Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to rank web site influence
First Claim
1. A method to rank the influence of a web site, comprising:
- accessing a query based on a topic term;
determining, using a processor, topic specific posts by applying the query to a first plurality of posts to a web site;
comparing, using the processor, the topic specific posts to a list of web sites to determine a topic volume per site;
determining, using the processor, a plurality of inbound links to the first plurality of posts;
determining, using the processor, a number of inbound links to the posts that are relevant to the topic term by comparing the topic volume per site and the inbound links; and
generating, using the processor, a rank of the web site based on the number of inbound links to the posts that are relevant to the topic term and times between the inbound links.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to rank a web site are disclosed herein. An example method to rank the influence of a web site includes accessing a query based on a topic term, determining topic specific posts by applying the query to a first plurality of posts to a web site, comparing the topic specific posts to a list of web sites to determine a topic volume per site, determining a plurality of inbound links to the first plurality of posts, determining a number of inbound links to the posts that are relevant to the topic term by comparing the topic volume per site and the inbound links, and generating a rank of the web site based on the number of inbound links to the posts that are relevant to the topic term and times between the inbound links.
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1. A method to rank the influence of a web site, comprising:
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accessing a query based on a topic term; determining, using a processor, topic specific posts by applying the query to a first plurality of posts to a web site; comparing, using the processor, the topic specific posts to a list of web sites to determine a topic volume per site; determining, using the processor, a plurality of inbound links to the first plurality of posts; determining, using the processor, a number of inbound links to the posts that are relevant to the topic term by comparing the topic volume per site and the inbound links; and generating, using the processor, a rank of the web site based on the number of inbound links to the posts that are relevant to the topic term and times between the inbound links. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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8. An apparatus to rank an influence of a web site, comprising:
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an authority determiner to determine a number of inbound links to a web site, the web site comprising posts that are associated with a topic; a virality determiner to calculate elapsed times between time adjacent posts that are relevant to the topic; and a web site ranker to determine a rank of the web site based on the number of inbound links and times between adjacent ones of the inbound links. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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9. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
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access a query based on a topic term; determine topic specific posts by applying the query to a first plurality of posts to a web site; compare the topic specific posts to a list of web sites to determine a topic volume per site; determine a plurality of inbound links to the first plurality of posts; determine a number of inbound links to the posts that are relevant to the topic term by comparing the topic volume per site and the inbound links; and generate a rank of the web site based on the number of inbound links to the posts that are relevant to the topic term and times between the inbound links. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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