Disclosed is a method and system for providing a behavior data sales service. A behavior data sales service providing method, implemented by a computer system, may include collecting behavior data of each of activity entities; associating the behavior data with unique information of each of the activity entities; generating sales data of each of the activity entities by assigning a valid period for the unique information of each of the activity entities to the unique information of each of the activity entities; monitoring the valid period for the unique information of each of the activity entities in response to selling sales data of each of the activity entities to each of purchase entities; and repeatedly updating the unique information of each of the activity entities according to the valid period for the unique information of each of the activity entities.

A content consumption monitor (CCM) generates intent data that identifies topics of real-time interest to users. The CCM uses the intent data to direct information to more interested audiences and reduce the information noise/overload that may prevent users from viewing information. This targeted information may increase user conversion rates for seminars, advertising, documents downloads, or any other activity associated with published information. In one example, the CCM generates the intent data from third party content. Using a wide variety of third party content enables the CCM to better identify current user interests. The CCM may aggregate the intent data for different demographics, such as for companies, job positions, age, gender, or geographic locations.

A press release distribution system provides press release and other news to forum sites as posts. The forum software that runs at forum sites includes press release interface software or is adapted to receive press release interface plug-in modules for interfacing with the press release distribution system. The press release interface software or plug-in module may also monitor and/or analyze user data of forum members and/or forum activities of the users. The monitored user data and forum activities may be provided to the press release distribution system for analysis and generation of user profiles. Using the result of the analysis (e.g., user profiles), the press release distribution system can target particular users or forums to direct the press releases, news, or advertisements for most effective advertising campaign.

A method for seamlessly and automatically granting tailored permission for use and transference of internet data between databases with comprehensive consent is described. The method employs a graph language such as JSON-LD to integrate and employ cryptographically signed Information Sharing Agreements (ISA) between parties. Data is serialized to be easily transferred between databases when appropriate permission is obtained. Granular data exchange under usage control contacts can be automated among any number of parties on the internet. As such, the method provides a means by which users may control not only what may be done with their data, but to what entity or entities the data may be transferred. Advertisements may then be served to the user according to his or her preferences as defined within a web or desktop app, which is then applied to all related ad publishers publishing to the domains visited by the user.

Methods and apparatus to deliver targeted advertising are disclosed. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to: obtain user behavior information corresponding to interaction with a first media object from a user, the first media object including a first customizable media object element and a second customizable media object element independent of the first customizable media object element; analyze a performance of the first media object based on the user behavior information; and update at least one of a user profile of the user or a group profile corresponding to the user using a machine learning model to adjust ratings of the first customizable media object element and the second customizable media object element based on a comparison of the performance of the first media object to a second custom object including at least one of the first customizable media object element or the second customizable media object element.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, are described for providing content. A method includes transmitting an audio content item that is presented to a user of a personal digital assistant through a speaker; receiving digital information that includes spoken information that was submitted through the personal digital assistant by the user and converted into the digital information, the received digital information including data specifying one or more other users with which the audio content item is to be shared; annotating the audio content item with an annotation including at least some of the digital information and data specifying that the user is the source of the annotation; and transmitting the audio content item and the annotation to the one or more other users with which the audio content is to be shared as specified by the digital information.

Devices and methods are provided for using an interactive wrapper for media content. A method may include identifying, by a first device, a software container including a call to action. The method may include identifying non-interactive advertising content. The method may include generating an interactive advertisement by adding the advertising content to the software container, and sending the interactive advertisement to a second device for presentation. The method may include receiving an indication of a user interaction with the interactive advertisement, and determining, based on the user interaction, an action. The method may include sending data associated with the action to the second device or a third device for presentation.

In implementations of multi-item influence maximization, a computing device can obtain updates to a user association graph that indicates social correspondence between users, and obtain updates to a user-item graph that indicates user correspondence with one or more items. The computing device includes an influence maximization module that can update an item association graph that indicates item correspondence of each item with one or more other items, where the item association graph can be updated based on the user-item graph that indicates the user correspondence with one or more of the items. The influence maximization module can then iteratively determine a resource allocation for each of the users to maximize user influence of multiple items that are associated in the item association graph and based on the social correspondence between the users, as well as assign a variable portion of the resource allocation to any number of the users.

A computer-implemented method for controlling content distribution includes forwarding information associated with a user to a device operated by the user, the information being configured for use in selecting content from any of multiple content providers for a content distribution to the user. The method includes receiving, in response to the information, an edit of the information forwarded from the device. The edit identifies a first content provider and including a first modification of the content distribution regarding the first content provider. The method includes storing the edit in association with the information such that the first modification is taken into account in the content distribution. The method can be implemented using a computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium.

A system for generating improved notifications relating to events is disclosed. The system includes a sensing network including an event sensor configured to sense events. The system further includes a sensed-event processing system configured to append meta data to information associated with a sensed event. The system further includes a human-machine interface and at least one communication unit configured to communicate amongst the human-machine interface, the sensing network, and the sensed event processing system, the information communicated from the sensing device via the at least one communication unit. The system further includes a notification generation system configured to generate a notification to a user of the human-machine interface, the notification content including at least one user-selectable action option. The communication unit configured to communicate the notification via the human-machine interface and select the notification content, the notification type, or the means of notification based on the meta data.