Systems and methods for social networking and digital media aggregation represented as a three-dimensional virtual world within a standard web browser are described. In one embodiment, multiple, independent groups of users interact with each other inside a dynamic, three-dimensional virtual environment....http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20090199275?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20090199275 - WEB-BROWSER BASED THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA AGGREGATION SOCIAL NETWORKING APPLICATION