Method and system for establishing and using a social network to facilitate people in life issues

Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide numerous applications and implementations of a social network to facilitate individuals to resolve various life issues. These issues may include issues that arise when individuals or families relocate, including logistic problems, assimilation of family members in a community, and roommate pairings. As will be described, embodiments described herein greatly facilitate corporations in relocating their employees logistically, and also assist employees and their families with life issues that may determine whether the employees' relocation will be a success.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for establishing a social network, the method comprising:
 maintaining a list comprising a plurality of participants, wherein each participant in the plurality of participants corresponds to one or more individuals, wherein the list also includes information associated with at least one of each participant or the one or more individuals that correspond to each participant;   presenting a user with a plurality of categories from which the user may make a selection of a category from the plurality of categories;   receiving the selection of the category by the user;   in conjunction with the selection of the category, receiving an electronic communication from the user for an unidentified respondent, wherein the electronic communication contains an inquiry of the user, and wherein the electronic communication does not identify the user;   after receiving the selection of the category by the user, selecting, based at least in part on the selection of the category on the information associated with at least one of each participant or the one or more individuals that correspond to each participant, one or more participants from the list to receive the electronic communication;   sending the inquiry to the one or more participants;   detecting a communication from a referred party other than the one or more participants as being a recipient of a forwarded inquiry, the forwarded inquiry originating from the one or more participants and corresponding to the inquiry of the user; and   presenting information about the referred party to the user;   enabling the user to select what further information, if any, the referred party is to receive regarding at least one of the user or the inquiry.