Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate sharing of information and/or experiences among users within advertisements. For example, an advertisement can include a user interface to collect user content and to selectively present, within the advertisement, previously collected user content, while the advertisement presents advertiser content in a web page of a third party.

Abstract: In one embodiment, on a display device, at least one information handling system displays an excerpt of XML-formatted information, and displays a list of folders. In response to a command from a first user, the information handling system saves the displayed excerpt of the XML-formatted information in a folder that is selected by the first user from among the displayed list of folders. In response to a command from the first user, the information handling system selectively enables access to the selected folder by one or more second users specified by the first user.

Abstract: In one embodiment, on a display device, within at least one web browser window, at least one information handling system: displays a result of a search by a website in response to a search term query specified by a user; displays a list of folders; and highlights at least a portion of the displayed result of the search by the website. In response to a command from the user via the web browser window, the information handling system saves the highlighted portion in a folder that is selected by the user from among the displayed list of folders.

Abstract: The disclosed method and apparatus makes possible the registration of domain names in one or more registration state-types, each registration state-type being associated with a set of functional rules or parameters. Certain of the registration state-types are allowed to have priority over other of the registration state-types, meaning that a domain name registered in a low priority registration state-type may be superseded or overwritten by an intervening registration to the same or a different registrant who requests a higher priority registration. Interplay of the registration state-types and parameters provides for a broad range of registration services and flexibility in the means by which consideration is obtained in exchange for registration services.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are directed towards employing machine representations of phonemes to generate and manage domain names, and/or messaging addresses. A user of a computing device may provide an audio input signal such as obtained from human language sounds. The audio input signal is received at a phoneme encoder that converts the sounds into machine representations of the sounds using a phoneme representation viewable as a sequence of alpha-numeric values. The sequence of alpha-numeric values may then be combined with a host name, or the like to generate a URI, a message address, or the like. The generated URI, message address, or the like, may then be used to communication over a network.

Abstract: In one embodiment, at least one information handling system receives an excerpt of information. In response to a configuration of the information handling system, the information handling system performs at least one of the following operations: automatically translating the excerpt from an XML format into a non-XML format, so that the translated excerpt is compatible for operation with the information handling system; and automatically translating the excerpt into an alternate XML format, so that the translated excerpt is compatible for operation with the information handling system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling a user to navigate to a web page or other resource in a taxonomy of resources using a crumb provided in a user interface. The crumb is associated with a category of web pages in the taxonomy. When a user indicates the crumb, such as hovering over the crumb, additional crumbs are displayed, so that the user may directly navigate to another web page in the taxonomy. The additional crumbs may be in the same, or a different category. The user can select a crumb from any category to navigate forward and backward in the taxonomy. The taxonomy may be independent of a storage structure for the web pages. The crumbs may be in a toolbar, script, or other module that interfaces with a local or remote taxonomy processor to access and dynamically manage the taxonomy of web pages.

Abstract: A system and method are directed towards identifying advertisement keywords within a variety of content types, identifying similarity rankings of advertisements based on the keywords, and to the guiding of keyword purchases. In one embodiment, a search is performed based in part on defined selection criteria, and/or scheduling rules. Content that may include advertisements is processed to identify advertisement keywords. A similarity ranking of different advertisements based on keywords therein may be determined. The similarity rankings may be used, with keyword pricing data, to identify instances of keyword arbitrage, guide purchase of keywords, and to control traffic flow to and from advertisements to obtain a benefit from price differentials between what one keyword seller charges for a keyword and what a click buyer will, pay for traffic directed to advertisements with the same or related keyword.

Abstract: Enabling a user of a video chat application to a virtual video message answering machine to contextually provide a video message to at least one other user of the video chat application for play back if the user is unavailable. The video message can be arranged to be played when another user attempts to initiate a video communication session with the unavailable user or during an existing video chat session after the user becomes unavailable. Also, the user can choose one or more contexts for playing back a video message to one or more other users that are likely to be participants in a future video communication session. The other user is provided with a user interface that enables the other user to record a video message reply for subsequent playback by the unavailable user.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a User Publishing System (UPS) that enables both content publishing for users that share what they know in articles and enabling these users to get paid for providing the content through use of a User Compensation System (UCS). The invention enables users to create and edit content in multiple formats, from multiple sources, and in multiple languages. The system can be integrated for use with a plurality of different websites and adopt both the look and feel and the content format of each website, and/or other communication medium. Compensation may be provided to the user providing the content based on a variety of metrics.