with Broadcast sell settings that meet the Broadcast buy criteria at least partly based on content tags submitted by the first user designating one or more styles of the digital content. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-readable media of  claim 1 , the collaboration type comprising one of a duet, a stitch, a sound, or a comment.