Apparatus, system and method for a brand affinity engine using positive and negative mentions and indexing
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for assessing a keyword as a primary subject of a site, comprising:
- accepting a search input seeking the keyword on the site;
locating at least one result responsive to said accepting;
comparing the result with known terms associated with the keyword, known distances of the known terms from the keyword, and known locations of the keyword on the site; and
assessing that the keyword is the primary subject of the site in accordance with said comparingwherein the comparing comprises applying a plurality of rules to the site; and
wherein the plurality of rules includes determining a distance of at least two of the associated terms and the keyword from one of a visual center of the site and a visual edge of the site.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method of implementing a computerized brand affinity engine. The apparatus, system and method include at least a plurality of computerized access points having accessible thereto a plurality of sites mentioning at least one sponsor, a categorized, hierarchical database of keywords, wherein at least the keywords falling in at least one category of the hierarchy correspond to a sponsor category of the at least one sponsor, and a tracker, wherein the tracker tracks positive ones of the mentions of the at least one sponsor on ones of the plurality of sites and negative ones of the mentions of the at least one sponsor on ones of the plurality of sites, in accordance with positive and negative keywords of the categorized, hierarchical database in the sponsor category, and wherein the tracker issues an rating with regard to the at least one sponsor in accordance with the positive ones and the negative ones of the mentions. An assessment of optimal sponsors for particular markets and/or in particular geographies that additionally increases sponsorship opportunities in particular markets and/or in particular geographies is thereby provided.
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1. A computer implemented method for assessing a keyword as a primary subject of a site, comprising:
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accepting a search input seeking the keyword on the site; locating at least one result responsive to said accepting; comparing the result with known terms associated with the keyword, known distances of the known terms from the keyword, and known locations of the keyword on the site; and assessing that the keyword is the primary subject of the site in accordance with said comparing wherein the comparing comprises applying a plurality of rules to the site; and wherein the plurality of rules includes determining a distance of at least two of the associated terms and the keyword from one of a visual center of the site and a visual edge of the site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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