Abstract: An advertising system receives, from a merchant system, marketing information, bidding preferences for auctions for advertising spaces, and a merchant system reservation calendar comprising an availability for the merchant system. The advertising system receives a notice of an auction for an advertising space from an advertising platform. The advertising system determines a first bid for the auction based on the availability of the merchant system, the marketing information, and the merchant system's bidding preferences and transmits the first bid to the advertising platform. The advertising system receives a notice of an incomplete auction from the advertising platform. The advertising system receives, from the merchant system, an updated merchant system reservation calendar comprising an updated availability and determines a second bid for the advertising space auction. The advertising system transmits the second bid to the advertising platform.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for generating groupings of users at a social networking service is provided, the method includes determining identifying information for a user, identifying one or more other users having a set of identifying information in common with the user, generating a group including the user and the one or more other users, associating the set of identifying information common between the user and the one or more other users with the group and providing recommendations to the user for activity with respect to the one or more other users based on the set of identifying information.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to determining whether a given user is a local or knowledgeable driver of a given area and using their driving habits, routes and other factors to improve mapping recommendations in real-time. For example, paths traveled within the given area by a driver are weighted based on the driver's level of knowledge of the given area. Based on the weight, the paths traveled by the driver may be used to update map information, replace suggested routes of travel, or the like.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for verifying parameters for a user-created event. In accordance with one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided that comprises receiving a set of parameters for an event created by a user. Further, the method includes verifying the set of parameters for the event by comparing the set of parameters to source data and determining, based on a result of the verification, replacement data for one or more of the set of parameters for the event. The method also includes presenting, on a display device, the replacement data for selection by the user and updating, based on a selection received from the user, the set of parameters for the event to include the replacement data.

Abstract: A method for providing playlist content item recommendations is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a processing device, a playlist content item recommendation generation request, receiving, at the processing device, a playlist title, generating, at the processing device, one or more playlist content item recommendations for a playlist using the playlist title, and providing, by the processing device, one or more of the generated playlist content item recommendations.

Abstract: A method for creating a single playlist with multiple authors is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a content sharing platform from a first user that is an author of a playlist of the content sharing platform, an indication of a second user to invite as another author of the playlist, the indication comprising an identifier of the second user and permissions corresponding to the second user, sending an invitation to the second user requesting the second user to be an author of the playlist, and when the second user accepts the invitation, storing the identifier of the second user and the permissions as metadata of the playlist, the second user to be allowed to interact with the playlist in accordance with the permissions corresponding to the second user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for media playback are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: receiving location information indicating proximities of a mobile device with a plurality of media playback devices; determining that the mobile device is within a predetermined proximity of a first media playback device; transmitting first instructions to the first media playback device that cause a media content item to be presented on the first media playback device; determining that the mobile device is within the predetermined proximity of a second media playback device and is no longer within the predetermined proximity of the first media playback device; transmitting second instructions to the first media playback device that cause the first media playback device to stop presenting the media content item and third instructions to the second media playback device that cause the media content item to be presented on the second media playback device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating image-based content based on text-based content. A data processing system receives a text-based content item based on which an image-based content item is to be created. The data processing system determines a context of the text-based content item based on the content of the text-based content item and the content of a landing page associated with the text-based content item. The data processing system determines one or more search terms from the determined context of the text-based content item. The data processing system then identifies from an image database, one or more candidate images that match at least one of the search terms determined from the context of the text-based content item. The data processing system then creates an image-based content item based on the text-based content item using at least one of the candidate images.

Abstract: A method for managing bids for online content item for display to a consumer based on merchant inventory levels. The method includes receiving a plurality of bidding levels associated with a merchant's product. Each bidding level includes an inventory level and a bid price. The method also includes receiving, by the computing device, a first inventory value associated with the product. The first inventory value represents the quantity of the product that the merchant has in inventory. The method further includes identifying a current bidding level from the plurality of bidding levels based at least in part on comparing the first inventory value to the plurality of bidding levels, the current bidding level including a current bid price. The method also includes selling an online content space to the merchant at the identified current bid price. The online content space is for displaying the online content item to the consumer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting recommended content based on social cues are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a method for presenting recommended content is provided comprising: receiving a query associated with a user; generating a list of relevant media content items based on the query; selecting items for presentation to the user based on social relevance scores based on social connections of the user that have consumed a relevant item and contextual relevance scores for each item; causing the selected items to be presented to the user; and indicating that a particular item was consumed by a particular social connection.