Remember All Those 'Influence' Ad Companies? They May Have A Pat...

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 07/08/2008 - 03:08

It was just a couple weeks ago that we (skeptically) noted that there were a bunch of companies trying to create systems to use things like a "FriendRank" to use "influence" to help advertise .

However, it looks like those companies may have to deal with a bit of a patent block. Slashdot points out that Google has applied for a patent on just such a process to establish a sort of "FriendRank." Of course, the fact...

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