Patent ID: 8578028
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for provisioning computing environment resources based on social media analysis, comprising: monitoring, using a data processing system, references provided by a first website to detect an anticipated flash crowd for a web-accessible resource, wherein at least one of the references is employed to determine one or more Internet memes; determining, using the data processing system, whether one of the references is indicative of the anticipated flash crowd for the web-accessible resource, wherein a popularity threshold is employed to determine when one of the references is indicative of the anticipated flash crowd for the web-accessible resource and a staleness threshold is employed to determine when one of the references is not indicative of the anticipated flash crowd for the web-accessible resource; generating, using the data processing system, a first notice to allocate resources associated with the web-accessible resource to service the anticipated flash crowd based on the determining and the one or more Internet memes; and generating, using the data processing system, a second notice to de-allocate the resources associated with the web-accessible resource following termination of the anticipated flash crowd based on the determining and the one or more Internet memes.