Provisioning serendipitous content recommendations in a targeted content zone
A content recommendation method and system are described, according to various implementation. In an implementation, the method and system generate a record identifying a set of content items interacted with by users of a content system, where each content item is associated with one or more topics. A confidence score associated with each of a set of topics associated with the set of content items is generated, where the confidence score represents a quantity of instances a respective topic appears in a collection of content items. A portion of the set of topics having a confidence score that exceeds a threshold confidence level is determined. A search of the collection of content items is executed to identify a serendipitous candidate content item that includes multiple portions of the set of topics previously interacted with by a user. The method and system determines, based on the record, that the candidate serendipitous content item has not been interacted with by the user system. The method and system generates a plurality of content zones having a depth defined based on user engagement measurements, wherein the plurality of content zones includes a targeted content zone including the candidate serendipitous content item.
1. A system comprising:
a memory comprising instructions; and
a processing device operatively coupled to the memory, the processing device to execute the instructions to:
generate a record identifying a set of content items interacted with by a user system, where each content item is associated with one or more topics;
generate a confidence score associated with each of a set of topics associated with the set of content items, wherein the confidence score represents a quantity of instances a respective topic appears in a collection of content items;
determine a portion of the set of topics having a confidence score that exceeds a threshold confidence level;
search the collection of content items for a candidate serendipitous content item that comprises the portion of the set of topics;
determine, based on the record, the candidate serendipitous content item has not been interacted with by the user system; and
generate at least a portion of a graphical user interface including a plurality of content zones having a depth defined based on user engagement measurements, wherein the plurality of content zones comprises a targeted serendipitous content zone comprising the candidate serendipitous content item.
2. The system of claim 1 , the processing device to execute the instructions to:
cause a provisioning of the candidate serendipitous content item to be displayed in the targeted serendipitous content zone.
3. The system of claim 1 , the processing device to execute the instructions to:
determine a depth value that satisfies a condition associated with the targeted serendipitous content zone; and
establish the depth value as a starting point of the targeted serendipitous content zone.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the condition associated with the targeted serendipitous content zone comprises one or more user engagement signal values having a rate of decrease that exceeds a threshold rate of decrease.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing device generates at least the portion of the graphical user interface including the targeted serendipitous content zone in response to a request by the user system to access a portion of a publisher system.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of content zones further comprises a first content zone to display one or more personalized content recommendations and a second content zone to display one or more best of network content recommendations.
7. A method comprising:
generating, by a processing device, a record identifying a set of content items interacted with by a user system, where each content item is associated with one or more topics;
generating a confidence score associated with each of a set of topics associated with the set of content items, wherein the confidence score represents a quantity of instances a respective topic appears in a collection of content items;
determining a portion of the set of topics having a confidence score that exceeds a threshold confidence level;
identifying a candidate serendipitous content item that comprises the portion of the set of topics;
determining, based on the record, the candidate serendipitous content item has not been interacted with by the user system; and
in response to a request from the user system to access a document of a publisher system, causing a display of the candidate serendipitous content item in a targeted serendipitous content zone of the document.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
collecting a set of user engagement signals corresponding to the document of the publisher system;
identifying, based on the set of user engagement signals, a depth value of the document corresponding to a rate of decrease of user engagement that exceeds a threshold level; and
establishing the depth value as a starting point for the targeted serendipitous content zone.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
establishing one or more additional content zones to precede the targeted serendipitous content zone in a scroll depth of the document.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more additional content zones are configured to display one or more content items having a different type than the candidate serendipitous content item.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein identifying the candidate serendipitous content item that comprises the portion of the set of topics comprises searching the collection of content items.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the document comprises a portion designated for a content feed, the content feed to comprise the targeted serendipitous content zone displaying the candidate serendipitous content item.
13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising measuring a user engagement signal associated with an interaction by the user system with the candidate serendipitous content item.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, if executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
generate a record identifying a set of content items interacted with by a user system, where each content item is associated with one or more topics;
generate a confidence score associated with each of a set of topics associated with the set of content items, wherein the confidence score represents a quantity of instances a respective topic appears in a collection of content items;
determine a portion of the set of topics having a confidence score that exceeds a threshold confidence level;
search the collection of content items for a candidate serendipitous content item that comprises the portion of the set of topics;
determine, based on the record, the candidate serendipitous content item has not been interacted with by the user system; and
generate at least a portion of a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of content zones having a depth defined based on user engagement measurements, wherein the plurality of content zones comprises a targeted serendipitous content zone comprising the candidate serendipitous content item.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , the processing device to cause a provisioning of the candidate serendipitous content item to be displayed in the targeted serendipitous content zone.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , the processing device to:
determine a depth value that satisfies a condition associated with the targeted serendipitous content zone; and
establish the depth value as a starting point of the targeted serendipitous content zone.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the condition associated with the targeted serendipitous content zone comprises one or more user engagement signal values having a rate of decrease that exceeds a threshold rate of decrease.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the processing device generates at least the portion of the graphical user interface including the targeted serendipitous content zone in response to a request by the user system to access a portion of a publisher system.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of content zones further comprises a first content zone to display one or more personalized content recommendations and a second content zone to display one or more best of network content recommendations.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the candidate serendipitous content item comprises at least one of a webpage, a video file, an audio file, or an image.