MEDIA OBJECT METADATA ASSOCIATION AND RANKING
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1. An apparatus for providing information for use by an ad server, the ad server for associating an advertisement with a media object, the apparatus comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer readable instructions for:
- providing the media object for presentation to at least one user;
accepting metadata from a plurality of users concerning the media object; and
statistics logic for determining a metric based at least in part upon the frequency with which at least one metadatum is assigned to the media object, wherein the at least one metadatum is available to the ad server.
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Abstract
Metadata may be associated with media objects by providing media objects for display, and accepting input concerning the media objects, where the input may include at least two different types of metadata. For example, metadata may be in the form of tags, comments, annotations or favorites. The media objects may be searched according to metadata, and ranked in a variety of ways.
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1. An apparatus for providing information for use by an ad server, the ad server for associating an advertisement with a media object, the apparatus comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer readable instructions for:
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providing the media object for presentation to at least one user; accepting metadata from a plurality of users concerning the media object; and statistics logic for determining a metric based at least in part upon the frequency with which at least one metadatum is assigned to the media object, wherein the at least one metadatum is available to the ad server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for providing information for use by an ad server, the ad server for associating an advertisement with an image, the method comprising:
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providing the image for display to at least one user; accepting metadata from a plurality of users concerning the image; determining a metric based at least in part upon the frequency with which at least one metadatum is assigned to the image, and making the at least one metadatum available to the ad server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for providing information for use by an ad server, the ad server for associating an advertisement with an audio media object, the method comprising:
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providing the audio media object for playback to at least one user; accepting metadata from a plurality of users concerning the audio media object; determining a metric based at least in part upon the frequency with which at least one metadatum is assigned to the audio media object, and making the at least one metadatum available to the ad server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product including computer-executable program code for providing information for use by an ad server, the ad server for associating an advertisement with an image, the product comprising program code for:
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providing the image for display to at least one user; accepting metadata from a plurality of users concerning the image; determining a metric based at least in part upon the frequency with which at least one metadatum is assigned to the image, and making the at least one metadatum available to the ad server. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product including computer-executable program code for providing information for use by an ad server, the ad server for associating an advertisement with an audio media object, the product comprising program code for:
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providing the audio media object for playback to at least one user; accepting metadata from a plurality of users concerning the audio media object; determining a metric based at least in part upon the frequency with which at least one metadatum is assigned to the audio media object, and making the at least one metadatum available to the ad server. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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