AD IMPACT TESTING
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable storage devices that store executable instructions to test an impact of a first ad, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform acts comprising:
- receiving said first ad from an entity;
storing said first ad in a test store;
scheduling a test of said first ad on a first one of a plurality of test machines;
at said first one of said test machines, retrieving a page on which said first ad is to be tested, said page being retrieved with a second ad that is distinct from said first ad;
replacing said second ad with said first ad;
measuring a first set of performance metrics of said page with said first ad; and
providing results based on said first set of performance metrics.
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Abstract
The impact of placing an ad on a web page may be tested before the ad is deployed on the web page. In one example, an entity submits the ad to be tested to a portal, and the ad is stored. A test manager then schedules tests of the ads on test machines. The ad may be tested by having the test machines retrieve the web page on which the ad is to be tested. If an ad is delivered with the page, that ad may be replaced with the test ad and also with a null ad that is designed to have little or no impact on the page. Performance metrics may be measured for the page with the test ad, and also for the page with the null ad. The delta between the performance metrics of the page with the test ad and the page with the null ad constitutes the impact of the ad on the page.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable storage devices that store executable instructions to test an impact of a first ad, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform acts comprising:
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receiving said first ad from an entity; storing said first ad in a test store; scheduling a test of said first ad on a first one of a plurality of test machines; at said first one of said test machines, retrieving a page on which said first ad is to be tested, said page being retrieved with a second ad that is distinct from said first ad; replacing said second ad with said first ad; measuring a first set of performance metrics of said page with said first ad; and providing results based on said first set of performance metrics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for testing an impact of a first ad, the system comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a test store; a plurality of test machines, each of said test machines being connected to a network and having software that replaces an ad on a page; a portal that receives said first ad from an entity and stores said first ad in said test store; and a test manager that schedules a test of said first ad on a first one of said plurality of test machines and causes said first one of said test machines to retrieve said page on which said first ad is to be tested, said page being retrieved with a second ad that is distinct from said first ad, said test manager further causing said first one of said test machines to replace said second ad with said first ad, said test manager causing said first one of said test machines to measure a first set of performance metrics of said page with said first ad. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of testing an impact of a first ad, the method comprising:
using a processor to perform acts comprising; receiving said first ad from an entity; storing said first ad in a test store; scheduling a test of said first ad on a first one of a plurality of test machines; at said first one of said test machines, retrieving a page on which said first ad is to be tested, said page being retrieved with a second ad that is distinct from said first ad; replacing said second ad with a null ad; measuring a first set of performance metrics of said page with said null ad; retrieving said page and replacing said second ad with said first ad; measuring a second set of performance metrics of said page with said first ad; and providing results on said impact based on a comparison of said first set of performance metrics with said second set of performance metrics. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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