Distributed Cloud Computing Platform and Content Delivery Network

1. A computerized method for providing distributed electronic content to a consumer of the content, the method comprising: implementing, into a first website, a first embedded delivery portal component for managing delivery of electronic content comprising base content and invisible content, wherein the first embedded delivery portal component manages the delivery, to a first user, of the base content from a web server and the invisible content from one or more users other than the first user; receiving, from the first user, a request to receive the electronic content from the first website; and in response to the request, transmitting the base content and a content facilitator module—with the base content from the web server to the first user, wherein the content facilitator module comprises a peer map which identifies the one or more users other than the first user to provide the invisible content to the first user, wherein each of the users other than the first user is available to provide the invisible content while having open the first website or another website that has implemented an embedded delivery portal component for managing delivery of the invisible content, wherein a particular one of the users other than the first user is no longer available to provide the invisible content upon closing of the first website or the other website that was open.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising making the invisible content available for delivery by the first user to a subsequent requesting user of the electronic content.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the base content comprises one or more of text, markup language, images, audio, and application code.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the invisible content comprises one or more of text, markup language, images, audio, and application code.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first user need not interact with the first embedded delivery portal component in order to receive the base content and invisible content.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a content delivery server for seeding an initial population of users with the invisible content such that the initial population can provide the invisible content upon request of the electronic content.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the peer map further comprises a prioritized list of users able to provide the invisible content upon request.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the prioritized list is based, at least in part, on one of more of distance from the requesting user, latency, bandwidth, packet loss, current user performance, historical user performance, hardware profiles, software profiles, spatial density and temporal density.

9. A computerized system for providing distributed computational resources to a plurality of remotely located users, the system comprising: at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and at least one processing unit for executing the instructions stored in the memory, wherein execution of the instructions results in one or more application modules together comprising: a first embedded delivery portal module implemented into a first website, the first embedded delivery portal module for: managing delivery, to a first user, of base content from a web server and invisible content from one or more users other than the first user; receiving, from the first user, a request to receive electronic content from the first website, wherein the electronic content comprises the base content and the invisible content; and in response to the request, transmitting the base content and a content facilitator module with the base content from the web server to the first user, wherein the content facilitator module comprises a peer map which identifies the one or more users other than the first user to provide the invisible content to the first user; and a peer-to-peer server module for creating the peer map by determining which of the one or more users other than the first user can provide the invisible content to the first user, wherein each of the users other than the first user is available to provide the invisible content while having open the first website or another website that has implemented an embedded delivery portal component for managing delivery of the invisible content, wherein a particular one of the users other than the first user is no longer available to provide the invisible content upon closing of the first website or the other website that was open.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising a content delivery server for seeding an initial population of users with the invisible content such that the initial population can provide the invisible content upon request of the electronic content.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the peer-to-peer server further identifies the invisible content as available for delivery by the first user to a subsequent requesting user of the electronic content.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the first user need not communicate directly with the peer-to-peer server to receive the invisible content from the one or more users other than the first user.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the base content comprises one or more of text, markup language, images, audio, and application code.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the invisible content comprises one or more of text, markup language, images, audio, and application code.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the first user need not interact with the first embedded delivery portal component in order to receive the base content and invisible content.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein the peer-to-peer server further provides a peer map to a plurality of users, wherein the peer map identifies users able to provide the invisible content upon request.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the peer map further comprises a prioritized list of users able to provide the invisible content upon request.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the prioritized list is based, at least in part, on one of more of distance from the requesting user, latency, bandwidth, packet loss, current user performance, historical user performance, hardware profiles, software profiles, spatial density and temporal density.