STATEFUL SERVER BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING USING MOBILE DEVICES

The present invention provides methods and systems for using a stateful server for social networking using mobile devices. In one embodiment, a user uses a mobile device to register for a networking service offered by the stateful server. The stateful server transmits several tiers of service options to the user, and generates responses based on the user's selection to the service options. The stateful server establishes a unique state for each session initiated by the user, and stores all information related to the session in association with the unique state. The stateful server removes hyperlinks from text messages transmitted to the user's mobile device. The stateful server stores correlation information of the removed hyperlinks in association with the unique state. The stateful server enables the user to establish a friend network and to transmit information associated with the unique state to contacts within the friend network.