Abstract: A system and method for determining and managing reputation of an entity or industry includes determining a sample size of the population that provides at least a pre-defined percent confidence interval, and which has the predefined level of familiarity (unique group); determining a measure of likelihood that the targeted population will perform a positive action on behalf of an entity (behavioral connection score), wherein determining the measure of the likelihood that the targeted population will perform a positive action on behalf of an entity comprises: receiving survey ratings from behavioral connection survey questions where each survey rating is provided by a party within the unique group; weighting the received survey ratings to accommodate for at least one of the group consisting of cultural bias and missed demographic quotas; and aggregating the ratings within each individual question to provide a single aggregated behavioral connection score for each behavioral connection survey question.

Abstract: Determining entity reputation from at least one media data source includes using at least one of a text analysis model and a text mining model to determine if a sentiment toward an entity is positive, negative, or neutral by use of at least one media data point in at least one media data source and assigning a sentiment numerical value to the point based on whether the determined sentiment toward the entity is positive, negative, or neutral; determining at least one media reputation score of the entity; training a classification model to associate at least one media data point with at least one media reputation driver; using the model to associate at least one media data point with the driver, or determine the point cannot be associated with drivers; and determining an entity media reputation driver score for each of the drivers based on the media data source.

Abstract: A system and method for determining and managing reputation of an entity or industry includes cleaning data to derive a highly reliable, demographically representative sample of a survey population, sized to provide a ninety-five percent or greater confidence interval from individuals familiar with the entity; determining a reputation perception score of the entity; determining reputation factor scores; determining reputation driver scores; and determining a reputation driver weight and reputation driver order of importance to entity reputation.

Abstract: A system and method for determining and managing reputation of an entity or industry includes determining a sample size of the population that provides at least a pre-defined percent confidence interval, and which has the predefined level of familiarity (unique group); determining a measure of likelihood that the targeted population will perform a positive action on behalf of an entity (behavioral connection score), wherein determining the measure of the likelihood that the targeted population will perform a positive action on behalf of an entity comprises: receiving survey ratings from behavioral connection survey questions where each survey rating is provided by a party within the unique group; weighting the received survey ratings to accommodate for at least one of the group consisting of cultural bias and missed demographic quotas; and aggregating the ratings within each individual question to provide a single aggregated behavioral connection score for each behavioral connection survey question.

Abstract: A Buyer may enter a domain name or a related search string in a search field on a website operated by a Gaining Registrar. The Gaining Registrar may determine the domain name is registered at a Losing Registrar (a different registrar) and ask if the Buyer would like to make an offer on the domain name. If the Buyer does want to make an offer, the Gaining Registrar may validate the Buyer, collect a reserve from the Buyer and communicate the domain name and the offer (and possibly a time the offer is good) to an Aftermarket Platform (or possibly directly to the Losing Registrar). The Aftermarket Platform may then communicate the domain name, offer and possibly the time the offer is good to the Losing Registrar. The Losing Registrar may present the offer to the Seller (registrant of the domain name). The Seller may accept, decline, present a counter-offer to the Buyer or let the time the offer is good to expire.

Abstract: A Buyer may enter a domain name or a related search string in a search field on a website operated by a Gaining Registrar. The Gaining Registrar may determine the domain name is registered at a Losing Registrar (a different registrar) and ask if the Buyer would like to make an offer on the domain name. If the Buyer does want to make an offer, the Gaining Registrar may validate the Buyer, collect a reserve from the Buyer and communicate the domain name and the offer (and possibly a time the offer is good) to an Aftermarket Platform (or possibly directly to the Losing Registrar). The Aftermarket Platform may then communicate the domain name, offer and possibly the time the offer is good to the Losing Registrar. The Losing Registrar may present the offer to the Seller (registrant of the domain name). The Seller may accept, decline, present a counter-offer to the Buyer or let the time the offer is good to expire.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for distributing molten thermoplastic material supplied directly from melt polymerization to a plurality of molding machines operating in timed sequence is disclosed. The invention is particularly applicable to transferring molten polyester (normally polyethylene terephthalate or a copolymer thereof) directly from a melt polymerization reactor to injection molding machines for producing molded plastic articles.