Tag merging

摘要

Tag merging enables a hosting entity such as a website to determine one or more tags that are logically-related to a particular tag and to present these tags to users to enable the users to vote whether to merge a logically-related tag with the particular tag. The hosting entity may determine these logically-related tags in multiple ways. For instance, the hosting entity may analyze keyword-to-keyword similarity data, item-overlap data, or may employ stemming logic. When the entity presents these tags to a user, the user may vote to merge the particular tag with one or more of the presented logically-related tags. When merged, items associated with the selected logically-related tag may become associated with the particular tag, or vice versa. Additionally, the selected tag may be removed from the items previously associated with the selected tag, or vice versa.

主权项

1. A method of implementing an electronic catalog, comprising:
determining, via one or more computing devices, a set of tags that are logically-related to a particular tag; determining an overlap between items associated with the particular tag and items associated with a logically-related tag of the determined set of logically-related tags; serving a page that contains items in the electronic catalog that are associated with the particular tag; displaying, on the served page, at least partly in response to the determined overlap being greater than a first value but less than a second value, the set of logically-related tags to enable a user to vote to merge the logically-related tag with the particular tag; providing a message to the user that includes a suggestion to vote to merge the logically-related tag with the particular tag at least partly in response to the determined overlap being greater than both the first value and the second value; receiving, from the user, a vote to merge the logically-related tag with the particular tag; at least in part in response to receiving the vote, merging the logically-related tag with the particular tag; receiving a selection of the logically-related tag; and serving a page that contains the items in the electronic catalog that have been associated with the particular tag and items in the electronic catalog that have been associated with the logically-related tag in response to the receiving of the selection of the logically-related tag.