Techniques for improving user engagement with advertisements
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1. A method comprising:
- providing for presentation via a display of a computing device for viewing by a user, an interface including a content window occupying a particular location in the interface, the interface being a web page;
providing for presentation within the content window of the interface, units of content in a sequence such that the units of content rotate within the content window, wherein the units of content rotate within the content window such that each successive one of the units of content in the sequence replaces, in the content window of the interface, a previous one of the units of content in the sequence, first ones of the units of content comprising advertisements such that each of the first ones of the units of content includes an advertisement, and second ones of the units of content comprising social media that has been identified by a server with reference to a group of users related to the user such that each of the second ones of the units of content includes social media content, wherein the social media correspond to online activities of individuals in the group of users;
providing at least one control in the interface with which the user may move backward and forward in the sequence;
sharing a selected one of the first ones of the units of content in the sequence with a message recipient in response to a drag-and-drop operation that drags and drops the selected one of the first ones of the units of content from the content window onto a contact in a contacts list of the interface or to a message window of the messaging interface; and
tracking user interaction with the sequence and the at least one control to measure the user engagement.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for stimulating user engagement with advertising content. Presentation of an interface in a display for viewing by a user is facilitated. The interface includes a content window occupying a substantially fixed location in the interface. Presentation of a sequence of units of content in the content window, some of which are advertisements is facilitated. Various techniques are described to encourage user engagement and interaction with the content window.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing for presentation via a display of a computing device for viewing by a user, an interface including a content window occupying a particular location in the interface, the interface being a web page; providing for presentation within the content window of the interface, units of content in a sequence such that the units of content rotate within the content window, wherein the units of content rotate within the content window such that each successive one of the units of content in the sequence replaces, in the content window of the interface, a previous one of the units of content in the sequence, first ones of the units of content comprising advertisements such that each of the first ones of the units of content includes an advertisement, and second ones of the units of content comprising social media that has been identified by a server with reference to a group of users related to the user such that each of the second ones of the units of content includes social media content, wherein the social media correspond to online activities of individuals in the group of users; providing at least one control in the interface with which the user may move backward and forward in the sequence; sharing a selected one of the first ones of the units of content in the sequence with a message recipient in response to a drag-and-drop operation that drags and drops the selected one of the first ones of the units of content from the content window onto a contact in a contacts list of the interface or to a message window of the messaging interface; and tracking user interaction with the sequence and the at least one control to measure the user engagement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device, the computing device comprising a display and at least one processor configured to perform a method, comprising:
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provide for presentation via the display of a computing device for viewing by a user, an interface including a content window occupying a particular location in the interface, the interface being a web page; provide for presentation within the content window of the interface, units of content in a sequence such that the units of content rotate within the content window, wherein the units of content rotate within the content window such that each successive one of the units of content in the sequence replaces, in the content window of the interface, a previous one of the units of content in the sequence, first ones of the units of content comprising advertisements such that each of the first ones of the units of content includes an advertisement, the interface including at least one control with which the user may move backward and forward in the sequence; provide for presentation within the content window of the interface, social media content such that the social media content replaces one of the first ones of the units of content within the content window, wherein the social media content has been identified by a server with reference to a group of users related to the user, wherein the social media correspond to online activities of individuals in the group of users; provide at least one control in the interface with which the user may move backward and forward in the sequence; and track user interaction with the sequence and the at least one control to measure the user engagement.
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16. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored therein configured to enable at least one computing device to perform a method comprising:
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providing for presentation via a display of a computing device for viewing by a user, an interface including a content window occupying a particular location in the interface, the interface being a web page; providing for presentation within the content window of the interface, units of content in a sequence such that the units of content rotate within the content window, wherein the units of content rotate within the content window such that each successive one of the units of content in the sequence replaces, in the content window of the interface, a previous one of the units of content in the sequence, first ones of the units of content comprising advertisements such that each of the first ones of the units of content includes an advertisement; providing for presentation within the content window of the interface, social media content such that the social media content replaces one of the first ones of the units of content within the content window, wherein the social media content has been identified by a server with reference to a group of users related to the user, wherein the social media correspond to online activities of individuals in the group of users; providing at least one control in the interface with which the user may move backward and forward in the sequence; and tracking user interaction with the sequence and the at least one control to measure the user engagement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27)
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26. A computing device comprising a display and at least one processor configured to perform a method, comprising:
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provide for presentation via the display of a computing device for viewing by a user, an interface including a content window occupying a particular location in the interface, the interface being a web page; provide for presentation within the content window of the interface, units of content in a sequence such that the units of content rotate within the content window, wherein the units of content rotate within the content window such that each successive one of the units of content in the sequence replaces, in the content window of the interface, a previous one of the units of content in the sequence, first ones of the units of content comprising advertisements such that each of the first ones of the units of content includes an advertisement; provide for presentation within the content window of the interface, social media content such that the social media content replaces one of the first ones of the units of content within the content window, wherein the social media content has been identified by a server with reference to a group of users related to the user, wherein the social media correspond to online activities of individuals in the group of users; provide at least one control in the interface with which the user may move backward and forward in the sequence; wherein a request for additional units of content is made when the user attempts to move beyond the sequence of units of content using the control; and tracking user interaction with the sequence and the at least one control to measure the user engagement.
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28. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored therein configured to enable at least one computing device to perform a computer-implemented method, comprising:
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providing for presentation via a display of a computing device for viewing by a user, an interface including a content window occupying a particular location in the interface, the interface being a web page; providing for presentation within the content window of the interface, units of content in a sequence such that the units of content rotate within the content window, wherein the units of content rotate within the content window such that each successive one of the units of content in the sequence replaces, in the content window of the interface, a previous one of the units of content in the sequence, first ones of the units of content comprising advertisements, the interface including at least one control with which the user may move backward and forward in the sequence; providing for presentation within the content window of the interface, social media content such that the social media content replaces one of the first ones of the units of content within the content window, wherein the social media content has been identified by a server with reference to a group of users related to the user, wherein the social media correspond to online activities of individuals in the group of users; sharing a selected one of the units of content with a message recipient in response to a drag-and-drop operation that drags and drops the selected one of the units of content from the content window to a message window of the messaging interface or onto a contact in a contacts list of the messaging interface; and tracking user interaction with the sequence and the at least one control to measure the user engagement. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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