VERIZON MEDIA INC.

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. In an example, an email addressed to an email address associated with an email account is received. A request to display the email is received from a client device associated with the email account. In response to receiving the request to display the email, the email and a social interaction interface are displayed via an email interface on the client device. The social interaction interface includes one or more social interaction features. The one or more social interaction features include a commenting feature, a feedback feature and/or a chat feature.

The present teaching relates to generating combination distributions for ads. A prediction model is obtained via machine learning with respect to a criterion. Training data are associated with multiple ads each having multiple attributes, and include combinations with recorded performance for each ad. Each combination has multiple assets representing respective attributes of an ad. Using the prediction model, performance of each combination of each ad can be predicted and used for generating combination distributions for the ads. Such generated combination distributions are then sent to an explore/exploit layer (EEL) at a frontend ad serving engine so that it can draw a combination associated with an auction winning ad for rendering on a webpage viewed by a user on a user device.

The present teaching relates to generating combination distributions for ads. Features are computed based on training data associated with ads, each of which has a plurality of attributes. The training data include asset combinations with past performance thereof for each of the ads. Each combination includes multiple assets representing respective attributes of an ad. The features are used in machine learning to obtain an auxiliary model, which is used to generate combination distributions for each ad based on predicted performance for each combination associated with the ad. Such generated combination distributions are sent to an explore/exploit layer (EEL) for a frontend ad serving engine to draw a combination therefrom for an auction winning ad for rendering on a webpage viewed by a user on a user device.

The present teaching relates to displaying ads. An explore/exploit layer (EEL) is provided at frontend ad serving engine for storing combination distributions with respect to multiple ads. Each ad has multiple attributes. Each attribute can be instantiated using one of multiple assets. The frontend ad serving engine requests a recommended ad for bidding an ad display opportunity in a slot of a webpage viewed by a user on a user device. The recommended ad is one of the multiple ads. When the auction is successful, a combination of assets for the ad is drawn from the combination distributions in EEL and each of the assets instantiates a corresponding attribute of the ad. The combination is transmitted to the user device to render the ad.

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for content cache invalidation using cache tags are provided. A first proxy hop may receive a request from a client device for a content object originating from a content source. A cache tagging script is executed to add a query parameter to the request to create a modified request. The query parameter specifies a cache tag version for the content object. The modified request is transmitted through one or more subsequent proxy hops to the content source to retrieve the content object. The content object, tagged with a cache tag specifying the cache tag version, is cached as a cached content object within a cache. The cache tag is associated with an expiration timestamp after which the cached content object is designated to be invalid.

In an example, a system, a method and/or an apparatus are provided. A first power distribution component and a second power distribution component are connected to a busway system including a busway. Whether first electrical power of the first power distribution component and second electrical power of the second power distribution component meet one or more conditions is determined. In response to a condition of the one or more conditions not being met, supply of electrical power from the second power distribution component to the busway system is inhibited.

In an example, a first item of a plurality of items may be identified. A set of items related to the first item may be determined based upon first item information associated with the first item. A second set of items, of the plurality of items, may be determined, wherein the second set of items is targeted to a user. The second set of items includes the first item. Based upon the set of items and the second set of items, a set of candidate content items may be determined for inclusion in an auction associated with selection of content for presentation via a client device associated with the user. The set of candidate content items includes one or more content items associated with the set of items related to the first item. A content item may be selected from content items comprising the first set of candidate content items.

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. First event information associated with a plurality of events may be determined, wherein the plurality of events is associated with a first entity. A set of event metrics associated with the first entity may be determined based upon the first event information. A first combined metric may be determined based upon at least two metrics of the set of event metrics. Whether the first entity is fraudulent may be determined based upon the first combined metric and a threshold metric associated with anomalous behavior.

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for defect detection are provided. An image, depicting an object for evaluation to determine whether the object has a defect, is inputted into a segmentation model to identify an object region of interest of the object. An object region area of the object region of interest is calculated. A convex hull area of a convex hull encompassing the object region of interest is calculated. A ratio of the object region area to the convex hull area is determined. The ratio is compared to a threshold to determine whether the object has the defect or does not have the defect.

Systems and methods are provided for improving web-based document retrieval and object manipulation. In an implementation, objects within web documents (e.g., a web page) are manipulated when the objects are visible through a viewport of a user's web browser. According to a method, an object selected from a web document is manipulated when that selected object is displayed within the viewport of the user's browser. The manipulation may include downloading content associated with the stored object and additionally, or alternatively, executing a script associated with the stored object. Additionally, or independently, methods may be provided for blocking the download of an object in a retrieved web document until that object is displayed or visible in the user's browser viewport.