Patent ID: 9652551
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for managing user-created content on a site, comprising: providing an interface configured to allow users to interactively create content; monitoring, in real-time while the first user is actively using the provided interface to create an instance of content for the site, one or more editorial actions performed by a first user to modify an existing portion of the instance of content; determining an effort value for the created instance of content based on the monitored one or more editorial actions, by operation of one or more computer processors, wherein the effort value quantifies an estimated amount of effort expended by the first user in creating the instance of content; and based at least in part on the determined effort value, affecting at least one of (i) moderation of the created instance of content and (ii) sharing of the created instance of content, on the site.