Web Site Valuation

• US 20080059348A1
• Filed: 09/05/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rafael A. Sosa
• Original Assignee: Rafael A. Sosa
• Inventors: Glassman, Brian Scott, Sosa Arvelo, Rafael A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,214,272 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

According to the invention, a method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site is disclosed. The method may include obtaining machine observable information from the web site and determining a machine observable characteristic of the web site based at least in part on the machine observable information from the web site. The method may also include storing at least one of the machine observable information from the web site, and the machine observable characteristic of the web site. The method may further include determining the appraisal value of the web site based at least in part on at least one of the machine observable information from the web site, and the machine observable characteristic of the web site.

Claims

1. A method for arranging or filtering a plurality of web sites based at least in part on an appraisal value of each web site, the method comprising:

obtaining machine observable information from each of a plurality of web sites, wherein the plurality of web sites includes a first web site and a second web site;

determining a machine observable characteristic of the first web site based at least in part on the information from the first web site;

determining a machine observable characteristic of the second web site based at least in part on the information from the second web site;

storing at least one of;

the machine observable information from the first web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the first web site;

storing at least one of;

the machine observable information from the second web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the second web site;

determining an appraisal value of the first web site based at least in part on at least one of;

the machine observable information from the first web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the first web site;

determining an appraisal value of the second web site based at least in part on at least one of;

the machine observable information from the second web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the second web site; and

arranging or filtering the plurality of web sites based at least in part on the appraisal value of each web site.

2. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 1, wherein the machine observable information is selected from a group consisting of:

an operational element;

a domain name;

content;

a web traffic element;

a web feed element;

a marketing element;

a third-party embedded element;

a type of web site; and

a business element.

3. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 2, wherein the operational element is selected from a group consisting of:

programming code;

a hosting detail;

a server detail;

a software client; and

a web application.

4. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 2, wherein content is selected from a group consisting of:

text content;

media content;

an Internet forum; and

a web feed.

5. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 2, wherein the third-party embedded element is selected from a group consisting of:

an advertisement;

third-party delivered text;

third-party delivered media content; and

third party delivered web applications.

6. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 1, wherein the machine observable characteristic of the web site is selected from a group consisting of:

a number of genuine words in a domain name;

a number of characters in a domain name;

a number of hyphens in a domain name;

a language a domain name is composed in; and

a type of domain name root ending of a domain name.

7. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 1, wherein the machine observable characteristic of the web site is selected from a group consisting of:

an attribute of a thread in an Internet forum;

an attribute of a post in a thread in an Internet forum;

a length of at least one post in an Internet forum;

an average number of posts per user in an Internet forum; and

a proportion of spammed posts to non-spammed posts in an Internet forum.

8. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 1, wherein the machine observable characteristic of the web site is selected from a group consisting of:

a quantity of text content;

uniqueness of text content;

a language text content is composed in;

an author of text content; and

a quality level of lingual sophistication of text content.

9. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 1, wherein the machine observable characteristic of the web site is selected from a group consisting of:

a type of media format of media content;

a size of media content;

a resolution of media content;

a time length of media content; and

a set of meta-data of media content.

10. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 1, wherein the machine observable characteristic of the web site is selected from a group consisting of:

a number of subscribers to a web feed;

a time length between updates of a web feed;

a demographic of a subscriber; and

value of the web feed'"'"'s text content.

11. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 1, the method further comprising:

obtaining machine observable information from a third-party source; and

determining the appraisal value of the first web site or the second web site based also at least in part on the machine observable information from the third-party source.

12. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 11, wherein the machine observable information from the third-party source is selected from a group consisting of:

back links;

web traffic information;

web ratings and rankings;

syndication ratings and rankings;

category information; and

search engine information.

13. A method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site, the method comprising:

obtaining machine observable information from a web site;

determining a machine observable characteristic of the web site based at least in part on the machine observable information from the web site;

storing at least one of;

the machine observable information from the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the web site; and

determining the appraisal value of the web site based at least in part on at least one of;

the machine observable information from the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the web site.

14. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 13, the method further comprising providing a document, wherein the document contains a selection from a group consisting of:

the appraisal value of the web site;

the machine observable information from the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the web site.

15. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 13, the method further comprising:

obtaining machine observable information from a third-party source; and

determining the appraisal value of the web site based also at least in part on the machine observable information from the third-party source.

16. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 13, wherein at least one good, service or advertisement is available on the web site, and the method further comprises determining a price of at least one good, service, or advertisement available on the website based at least in part on the appraisal value of the web site.

17. A machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site, the machine-readable medium comprising machine-executable instructions for:

obtaining machine observable information from a web site;

determining a machine observable characteristic of the web site based at least in part on the machine observable information from the web site;

storing at least one of;

the machine observable information from the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the web site; and

determining the appraisal value of the web site based at least in part on at least one of;

the machine observable information from the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the web site.

18. The machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 17, the machine-readable medium further comprising machine executable instructions for providing a document, wherein the document contains a selection from a group consisting of:

the appraisal value of the web site;

the machine observable information from the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the web site.

19. The machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 17, the machine-readable medium further comprising machine executable instructions for:

obtaining machine observable information from a third-party source; and

determining the appraisal value of the web site based also at least in part on the machine observable information from the third-party source.

20. The machine-readable medium having machine-executable instructions for automatically determining an appraisal value of a web site of claim 17, wherein at least one good, service or advertisement is available on the web site, and the machine-readable medium further comprises machine executable instructions for determining a price of at least one good, service, or advertisement available on the website based at least in part on the appraisal value of the web site.

21. A method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a portion of a web site, the method comprising:

obtaining machine observable information from a portion of a web site, wherein the portion of the web site is selected from a group consisting of;

a domain name;

an Internet forum;

text content;

a web feed; and

a web page;

determining a machine observable characteristic of the portion of the web site based at least in part on the machine observable information from the portion of the web site;

storing at least one of;

the machine observable information from the portion of the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the portion of the web site;

determining the appraisal value of the portion of the web site based at least in part on at least one of;

the machine observable information from the portion of the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the portion of the web site.

22. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a portion of a web site of claim 21, the method further comprising providing a document, wherein the document contains a selection from a group consisting of:

the appraisal value of the portion of the web site;

the machine observable information from the portion of the web site; and

the machine observable characteristic of the portion of the web site.

23. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a portion of a web site of claim 21, the method further comprising:

obtaining information from a remainder of the web site; and

determining an appraisal value of the portion of the web site based also at least in part on the information from the remainder of the web site.

24. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a portion of a web site of claim 21, the method further comprising:

obtaining information from a third-party source; and

determining an appraisal value of the portion of the web site based also at least in part on the information from the third-party source.

25. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a portion of a web site of claim 21, wherein at least one good, service or advertisement is available on the web site, and the method further comprises determining a price of the at least one good, service, or advertisement available on the website based at least in part on the appraisal value of the portion of the web site.

26. A method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a domain name, the method comprising:

determining a machine observable characteristic of a domain name;

storing at least one of;

the domain name; and

the machine observable characteristic of the domain name;

determining the appraisal value of the domain name based at least in part on the machine observable characteristic of the domain name.

27. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a domain name of claim 26, the method further comprising providing a document, wherein the document contains a selection from a group consisting of:

the appraisal value of the domain name; and

the machine observable characteristic of the domain name.

28. The method for automatically determining an appraisal value of a domain name of claim 26, the method further comprising:

obtaining information from a third-party source; and

determining an appraisal value of the domain name based also at least in part on the information from the third-party source.