Oath Inc.

Yahoo Holdings, Inc.

Verizon Media Inc.

Michael Metcalf

Jaesung Park

Roger William Graves

Steven Andrew McClelland

Pedro Valente

Fernando Padilla

Alexandre Linares

Sarah Jean Sosiak

Methods and systems for recommending online media content to other users includes receiving a selection of media content rendered on content page. The media content is identified by a user for sharing. A list of topics associated with the user is generated for presenting on a user interface. The topics are descriptive of the media content selected for sharing. Selection of one or more topics for the selected media content is received from the user. The received selections define the user's relevancy perspective for the selected media content. A recommendation for the selected media content is provided in content streams of users that follow the selected topics for users interactions with the selected media content.

System and methods for user curated media

Methods, systems and computer readable media are provided for managing user generated content in relation to content. One example method includes receiving content from a mobile device. The received content is associated to one or more entities. The method associates the received content to a media forum. The association of the content to the media forum enables at least one discussion regarding the received content on the media forum. The media forum has an interest graph that adjusts over time. Responsive to receiving a request to view an article, the method selects the media forum to be associated with the article when the article is presented on a display. The association of the media forum to the article provides an adjustment to the interest graph of the media forum.

Media forums for managing mobile generated user content and associations to articles

Methods, systems and computer readable media are provided for managing user generated content in relation to content. One example method includes receiving content from a mobile device. The received content is associated to one or more entities. The method associates the received content to a media forum. The association of the content to the media forum enabling at least one discussion regarding the received content on the media forum. The media forum having an interest graph that adjusts over time. Responsive to receiving a request to view an article, the method selects the media forum to be associated with the article when the article is presented on a display, the association of the media forum to the article provides an adjustment to the interest graph of the media forum.

Methods, systems and computer readable media are provided for managing user generated content in relation to content. One example method includes receiving a request to access an article having descriptive content that includes one or more entities. Each entity in the article has an assigned prominence score, and the request is received from a website in response to user selection of the article. The method further includes identifying one or more media forums to relate to the article. Each media forum includes one or more discussion threads, and each media forum is associated with an interest graph that changes over time. Responsive to the request, the method selects a media forum from the one or more media forums to associate with the article based on examination of the interest graph of the media forum and the assigned prominence scores of entities in the article. The method presents the article on the website, wherein the presentation of the article includes additionally presenting the identified media forum in association with the article.

Media forums for presenting and managing user generated content regarding articles presented on websites

In one embodiment at least one user profile of a user may be obtained. Information may be provided to the user by one or more personalization engines based, at least in part, upon the at least one user profile. Each of the one or more personalization engines may be configured to operate according to a different one of a plurality of personas.

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Michael Metcalf