Newsmaker Verification and Commenting Method and System

A newsmaker verification and commenting method for internet based on-line publishing wherein on-line articles served from one or more news servers connected to the internet are displayed on an internet connected client computer operable to access and display the articles to a reader, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an article comprising text, wherein at least some of the text comprises an instance comprising the name of a newsmaker;
• automatically identifying the name of the newsmaker, wherein said step of automatically identifying comprises analyzing the text of the article with entity extraction methods;
• displaying the article to the reader, wherein said step of displaying comprises emphasizing the instance such that the instance is set apart from the text;
• electronically verifying the identity of the reader as the newsmaker, wherein said step of electronically verifying comprises generating out-of-wallet questions from a verification database, transmitting out-of-wallet information to the verification database, comparing the out-of-wallet information to the verification database, and receiving comparison results;
• if the identity of the reader is verified as the newsmaker, storing comments provided by the reader;
• and
• publishing the comments and the article;
• whereby the comments are displayed conspicuously with the article.

A newsmaker verification and commenting system for internet based on-line publishing wherein news articles served from one or more news servers connected to the internet are displayed on an internet connected client computer operable to access and display the articles to a reader, the system comprising:

• means for providing an article comprising text, wherein at least some of the text comprises an instance comprising the name of a newsmaker;
• means for automatically identifying the name of the newsmaker;
• means for displaying the article to the reader;
• means for electronically verifying the identity of the reader as the newsmaker;
• means for storing comments provided by the reader;
• and
• means for publishing the comments and the article.

A newsmaker verification and commenting method for internet based on-line publishing wherein on-line articles served from one or more news servers connected to the internet are displayed on an internet connected client computer operable to access and display the articles to a reader, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an article comprising text, wherein at least some of the text comprises an instance comprising the name of a newsmaker;
• identifying the name of the newsmaker;
• displaying the article to the reader, wherein said step of displaying comprises emphasizing the instance such that the instance is set apart from the text;
• verifying the identity of the reader as the newsmaker;
• if the identity of the reader is verified as the newsmaker, storing comments provided by the reader;
• and
• publishing the comments and the article.