Abstract: A system and method of procuring an advertising inventory over a communications network may include establishing a set of nodes defined by desired component attributes of inventory for an advertiser for an ad campaign. The established set of nodes may be stored. Valuation of nodes having unknown price and volume parameters may be estimated. The set of nodes may be explored to determine estimated price and volume parameters for the nodes. The set of nodes may be exploited for the ad campaign, where the exploitation may be inclusive of at least one extrapolated node having an estimated valuation. Results of the exploited set of nodes for the ad campaign may be generated.

Abstract: A method and system for selectively fully displaying additional content in a browser window, without requiring scrolling in more than one direction, based on an available display area. For example, additional advertising content is thus selectively displayed in an otherwise unused area of the browsing window to the right of a primary content of a Web page. The size of the available display area is automatically detected, and a determination is automatically made as to whether the additional content and primary content can both be fully displayed in the available display area under the scrolling constraint. If so, both the additional content and the primary content are displayed. Otherwise, only the primary content is displayed. The additional content is downloaded only when it can thus be included within the display area.

Abstract: A method and system for selectively fully displaying additional content in a browser window, without requiring scrolling in more than one direction, based on an available display area. For example, additional advertising content is thus selectively displayed in an otherwise unused area of the browsing window to the right of a primary content of a Web page. The size of the available display area is automatically detected, and a determination is automatically made as to whether the additional content and primary content can both be fully displayed in the available display area under the scrolling constraint. If so, both the additional content and the primary content are displayed. Otherwise, only the primary content is displayed. The additional content is downloaded only when it can thus be included within the display area.

Abstract: Ranking based online competition system and method in which online game players and sports fans can compete directly with one another and have the results of their games processed into rankings. The competition comprises a season or tour of an extended time duration. Each season or tour is comprised of a number of events or tournaments, which in turn are comprised of one or more rounds or games. The system tracks the results of multiple online events and ranks the players depending on the points they score or the purses they win. The system electronically mimics an actual competition season such as a professional golf tour or a sports season comprised of a number of events. The players are ranked based on the cumulative prizes or points they have won in each of the games. Players need not be entered in all of the events to qualify for an entry on a master scoreboard that displays the rankings of players from the start of the season to a point in time.