SPOTTING TRENDS BY IDENTIFYING INFLUENTIAL CONSUMERS

摘要

Relevant information for a plurality of consumers may be gathered from a plurality of electronic devices. Influence information is determined from a correlation between the relevant information and one or more items. The influence information may be used to identify one or more influencers. Information gathered from contemporary online behavior of the one or more influencers with respect to one or more categories of items may be used to identify a trend with respect to one or more particular items in the one or more categories. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.