Abstract: A local couriers network provided in the context of an on-line trading platform is described. A request detector receives, from a user, a purchase request indicating an item. A local delivery indication detector determines, from the purchase request, an indication of a local delivery transaction. A local courier selector selects courier identifications corresponding to one or more profiles from the local courier profiles in response to the indication of the local delivery transaction, utilizing respective quality of service ratings stored in the local courier profiles. The communications module provides the list to the user and receives, from the user, a chosen courier identification and completes a transaction with respect to purchase and delivery of the item.

Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture that selects at least keyword from a taxonomy of a publication system; used the at least one keyword for performing data mining of a social network to detect conversations relating to products; compared elements of the conversations with functions of the publication system; and responsive to comparing, uses the elements of the conversation to change the taxonomy or the offering of products on the publication system. The conversations comprise posts relating to a product, the functions of the publication system comprise searches relating to the product, and changing the taxonomy comprises adding a category to the taxonomy.

Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture that selects at least keyword from a taxonomy of a publication system; used the at least one keyword for performing data mining of a social network to detect conversations relating to products; compared elements of the conversations with functions of the publication system; and responsive to comparing, uses the elements of the conversation to change the taxonomy or the offering of products on the publication system. The conversations comprise posts relating to a product, the functions of the publication system comprise searches relating to the product, and changing the taxonomy comprises adding a category to the taxonomy.

Abstract: A system, method and article of manufacture that selects at least keyword from a taxonomy of a publication system; used the at least one keyword for performing data mining of a social network to detect conversations relating to products; compared elements of the conversations with functions of the publication system; and responsive to comparing, uses the elements of the conversation to change the taxonomy or the offering of products on the publication system.