Methods and systems for processing and displaying content

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for processing and display content. Web page data for a first web page is received from a remote system, wherein the web page is to be displayed on a terminal associated with a user. An automatic identification is performed of a first content in the first web page data. A user-defined profile is accessed. A second content is automatically selected based at least in part on the user profile. The first content is replaced with the second content so that if the first web page is displayed on the terminal associated with the user, the second content is displayed and the first content is not displayed.

1 . A system, comprising:
 a processor;   tangible, non-transitory media that stores a program that when executed by the processor is configured to perform operations, comprising:   receiving a request from a requesting user to improve a ranking of a website associated with the requesting user;   transmitting communications to a plurality of nodes in response to the received request to improve ranking,   the nodes including respective computing devices,   wherein the communications are configured to cause at least in part the plurality of nodes to:   (a) automatically issue search requests, or   (b) automatically activate links in search results, or   (c) automatically issue uniform resource locator requests, or,   (d) automatically perform a submit operation, or   (e) any combination of (a), (b), (c), or (d);   storing information related to the number of times the plurality of nodes performed (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e);   issuing a report over a network, the report providing information related to the number of times the plurality of nodes performed (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e).   
     
     
         2 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the plurality of nodes to perform:
 (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e)   at substantially random times within a first period of time.   
     
     
         3 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the plurality of nodes to perform:
 (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e)   without displaying the results of the search requests, activated links, uniform resource locator requests, or submits on the plurality of nodes.   
     
     
         4 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
 storing in memory an indication that the first of the plurality of nodes has performed (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e); and   storing an indication that a deposit or credit is to be made with respect to an account associated with a user associated with the user terminal at least partly in response to the indication that the first of the plurality of nodes has performed (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e).   
     
     
         5 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the communications are configured to cause at least in part the plurality of nodes to at least automatically perform submits. 
     
     
         6 . The system as defined in  claim 1 , wherein a first of the plurality of nodes performs (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) at a time different than a second of the plurality of nodes. 
     
     
         7 . A method of initiating network communications, comprising:
 receiving a request from a requesting user to improve a ranking of a website associated with the requesting user;   transmitting communications over a network to a first plurality of nodes in response to the received request to improve ranking,   the nodes including respective computing devices,   wherein the communications are configured to cause at least in part the first plurality of nodes to:   (a) automatically issue search requests, or   (b) automatically activate links in search results, or   (c) automatically issue uniform resource locator requests, or,   (d) automatically perform a submit operation, or   (e) any combination of (a), (b), (c), or (d);   storing information related to the number of times the first plurality of nodes performed (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e);   transmitting information over a network, the information related to the number of times the first plurality of nodes performed (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e).   
     
     
         8 . The method as defined in  claim 7 , the method further comprising causing the first plurality of nodes to perform:
 (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e)   at substantially random times within a first period of time.   
     
     
         9 . The method as defined in  claim 7 , the method further comprising causing the first plurality of nodes to perform:
 (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e)   without displaying the results of the search requests, activated links, uniform resource locator requests, or submits on the first plurality of nodes.   
     
     
         10 . The method as defined in  claim 7 , the method further comprising:
 storing in memory an indication that the first of the first plurality of nodes has performed (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e); and   storing an indication that a deposit or credit is to be made with respect to an account associated with a user associated with the user terminal at least partly in response to the indication that the first of the first plurality of nodes has performed (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e).   
     
     
         11 . The method as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the communications are configured to cause at least in part the first plurality of nodes to at least automatically perform submits. 
     
     
         12 . The method as defined in  claim 7 , wherein a first of the first plurality of nodes performs (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) at a time different than a second of the first plurality of nodes.