INDIRECT ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS PROMOTING THIRD-PARTY WEB CONTENT

• US 20120303468A1
• Filed: 05/23/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: ELYADA, ODED
• Application Number:
  US13/113,485
• Publication Number:
  US 20120303468A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.73
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer media for indirect advertising are provided. An identification of third-party web content related to an offering is received. The third-party web content is published by a third-party publisher, and the offering includes one or more of a product or service. Approval to configure at least one indirect online advertisement for the offering is received. The at least one indirect online advertisement includes a landing page that is presentable on a remote device. At least one indirect online advertisement is configured for presentation such that the third-party web content related to the offering and published by the third-party publisher is reachable via the landing page of the at least one configured indirect online advertisement.

Claims

1. Computer-readable media having embodied thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, perform a method for indirect advertising, the method comprising:

receiving an identification of third-party web content related to an offering,

wherein the third-party web content is published by a third-party publisher, and

wherein the offering includes one or more of a product or service;

receiving approval to configure at least one indirect online advertisement for the offering, the at least one indirect online advertisement including a landing page that is presentable on a remote device; and

configuring at least one indirect online advertisement for presentation such that the third-party web content related to the offering and published by the third-party publisher is reachable via the landing page of the at least one configured indirect online advertisement.

2. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the third-party web content related to the offering and published by the third-party publisher is published on the landing page of the at least one configured indirect online advertisement, and wherein upon receiving a user selection of the at least one configured indirect online advertisement, the third-party web content is presented.

3. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the third-party web content related to the offering is a review that includes positive statements related to the offering.

4. The computer-readable media of claim 3, wherein the offering is a first product, and wherein the third-party web content related to the offering is at least one of a review of the first product or a review of a second product related to the first product.

5. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the at least one configured indirect online advertisement is configured such that the indirect online advertisement is presented as an advertisement containing primarily text, wherein the text is related to a title or snippet of the third-party web content.

6. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the at least one configured indirect online advertisement does not include information describing the offering.

7. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the identification of the third-party web content related to the offering is made by the publisher who published the third-party web content.

8. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein a first advertiser provides the offering or is an affiliate or agent of a party who provides the offering, and further comprising providing the identified third-party web content to the first advertiser for approval prior to configuring the at least one indirect online advertisement.

9. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein a first advertiser provides the offering or is an affiliate or agent of a party who provides the offering, and wherein the at least one indirect online advertisement is configured according to advertiser instructions provided by the first advertiser.

10. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein approval to configure at least one indirect online advertisement for the offering is not received unless advertiser instructions to consider identified third-party web content for the offering were previously received.

11. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the at least one indirect online advertisement is automatically configured upon receiving approval to configure the at least one indirect online advertisement.

12. Computer-readable media having a system embodied thereon including computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method for indirect advertising, the system comprising:

a content identification component that identifies third-party web content related to an offering,

wherein the third-party web content is published by a third-party publisher, and

wherein the offering includes one or more of a product or service;

an approval component that receives approval to configure at least one indirect online advertisement for the offering, the at least one indirect online advertisement including a landing page that is presentable on a remote device; and

an advertisement configuration component that configures at least one indirect online advertisement for presentation such that the third-party web content identified as related to the offering and published by the third-party publisher is reachable via the landing page of the at least one configured indirect online advertisement.

13. The computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein the third-party web content related to the offering and published by the third-party publisher is published on the landing page of the at least one indirect online advertisement configured by the advertisement configuration component.

14. The computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein the third-party web content related to the offering is a review that includes positive statements related to the offering.

15. The computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein the at least one configured indirect online advertisement does not include information describing the offering.

16. The computer-readable media of claim 12, wherein based at least in part on received advertiser instructions:

the content identification component automatically identifies the third-party web content related to the offering;

the approval component automatically approves configuration of the at least one indirect online advertisement for the offering; and

the advertisement configuration component automatically configures the at least one indirect online advertisement.

17. Computer-readable media having embodied thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, perform a method for indirect advertising, the method comprising:

receiving advertiser instructions for an offering, wherein the offering includes one or more of a product or service;

identifying third-party web content related to the offering, wherein the third-party web content is published by a third-party publisher; and

based at least in part on the received advertiser instructions;

automatically approving configuration of at least one indirect online advertisement for the offering, the at least one indirect online advertisement including a landing page that is presentable on a remote device, and

automatically configuring at least one indirect online advertisement for presentation such that the third-party web content related to the offering and published by the third-party publisher is published on the landing page of the at least one configured indirect online advertisement.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the offering is a first product, and wherein the third-party web content related to the offering is at least one of a review of the first product or a review of a second product related to the first product.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the at least one configured indirect online advertisement is configured such that the indirect online advertisement is presented as an advertisement containing primarily text, wherein the text is related to a title or snippet of the third-party web content.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the at least one configured indirect online advertisement does not include information describing the offering.