INCENTIVIZING THE LINKING OF INTERNET CONTENT TO PRODUCTS FOR SALE
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1. A method comprising:
- sharing a product web tag, the sharing of the product web tag including handling an invocation of an application program interface at an application executing on a server to store the product web tag on the server, the product web tag defining an association between a portion of a content item and an additional content item, the content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; and
causing a reward to be provided based on the sharing of the product web tag.
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Abstract
A method of establishing an association between a content item and an additional content item is disclosed, the content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system and the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system. A specification of an association between a portion of the content item and an additional content item is received. A product web tag is generated based on the specification of the association between the portion of the content item and the additional content item. A request is sent to share the product web tag on a server.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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sharing a product web tag, the sharing of the product web tag including handling an invocation of an application program interface at an application executing on a server to store the product web tag on the server, the product web tag defining an association between a portion of a content item and an additional content item, the content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; and causing a reward to be provided based on the sharing of the product web tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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receiving a specification of an association between a portion of a content item and an additional content item, the content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; generating a product web tag based on the specification of the association, the product web tag linking the portion of the content item to the additional content item; and sending a request to an application executing on a server to share the product web tag on the server. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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detecting an accessing of a content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system; detecting that a product web tag corresponding to the content item has been shared on a server, the product web tag defining an association between a portion of the content item and an additional content item, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; and displaying a notification that the portion of the content item is associated with the additional content item, the displaying occurring concurrently with a rendering of the content item. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a content-tagging application, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to; share a product web tag, the sharing of the product web tag including handling an invocation of an application program interface at an application executing on a server to store the product web tag on the server, the product web tag defining an association between a portion of a content item and an additional content item, the content item published by a source that is external from a network-based publication system, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; and cause a reward to be provided based on the sharing of the product web tag. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; a content-association module, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to receive a specification of an association between a portion of a content item and an additional content item, the content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; a tag-generation module, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to generate a product web tag based on the specification of the association, the product web tag linking the portion of the content item to the additional content item; and a communication module, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to send a request to an application executing on a server to share the product web tag on the server. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; an access-detection module, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to detect an accessing of a content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system; an association-detection module, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to detect that a product web tag corresponding to the content item has been shared on a server, the product web tag defining an association between a portion of the content item and an additional content item, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; and a notification module, implemented by the at least one processor, configured to display a notification that the portion of the content item is associated with the additional content item, the displaying occurring concurrently with a rendering of the content item. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory machine readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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sharing a product web tag, the sharing of the product web tag including handling an invocation of an application program interface at an application executing on a server to store the product web tag on the server, the product web tag defining an association between a portion of a content item and an additional content item, the content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; and causing a reward to be provided based on the sharing of the product web tag. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a specification of an association between a portion of a content item and an additional content item, the content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; generating a product web tag based on the specification of the association, the product web tag linking the portion of the content item to the additional content item; and sending a request to an application executing on a server to share the product web tag on the server. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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detecting an accessing of a content item published by a source that is external to a network-based publication system; detecting that a product web tag corresponding to the content item has been shared on a server, the product web tag defining an association between a portion of the content item and an additional content item, the additional content item published by a source that is internal to the network-based publication system; and displaying a notification that the portion of the content item is associated with the additional content item, the displaying occurring concurrently with a rendering of the content item. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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