Computer software, services, websites, downloadable software applications and mobile device software features that enable users such as consumers, businesses, brands, merchants, vendors and various organizations to network together and connect via a global computer network in order to conduct digital commerce transactions between users, engage and create virtual communities and marketplaces for the buying and selling of goods and facilitation of various transactions, enable social interactions, post and share ratings and reviews and facilitate various e-commerce and payments processing activities across internet-connected devices; a social network for users to engage digital commerce, various interactive social activities and payments transactions and to establish collaborations, partnerships and associations with other users on the network; a social network for users to consume, upload, download, stream, blog, tag, link and share various media, data and analytics and audio, visual and text-based content related to their activity and profile on the network and their associations with various users and virtual communities on the network; computer software that enables messaging between users on the network and across internet-connected devices; computer software that enables businesses and various organizations to create hosted digital commerce stores and offerings, manage their commerce operations, engage marketing activities and conduct and manage transactions with their customers and their partner organizations and affiliates on the network; computer software that enables consumers and various users to curate and store preferences and data in a profile in order to facilitate and streamline user interactions, payments and connections on the network and across various websites, applications and internet-connected devices; computer software, mobile applications and websites that serve as an interactive and searchable directory of profiles for consumers, businesses, brands, merchants and various organizations