Network node ad targeting
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying a community within a network, wherein the community comprises a plurality of members of the network;
determining, by one or more computers, a weight of the community based, at least in part, on a quantity of direct links among the members of the community and a quantity of indirect links among the members of the community;
for each member of the community, determining, by the one or more computers, a respective score of influence, at least in part by determining a change between the weight of the community when the member is included in the community and a weight of the community when the member is excluded from the community;
identifying a plurality of influencers in the community based, at least in part, on the determined scores of influence, wherein the plurality of influencers are members of the community with highest scores of influence; and
associating, by the one or more computers, advertisements with profiles of at least some the plurality of influencers.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for displaying advertisements to members of a network comprises identifying one or more communities of members, identifying one or more influencers in the one or more communities, and placing one or more advertisements at the profiles of one or more members in the identified one or more communities.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a community within a network, wherein the community comprises a plurality of members of the network; determining, by one or more computers, a weight of the community based, at least in part, on a quantity of direct links among the members of the community and a quantity of indirect links among the members of the community; for each member of the community, determining, by the one or more computers, a respective score of influence, at least in part by determining a change between the weight of the community when the member is included in the community and a weight of the community when the member is excluded from the community; identifying a plurality of influencers in the community based, at least in part, on the determined scores of influence, wherein the plurality of influencers are members of the community with highest scores of influence; and associating, by the one or more computers, advertisements with profiles of at least some the plurality of influencers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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identifying a community within a network, wherein the community comprises a plurality of members of the network; determining, by one or more computers, a weight of the community by; identifying a first quantity of links between the plurality of members in the community; identifying a second quantity of links between members outside the community; and determining the weight of the community as a ratio of the first quantity to the second quantity; for each member of the community, determining, by the one or more computers, a respective score of influence, at least in part by determining a change between the weight of the community when the member is included in the community and a weight of the community when the member is excluded from the community; identifying a plurality of influencers in the community based, at least in part, on the determined scores of influence, wherein the plurality of influencers are members of the community with highest scores of influence; and associating, by the one or more computers, advertisements with profiles of at least some of the plurality of influencers.
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processing devices to perform operations for displaying advertisements to members of a network, the operations comprising:
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determining a weight of the community based, at least in part, on a quantity of direct links among the members of the community and a quantity of indirect links among the members of the community; for each member of the community, determining a respective score of influence, at least in part by determining a change between the weight of the community when the member is included in the community and a weight of the community when the member is excluded from the community; identifying a plurality of influencers in the community based, at least in part, on the determined scores of influence, wherein the plurality of influencers are members of the community with highest scores of influence; and associating advertisements with profiles of at least some the plurality of influencers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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