System, method, and computer program for collecting data for marketplace presentation

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program for collecting data for marketplace presentation. In use, for a source page associated with a first content source, a template is created associated with the source page and a user is allowed to identify a region using the source page. For the identified region, user input is used to determine a data type and inter-relationship to other data. One or more content is received from one or more content sources and processed. One or more textual errors, including accidental or malicious errors, are identified. One or more content portions are assembled from the one or more content sources, utilizing at least one web page. Content is published, utilizing the at least one web page. Different comments on at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community are received and policed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 for a source page associated with a first content source, creating a template associated with the source page;   allowing a user to identify a region using the source page;   for the identified region, using user input to determine a data type and inter-relationship to other data;   receiving a first content portion from the first content source;   receiving a second content portion from a second content source;   receiving a third content portion from a third content source;   processing the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source;   identifying one or more textual errors, including accidental or malicious errors, associated with any of the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, the one or more textual errors being identified based on statistics from previously collected data;   assembling the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, utilizing at least one web page;   publishing content including the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, utilizing the at least one web page;   receiving, by the first web publisher, different comments on at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   policing, by the first web publisher, the different comments on the at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   receiving, by the first web publisher, ratings of at least some of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   causing communication of at least a first portion of the content for publishing by a second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher;   causing communication of at least one first comment for publishing by the second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher;   causing communication of at least a second portion of the content for publishing by a third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher; and   causing communication of at least one second comment for publishing by the third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising assigning a utility score to at least one of the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, or the third content portion from the third content source, based on the one or more textual errors. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising determining that the utility score surpasses a predetermined threshold; 
     
     
         4 . A system, comprising:
 a component for receiving a first content portion from a first content source;   a component for receiving a second content portion from a second content source;   a component for receiving a third content portion from a third content source;   a component for processing the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source;   a component for identifying one or more textual errors, including accidental or malicious errors, associated with any of the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, the one or more textual errors being identified based on statistics from previously collected data;   a component for assembling the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, utilizing at least one web page;   a component for publishing content including the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, utilizing the at least one web page;   a component for receiving, by the first web publisher, different comments on at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   a component for policing, by the first web publisher, the different comments on the at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   a component for receiving, by the first web publisher, ratings of at least some of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   a component for causing communication of at least a first portion of the content for publishing by a second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher;   a component for causing communication of at least one first comment for publishing by the second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher;   a component for causing communication of at least a second portion of the content for publishing by a third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher; and   a component for causing communication of at least one second comment for publishing by the third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher.   
     
     
         5 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein the system is operable such that at least a portion of the first users associated with the first on-line community are designated as trusted. 
     
     
         6 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein the system is operable such that different portions of the content are suggested to different users based on a browsing history of the different users. 
     
     
         7 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein the system is operable such that different advertisements are selected for different users. 
     
     
         8 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein the system is operable such that the second on-line community is capable of controlling what is communicated. 
     
     
         9 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the receiving the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion results from scraping the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;   the first content source, the second content source, and the third content source include different sites;   the processing includes post-processing including at least one of connecting data together, resolving conflicts, or reporting errors;   the content includes additional content in addition to the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;   the publishing including serving web content;   the communicating includes broadcasting;   the communicating is conditioned on payment;   the policing includes removing;   the at least part of the published content, the at least some of the published content, the at least first portion of the published content, and the at least second portion of the published content, are different parts of the published content; and   each component includes at least one of a component of the first web publisher, or a computer component.   
     
     
         10 . A method, comprising:
 receiving a first content portion from a first content source;   receiving a second content portion from a second content source;   receiving a third content portion from a third content source;   processing the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source;   identifying one or more textual errors, including accidental or malicious errors, associated with any of the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, the one or more textual errors being identified based on statistics from previously collected data;   assembling the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, utilizing at least one web page;   publishing content including the first content portion from the first content source, the second content portion from the second content source, and the third content portion from the third content source, utilizing the at least one web page;   receiving, by the first web publisher, different comments on at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   policing, by the first web publisher, the different comments on the at least part of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   receiving, by the first web publisher, ratings of at least some of the published content from the first users associated with the first on-line community;   causing communication of at least a first portion of the content for publishing by a second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher;   causing communication of at least one first comment for publishing by the second web publisher that is different from the first web publisher;   causing communication of at least a second portion of the content for publishing by a third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher; and   causing communication of at least one second comment for publishing by the third web publisher that is different from the first web publisher and different from the second web publisher.   
     
     
         11 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the first users associated with the first on-line community are designated as trusted. 
     
     
         12 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein different portions of the content are suggested to different users based on a browsing history of the different users. 
     
     
         13 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein different advertisements are selected for different users. 
     
     
         14 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein the second on-line community is capable of controlling what is communicated. 
     
     
         15 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the receiving the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion results from scraping the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;   the first content source, the second content source, and the third content source include different sites;   the processing includes post-processing including at least one of connecting data together, resolving conflicts, or reporting errors;   the content includes additional content in addition to the first content portion, the second content portion, and the third content portion;   the publishing including serving web content;   the communicating includes broadcasting;   the communicating is conditioned on payment;   the at least part of the published content, the at least some of the published content, the at least first portion of the published content, and the at least second portion of the published content, are different parts of the published content; and   the policing includes removing.   
     
     
         16 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein the system is operable such that the content is published to a plurality of first users associated with a first on-line community, by a first web publisher. 
     
     
         17 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein the system is operable such that access is allowed to the at least first portion of the content by second users associated with a second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community, and wherein access is allowed to the at least one first comment by the second users associated with the second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community. 
     
     
         18 . A system of  claim 4 , wherein the system is operable such that access is allowed to the at least second portion of the content by third users associated with a third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community, and wherein access is allowed to the at least one second comment by the third users associated with the third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community. 
     
     
         19 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein access is allowed to the at least first portion of the content by second users associated with a second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community, and wherein access is allowed to the at least one first comment by the second users associated with the second on-line community that is different from the first on-line community. 
     
     
         20 . A method of  claim 10 , wherein access is allowed to the at least second portion of the content by third users associated with a third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community, and wherein access is allowed to the at least one second comment by the third users associated with the third on-line community that is different from the first on-line community and different from the second on-line community.