Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Advertising in an online community
- Patent Title (中): 广告在线社区
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Application No.: US12195332Application Date: 2008-08-20
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Publication No.: US08700609B2Publication Date: 2014-04-15
- Inventor: Chung-Li Aliku Hsiao , Yu-Lung Larry Kao
- Applicant: Chung-Li Aliku Hsiao , Yu-Lung Larry Kao
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30 ; G06F7/00

Abstract:
An online advertising method which may allow advertisers to recruit a user of a websites to become an advertisement carrier, who may carry the advertiser's advertisements and display the advertisements to his fellow users in an online community. Since users in the advertisement carrier's online community have similar browsing interests, if an advertisement is related to the browsing interests of the online community, it may be better targeted at the users in the online community. The method may be used in, e.g., eCommerce, social networking and online photo albums.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100049604A1 ADVERTISING IN AN ONLINE COMMUNITY Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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