Selecting format for content distribution
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- performing, using a computer device, analysis of an information collection reflecting network activities by an individual user, the network activities occurring in response to earlier content distributions, wherein a given content distribution includes distribution of content formatted in accordance with one or more of multiple formats in a configurable content area that presents particular content to the individual user, wherein the analysis includes;
determining a number of impressions of content to the individual user that occurred for each different format of the plurality of formats;
determining a number of events that occurred subsequent to each determined impression including determining a number of selections of a content item that was of a particular format of the plurality of formats; and
comparing the number of selections with the number of impressions to the user per format to determine how frequently network activities occurred regarding earlier content distributions that had a particular format characteristic, wherein the information collection reflecting the network activities by the individual user includes information for each of the multiple formats including information describing numbers of impressions in the information collection, format of content distributed in a given instance and network activities by the individual user associated with the given instance including selections after an impression, the multiple format types selected from the group comprising size, layout, shape, color, position, frame, sound, language and highlight;
selecting, using the computer device and for a subsequent content distribution to be made to the user, at least one of the multiple formats based at least in part on the analysis;
determining, based on performing the analysis, whether the individual user is more likely or less likely at a particular time corresponding to a time of the content distribution to select the configurable content area;
selecting, based on the selection of the at least one format, particular content for inclusion in the configurable content area that was not included in the earlier content distributions to the individual user, wherein the particular content to be presented in the configurable content area is revenue-generating content when the individual user is more likely to select the configurable content area and the particular content is non-revenue generating content when the individual user is less likely to select the configurable content area; and
providing a document that is responsive to a request, the document including the selected particular content and having the selected at least one format.
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Abstract
Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method for performing a content distribution associated with a format includes performing analysis of an information collection reflecting network activities by a user, the network activities occurring in response to earlier content distributions to the user. The method includes selecting a format for a content distribution to be made to the user, the format being selected based on the analysis. The method includes performing the content distribution to the user using the selected format.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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performing, using a computer device, analysis of an information collection reflecting network activities by an individual user, the network activities occurring in response to earlier content distributions, wherein a given content distribution includes distribution of content formatted in accordance with one or more of multiple formats in a configurable content area that presents particular content to the individual user, wherein the analysis includes; determining a number of impressions of content to the individual user that occurred for each different format of the plurality of formats; determining a number of events that occurred subsequent to each determined impression including determining a number of selections of a content item that was of a particular format of the plurality of formats; and comparing the number of selections with the number of impressions to the user per format to determine how frequently network activities occurred regarding earlier content distributions that had a particular format characteristic, wherein the information collection reflecting the network activities by the individual user includes information for each of the multiple formats including information describing numbers of impressions in the information collection, format of content distributed in a given instance and network activities by the individual user associated with the given instance including selections after an impression, the multiple format types selected from the group comprising size, layout, shape, color, position, frame, sound, language and highlight; selecting, using the computer device and for a subsequent content distribution to be made to the user, at least one of the multiple formats based at least in part on the analysis; determining, based on performing the analysis, whether the individual user is more likely or less likely at a particular time corresponding to a time of the content distribution to select the configurable content area; selecting, based on the selection of the at least one format, particular content for inclusion in the configurable content area that was not included in the earlier content distributions to the individual user, wherein the particular content to be presented in the configurable content area is revenue-generating content when the individual user is more likely to select the configurable content area and the particular content is non-revenue generating content when the individual user is less likely to select the configurable content area; and providing a document that is responsive to a request, the document including the selected particular content and having the selected at least one format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage device and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method comprising:
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performing, using a computer device, analysis of an information collection reflecting network activities by an individual user, the network activities occurring in response to earlier content distributions, wherein a given content distribution includes distribution of content formatted in accordance with one or more of multiple formats in a configurable content area that presents particular content to the individual user, wherein the analysis includes; determining a number of impressions of content to the individual user that occurred for each different format of the plurality of formats; determining a number of events that occurred subsequent to each determined impression including determining a number of selections of a content item that was of a particular format of the plurality of formats; and comparing the number of selections with the number of impressions to the user per format to determine how frequently network activities occurred regarding earlier content distributions that had a particular format characteristic, wherein the information collection reflecting the network activities by the individual user includes information for each of the multiple formats including information describing numbers of impressions in the information collection, format of content distributed in a given instance and network activities by the individual user associated with the given instance including selections after an impression, the multiple format types selected from the group comprising size, layout, shape, color, position, frame, sound, language and highlight; selecting, using the computer device and for a subsequent content distribution to be made to the user, at least one of the multiple formats based at least in part on the analysis; determining, based on performing the analysis, whether the individual user is more likely or less likely at a particular time corresponding to a time of the content distribution to select the configurable content area; selecting, based on the selection of the at least one format, particular content for inclusion in the configurable content area that was not included in the earlier content distributions to the individual user, wherein the particular content to be presented in the configurable content area is revenue-generating content when the individual user is more likely to select the configurable content area and the particular content is non-revenue generating content when the individual user is less likely to select the configurable content area; and providing a document that is responsive to a request, the document including the selected particular content and having the selected at least one format.
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