Content generation revenue sharing

Abstract

Techniques are described that facilitate generating useful content based on user interactions, such as by providing an answer-providing service that facilitates interactions between users who supply questions and users who supply responses to the questions of other users, as well as using the generated content in various ways. In some situations, users are compensated for participating in interactions with the answer-providing service in various ways, including by sharing a portion of an ongoing revenue stream generated from an answer to a question with users who provided responses that are used as part of the answer. In some situations, the sharing of an ongoing revenue stream related to an answer may be split between the users who provided the responses for the answer in various manners, including based on assessed levels of expertise of those users.

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         50 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving, by one or more computing systems configured to incentivize participation of users who provide responses to questions from other users, indications of multiple questions supplied by multiple requester users;   for each of the questions, providing an answer to the question by
 obtaining, by the one or more configured computing systems, one or more responses to the question from each of one or more response provider users, and selecting at least one of the obtained responses to be used as the answer to the question; and 
 for each selected response,
 determining, by the one or more configured computing systems, one or more current experience scores for the response provider user associated with the selected response, each of the determined one or more current experience scores representing a level of experience of the associated response provider user with respect to one or more categories associated with the answer for which the selected response was used; 
 initiating, by the one or more configured computing systems, compensating the associated response provider user for the selected response based at least in part on one or more of the determined current experience scores of the response provider user; and 
 determining, by the one or more configured computing systems and based at least in part on one or more of the determined current experience scores of the associated response provider user, an enhanced incentive level status for the associated response provider user; and 
 
   for each of one or more response provider users having the enhanced incentive level status, incentivizing the enhanced response provider user to continue providing responses to questions by providing one or more benefits to the enhanced response provider user that are not provided to other users who do not have the enhanced incentive level status.   
     
     
         51 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the compensating of the associated response provider user is based at least in part on revenue generated from the answer for which the selected response was used. 
     
     
         52 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 51  wherein compensating the associated response provider user includes providing monetary compensation to the associated response provider user. 
     
     
         53 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the enhanced response provider users includes extending a period of time during which the enhanced response provider user receives compensation for one or more previously provided responses. 
     
     
         54 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the enhanced response provider users includes extending a period of time during which the enhanced response provider user receives compensation for responses provided in the future. 
     
     
         55 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the enhanced response provider users includes increasing an amount of compensation that the enhanced response provider user receives for previously provided responses and/or for responses provided in the future. 
     
     
         56 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the enhanced response provider users includes providing notifications to the enhanced response provider user of at least some questions to be answered. 
     
     
         57 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the enhanced response provider users includes using a selection process for each of at least some questions that provides a preference for a response provided by the enhanced response provider user to be selected for use as an answer to the question. 
     
     
         58 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the enhanced response provider users includes providing an indicated benefit when the current experience score of the enhanced response provider user reaches a predetermined threshold. 
     
     
         59 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the enhanced response provider users includes providing an indicated benefit when a current experience score of the enhanced response provider user increases by at least a predetermined amount during a predetermined period of time. 
     
     
         60 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the determining of the enhanced incentive level status for each of at least one of the response provider users is further based on experience scores of other response provider users. 
     
     
         61 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein the determining of the enhanced incentive level status for each of at least one of the response provider users is performed in a manner specific to a current experience score of the response provider user, such that the at least one response provider user receives multiple enhanced incentive level statuses for distinct answer categories represented by multiple current experience scores of the at least one response provider user. 
     
     
         62 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 50  wherein for at least one selected response, the determining of the current experience score for the associated response provider user is based at least in part on feedback received from other users related to the selected response. 
     
     
         63 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored contents that when executed configure a computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
 for each of multiple user-supplied questions,
 receiving, by the configured computing device, a response to the question from each of one or more response provider users, and selecting at least one of the received responses to be provided as the answer to the question; and 
 for each selected response,
 determining, by the configured computing device, one or more current experience scores for the response provider user that provided the selected response, each of the determined one or more current experience scores representing a level of experience of the response provider user with respect to one or more categories associated with the provided answer; 
 initiating, by the configured computing device, compensating the response provider user for the selected response based at least in part on one or more of the determined current experience scores of the response provider user; and 
 determining, by the configured computing device and based at least in part on one or more of the determined current experience scores of the response provider user, an enhanced incentive level status for the response provider user; and 
 
   for each of one or more response provider users having the enhanced incentive level status, providing one or more benefits to the response provider user that are not provided to other users who do not have the enhanced incentive level status.   
     
     
         64 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 63  wherein the compensating of the response provider user that provided the selected response includes providing monetary compensation to the associated response provider user based at least in part on revenue generated via the provided answer. 
     
     
         65 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 63  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the response provider users having the enhanced incentive level status includes extending a period of time during which the response provider user will continue to receive compensation for one or more of a group that includes responses previously provided by the response provider user and responses provided in the future by the response provider user. 
     
     
         66 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 63  wherein the providing of the one or more benefits to at least one of the response provider users having the enhanced incentive level status includes increasing an amount of compensation that the enhanced response provider user receives for previously provided responses and/or for responses provided in the future. 
     
     
         67 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 63  wherein the benefits provided to at least one of the response provider users having the enhanced incentive level status includes an increased likelihood that future responses provided by the response provider user will be selected for use as answers to other user-supplied questions. 
     
     
         68 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 63  wherein the determining of the enhanced incentive level status for each of at least one of the response provider users is performed in a manner relative to current experience scores of other response provider users. 
     
     
         69 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 63  wherein for at least one selected response, the determining of the current experience score for the associated response provider user is based at least in part on feedback received from other users related to the selected response. 
     
     
         70 . A system, comprising:
 one or more processors;   a first component configured to, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, receive indications of multiple questions supplied by multiple requester users;   a second component configured to, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors and for each of the indicated questions:
 obtain one or more responses to the indicated question from each of one or more response provider users, and identify at least one of the obtained responses to be used as an answer to the indicated question; and 
 for each of the one or more identified responses,
 determine an experience score for the response provider user that provided the identified response, the determined experience score representing a level of experience of the response provider user with respect to one or more categories associated with the indicated question; 
 initiate compensating the response provider user for the identified response based at least in part on the determined experience score of the response provider user; and 
 determine, based at least in part on the determined experience score, whether to assign an enhanced incentive level status for the response provider user; and 
 
   a third component configured to, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors and for each of one or more response provider users assigned the enhanced incentive level status, incentivize the response provider user to submit future responses to questions by providing one or more benefits to the response provider user that are not provided to users who do not have the enhanced incentive level status.   
     
     
         71 . The system of  claim 70  wherein the compensating of the response provider user that provided the selected response includes providing monetary compensation to the associated response provider user based at least in part on revenue generated via the provided answer. 
     
     
         72 . The system of  claim 70  wherein, for at least one of the one or more response provider users assigned the enhanced incentive level status, the one or more provided benefits includes increasing an amount of compensation that the at least one response provider user receives for previously provided responses and/or for responses provided in the future. 
     
     
         73 . The system of  claim 70  wherein, for at least one of the one or more response provider users assigned the enhanced incentive level status, the one or more provided benefits includes an increased likelihood that responses provided by the response provider user are selected for use as answers to questions. 
     
     
         74 . The system of  claim 70  wherein, for at least one selected response, the determining of the experience score for the associated response provider user is based at least in part on feedback received from other users related to the selected response.