System, method and apparatus for selecting content from web sources and posting content to web logs

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking tagging and transferring access to specific content of Internet web pages and other sources, permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection, and posting content to web logs. A method and system of assisted content selection provides temporary borders around content items on mouseover; of Dynamic Content Display provides updating of selected content items; of Content Marks allows users to tag specific content items in web pages with a keyword or keywords, store a definition of the content item along with the keyword(s), and then search the stored definitions using search keywords; and a method of Multiple Clip Mode allows users to select specific content items from disparate source web pages and then tag, save, search, retrieve and print the selection.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs, comprising:
 a user computing device having a display and a network browser application;   said browser application being operable to load and display a source web page;   said source web page having a plurality of displayed content items;   said browser application being operable to receive a selection of one or more selected content items from among said plurality of displayed content items of said source web page, said one or more selected contents item being selected exclusive of non-selected ones of said plurality of displayed content items of said source web page, and said one or more selected content items being selected in response to input from a user;   said system being operable to receive access credentials for a web log of said user and a network location of said web log;   said system being operable to access said web log of said user at said network location, and to communicate with said web log using said access credentials; and   said system being operable to transmit a definition of said one or more selected content items to said web log in a format suitable for receipt and posting of said one or more selected content items on said web log.   
     
     
         2 . A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said system is operable to access said web log of said user and to transmit said definition of said one or more selected content items to said web log without displacing the display of said source web page on said user computing device.   
     
     
         3 . A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said system is operable to receive access credentials and network locations for a plurality of web logs of said user, and to communicate with said plurality of web logs; and   said system is operable to broadcast said definition of said one or more selected content items to said plurality of web logs.   
     
     
         4 . A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said browser application provides displays a preview window prior to transmitting said definition of said one or more selected content items to said web log;   said preview window displaying said one or more selected content items in a manner in which said one or more selected content items will be presented in said web log.   
     
     
         5 . A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs as in  claim 4 , wherein:
 said preview window allows said user to remove a content item from said one or more selected content items.   
     
     
         6 . A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said system is operable to receive access credentials and network locations for a plurality of web logs of said user, and to communicate with said plurality of web logs; and   said system is operable to broadcast said definition of said one or more selected content items to said plurality of web logs;   said browser application provides displays a preview window prior to transmitting said definition of said one or more selected content items to said plurality of web logs;   said preview window displaying said one or more selected content items in a manner in which said one or more selected content items will be presented in at least one of said web logs; and   said preview window allows said user to choose one or more target web logs from among said plurality of web logs to which said definition of said one or more selected content items is to be broadcast.   
     
     
         7 . A system for selecting content items from a plurality of source web pages and posting content items to web logs as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said definition transmitted to said web log includes a source page hypertext link leading to said source web page.