Abstract: One embodiment of a process for improving visibility of an animated advertisement by playing the animation from the beginning when the advertisement becomes visible to the viewer. Advertisement animation is replayed by reloading the advertisement media from cache. Loading from the cache happens very quickly and it appears as though the animation has been replayed. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: One embodiment of a process for improving visibility of an advertisement (110) in an interactive document (130) that is being viewed within a scrollable viewport (120). The advertisement is shown in its original location when the original location is visible within the viewport. When the viewport is scrolled, the original location of the advertisement moves out of the viewport and is no longer visible. When this happens, the advertisement is shifted to a new location. The advertisement in its second location becomes visible within the viewport for a second time as the user continues to scroll through the document. Since the advertisement is viewed more than once, it gets noticed more by users. The locations of the advertisement can be separated by content or other advertisements. Other embodiments are described and shown.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for effectively utilizing the empty-spaces that form on web-pages. The empty space on a web-page is measured and the space is filled with either new content or new advertisements. New content is either inserted or hidden content is made visible to reduce empty space. Empty space is also reduced by hiding items in columns other than where the empty space has formed. Reducing empty space by showing more advertisements helps web-portals and online publishers generate more revenue from their traffic. In addition, reducing empty space improves the aesthetic presentation of a web-page.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for monitoring use of a licensed digital good, such as software, digital audio or video, text, and web pages. Each licensed digital good is associated with a shared resource, such as a record in a remote database in a license server. The shared resource is updated with data, such as a sequence or periodic transmission, from each instance of the licensed digital good when each instance is used. By detecting if the data in the shared resource has experienced a race condition, the use of multiple instances of the licensed digital good is detected. The method and system can also be used to determine a number of unlicensed uses of the digital good for purposes of automatically selling additional licenses.

Abstract: An improved method for retrieving documents from the web and other databases that uses a process of continuous improvement to converge towards near-perfect results for search queries. The method is very highly scalable, yet delivers very relevant search results.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for monitoring use of a licensed digital good, such as software, digital audio or video, text, and web pages. Each licensed digital good is associated with a shared resource, such as a record in a remote database in a license server. The shared resource is updated with data, such as a sequence or periodic transmission, from each instance of the licensed digital good when each instance is used. By detecting if the data in the shared resource has experienced a race condition, the use of multiple instances of the licensed digital good is detected. The method and system can also be used to determine a number of unlicensed uses of the digital good for purposes of automatically selling additional licenses.

Abstract: The system and method automates communication and information exchange, for example, to manage strategic decisions in an organization. A messaging system and method provides a way to capture messages into a data store so that workers in different teams may browse through the messages to understand what their colleagues are doing and why. The archived messages can be browsed to allow the user to view the causes and effects of the message. A system and method for obtaining information provides a way to efficiently query individuals in the organization.