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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2008
Peter G. Finn, Brampton, CA;
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Steven M. Harrison, Bremerton, WA (US);
Ian D. Smith, Ikley, GB;
Peter G. Finn, Brampton, CA;
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Steven M. Harrison, Bremerton, WA (US);
Ian D. Smith, Ikley, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A solution for conducting a marketing activity is provided. Activities in a virtual environment are monitored and descriptions of a virtual object involved in the activities are collected. A tag may be assigned to the virtual object based on the characteristic of the activities and/or the descriptions of the virtual object. The tag may be used in marketing activities conducted in relation to the virtual environment.