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1. A method comprising:
- providing original content on a content source;
inserting a unique content ID into content information that is associated with the original content when the original content is created, wherein the unique content ID identifies the original content as it is republished, the unique content ID is associated with the original content for the lifetime of the original content;
associating the original content with an author profile;
generating a first hyperlink when the original content is created by an author of the original content that is visible only to the author, and is sent to a traffic clustering engine by a web index when the original content is published;
sending the original content including the unique content ID to a referrer by providing a second hyperlink associated with the original content and the republication of the content, and determining metadata to be included in the second content;
detecting a following of the second hyperlink between the original content and a second content that is a republication of the original content, by another content source, via a content aggregation based on communication with the content source via a web index;
applying a timestamp to the original content, and providing the original content having the timestamp to the web index;
constructing a referring chain, via the traffic clustering engine operatively associated with the web index, by grouping all instances of the republication in the content aggregation that identify the author of the original content in the metadata and the another content source that generated the second content;
providing the referring chain to the web index, wherein the web index performs content matching and date sorting to sort and store the second content; and
in response to an indication of the republication of the original content as the second content, based on the content aggregation and the referring chain, providing a report of the republication to an author of the original content.
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Abstract
An example implementation includes providing original content on a content source; inserting a unique content ID into content information associated with the original content; associating the original content with an author profile; detecting a following of the hyperlinks between the original content and a second content, via a content aggregation based on communication with the content source via a web index; applying a timestamp to the original content, and providing the original content having the timestamp to the web index.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing original content on a content source; inserting a unique content ID into content information that is associated with the original content when the original content is created, wherein the unique content ID identifies the original content as it is republished, the unique content ID is associated with the original content for the lifetime of the original content; associating the original content with an author profile; generating a first hyperlink when the original content is created by an author of the original content that is visible only to the author, and is sent to a traffic clustering engine by a web index when the original content is published; sending the original content including the unique content ID to a referrer by providing a second hyperlink associated with the original content and the republication of the content, and determining metadata to be included in the second content; detecting a following of the second hyperlink between the original content and a second content that is a republication of the original content, by another content source, via a content aggregation based on communication with the content source via a web index; applying a timestamp to the original content, and providing the original content having the timestamp to the web index; constructing a referring chain, via the traffic clustering engine operatively associated with the web index, by grouping all instances of the republication in the content aggregation that identify the author of the original content in the metadata and the another content source that generated the second content; providing the referring chain to the web index, wherein the web index performs content matching and date sorting to sort and store the second content; and in response to an indication of the republication of the original content as the second content, based on the content aggregation and the referring chain, providing a report of the republication to an author of the original content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a network including interconnected computer networks, one or more content sources, and a web index; an author profile database including author information communicatively coupled to the network; a first content source operatively associated with the network and configured to publish first content and to insert a unique content ID and the author information into content information that is associated with the first content when the original content is created, the first content source being further configured to create traffic directed to the first content, wherein the unique content ID identifies the original content as it is republished, and the unique content ID is associated with the original content for the lifetime of the original content and wherein a first hyperlink is generated when the original content is created by an author of the original content that is visible only to the author, and is sent to a traffic clustering engine by a web index when the original content is published, and further wherein the original content including the unique content ID is sent to a referrer by providing a second hyperlink associated with the original content and the republication of the content, and determining metadata to be included in the second content; a web server operatively associated with the first content source for disseminating content via the network; a content aggregator configured to detect traffic directed to the first content, to receive content via the network including the first content from the first content source, timestamp the first content, and aggregate content including the unique content ID, and the traffic clustering engine and the web index operatively associated with the content aggregator, wherein the traffic clustering engine constructs a referring chain, via the traffic clustering engine operatively associated with the web index, by grouping all instances of the republication in the content aggregation that identify the author of the original content in the metadata and the another content source that generated the second content, and provides the referring chain to the web index, wherein the web index performs content matching and date sorting to sort and store the second content; wherein in response to an indication of the republication of the original content as the second content, based on the content aggregated by the content aggregator and the referring chain generated by the traffic clustering engine, providing a report of the republication to an author of the original content. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions, the instructions comprising:
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providing original content on a content source; inserting a unique content ID into content information that is associated with the original content when the original content is created, wherein the unique content ID identifies the original content as it is republished, the unique content ID is associated with the original content for the lifetime of the original content; associating the original content with an author profile; generating a first hyperlink when the original content is created by an author of the original content that is visible only to the author, and is sent to a traffic clustering engine by a web index when the original content is published; sending the original content including the unique content ID to a referrer by providing a second hyperlink associated with the original content and the republication of the content, and determining metadata to be included in the second content; detecting a following of the second hyperlink between the original content and a second content that is a republication of the original content, by another content source, via a content aggregation based on communication with the content source via a web index; applying a timestamp to the original content, and providing the original content having the timestamp to the web index; constructing a referring chain, via the traffic clustering engine operatively associated with the web index, by grouping all instances of the republication in the content aggregation that identify the author of the original content in the metadata and the another content source that generated the second content; providing the referring chain to the web index, wherein the web index performs content matching and date sorting to sort and store the second content; and in response to an indication of the republication of the original content as the second content, based on the content aggregation and the referring chain, providing a report of the republication to an author of the original content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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