Abstract: Advertising, entertainment or other content is targeted to a particular node of an addressable network based on user information. Such addressable networks may include the Internet, certain television networks or other networks where content can be addressed to specific nodes. The user information may include financial information, product or service preference information, and user contact information regarding a user of the targeted node. In one implementation, targeted content is presented during waiting time of an Internet session. The corresponding process involves monitoring (416) a user node to identify a website access request, accessing (418) a previously stored message said, selecting (432) a message from the message set and displaying or playing back (434) the selected message.

Abstract: Advertising, entertainment or other content is targeted to a particular node of an addressable network based on user information. Such addressable networks may include the Internet, certain television networks or other networks where content can be addressed to specific nodes. The user information may include financial information, product or service preference information, and user contact information regarding a user of the targeted node. In one implementation, targeted content is presented during waiting time of an Internet session. The corresponding process involves monitoring (416) a user node to identify a website access request, accessing (418) a previously stored message said, selecting (432) a message from the message set and displaying or playing back (434) the selected message.

Abstract: Advertising, entertainment or other content is targeted to a particular node of an addressable network based on user information. Such addressable networks may include the Internet, certain television networks or other networks where content can be addressed to specific nodes. The user information may include financial information, product or service preference information, and user contact information regarding a user of the targeted node. In one implementation, targeted content is presented during waiting time of an Internet session. The corresponding process involves monitoring (416) a user node to identify a website access request, accessing (418) a previously stored message said, selecting (432) a message from the message set and displaying or playing back (434) the selected message.

Abstract: Advertising, entertainment or other content is targeted to a particular node of an addressable network based on user information. Such addressable networks may include the Internet, certain television networks or other networks where content can be addressed to specific nodes. The user information may include financial information, product or service preference information, and user contact information regarding a user of the targeted node. In one implementation, targeted content is presented during waiting time of an Internet session. The corresponding process involves monitoring (416) a user node to identify a website access request, accessing (418) a previously stored message said, selecting (432) a message from the message set and displaying or playing back (434) the selected message.

Abstract: Advertising, entertainment or other content is targeted to a particular node of an addressable network based on user information. Such addressable networks may include the Internet, certain television networks or other networks where content can be addressed to specific nodes. The user information may include financial information, product or service preference information, and user contact information regarding a user of the targeted node. In one implementation, targeted content is presented during waiting time of an Internet session. The corresponding process involves monitoring (416) a user node to identify a website access request, accessing (418) a previously stored message said, selecting (432) a message from the message set and displaying or playing back (434) the selected message.

Abstract: Selected content such as product information and announcements is provided during waiting time of an Internet session. In one implementation, the process implemented by the waiting time message program of the invention involves monitoring (416) a user node to identify a web site access request, accessing (418) a previously stored message set, selecting (432) a message from the message set and displaying or playing back (434) the selected message. The message set and particular messages may be selected based on user information (e.g., demographic, psychographic, or product preference information), information regarding the expected waiting time or other information. Messages are thereby provided during waiting time that would otherwise be essentially wasted from the perspective of an ordinary Internet user, e.g., during processing time associated with the exchange of information between Internet content providers and Internet content users.