Method and apparatus for enriching metadata via a network

A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor of a communications network operated by a network service provider, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• monitoring metadata associated with a first webpage of a plurality of webpages, the first webpage having been determined to be similar to a second webpage of the plurality of webpages;
• detecting a change to the metadata associated with the first webpage;
• determining whether the change to the metadata associated with the first webpage invokes an update to metadata associated with the second webpage;
• and
• processing the update of the metadata associated with the second webpage when the change invokes the update to the metadata associated with the second webpage.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor of a communications network operated by a network service provider;
• and
• a computer-readable storage device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• monitoring metadata associated with a first webpage of a plurality of webpages, the first webpage having been determined to be similar to a second webpage of the plurality of webpages;
• detecting a change to the metadata associated with the first webpage;
• determining whether the change to the metadata associated with the first webpage invokes an update to metadata associated with the second webpage;
• and
• processing the update of the metadata associated with the second webpage when the change invokes the update to the metadata associated with the second webpage.