Abstract:
Methods, computer products, and systems for selecting advertisements in response to an internet query are provided. The method provides for receiving an internet query that includes query terms, retrieving and then ranking a first set of advertisements in response to the internet query using a query likelihood model. The method then selects sampling terms using pseudo-relevance feedback and translation models, the internet query, and the first set of ad materials obtained using the query likelihood model. The sampling terms are chosen from a distribution of terms from the terms in the first set of ad materials, and the pseudo-relevance feedback model is used to select a term in the distribution of terms based on a probability. The use of translation models enhances the topicality of the results because the distribution words selected are related to the terms in the original query as indicated by their translation probabilities.
Abstract:
A user submitting a query from a computer at an unknown location is located using a language model. The language model is derived from an aggregation of tweets that were sent from known locations.