{
  "id": 24704,
  "title": "document_id in promoted_content.csv",
  "url": "/competitions/outbrain-click-prediction/discussion/24704",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2016-10-24T16:20:20.857Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 6,
  "views": 553,
  "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>Does the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "140999",
      "postDate": "10/24/2016 16:20:20",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>Does the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi,\r\n\r\nDoes the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?\r\n\r\nThanks",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "141004",
      "postDate": "10/24/2016 16:53:40",
      "content": "<p>[quote=nickl;140999]</p>\n\n<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>Does the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]\nThe document a user will end up on if they click through\n: )</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[quote=nickl;140999]\r\n\r\nHi,\r\n\r\nDoes the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?\r\n\r\nThanks\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\nThe document a user will end up on if they click through\r\n: )",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "141097",
      "postDate": "10/25/2016 04:31:58",
      "content": "<p>Thanks. That is good - I was a bit worried I had it totally wrong. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks. That is good - I was a bit worried I had it totally wrong.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "141262",
      "postDate": "10/26/2016 00:24:02",
      "content": "<p>Is it possible that one display corresponds to two advertisements?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Is it possible that one display corresponds to two advertisements?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "141290",
      "postDate": "10/26/2016 06:38:51",
      "content": "<p>Yes. Generally it will. </p>\n\n<p>This competition is about ordering the probability they will be clicked on a per display basis. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes. Generally it will. \r\n\r\nThis competition is about ordering the probability they will be clicked on a per display basis.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "141323",
      "postDate": "10/26/2016 12:35:41",
      "content": "<p>[quote=rcarson;141004]</p>\n\n<p>[quote=nickl;140999]</p>\n\n<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>Does the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]\nThe document a user will end up on if they click through\n: )</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]\nI don't think that's correct - quoting from the Data page:</p>\n\n<p>[quote]\nEach user in the dataset is represented by a unique id (uuid). <strong><em>A person can view a document (document_id), which is simply a web page with content (e.g.  a news article). On each document, a set of ads (ad_id) are displayed</em></strong>. Each ad belongs to a campaign (campaign_id) run by an advertiser (advertiser_id). You are also provided metadata about the document, such as which entities are mentioned, a taxonomy of categories, the topics mentioned, and the publisher.\n[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>So based on the above, document_id in promoted_content.csv refers to the document the ad was shown on.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[quote=rcarson;141004]\r\n\r\n[quote=nickl;140999]\r\n\r\nHi,\r\n\r\nDoes the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?\r\n\r\nThanks\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\nThe document a user will end up on if they click through\r\n: )\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\nI don't think that's correct - quoting from the Data page:\r\n\r\n[quote]\r\nEach user in the dataset is represented by a unique id (uuid). ***A person can view a document (document_id), which is simply a web page with content (e.g.  a news article). On each document, a set of ads (ad_id) are displayed***. Each ad belongs to a campaign (campaign_id) run by an advertiser (advertiser_id). You are also provided metadata about the document, such as which entities are mentioned, a taxonomy of categories, the topics mentioned, and the publisher.\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nSo based on the above, document_id in promoted_content.csv refers to the document the ad was shown on.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "141324",
      "postDate": "10/26/2016 12:48:28",
      "content": "<p>events.csv : Each event represents the display of a page (document_id) on which ads are displayed.\nclicks_*.csv : Each line shows one ad with the event (display_id) that caused it to be shown.\npromoted_content.csv : each promoted document (document_id) is where an ad click will take you.</p>\n\n<p>So the sequence is:\n  Browser shows events.document_id with a set of ads.\n  Outbrain creates an event with events.display_id\n  Outbrain records which ads were shown in the event in clicks_*.csv with the display_id\n  If the user clicks an ad, Outbrain sends them to the page referred to in promoted_content.csv</p>\n\n<p>So have the starting page, the ad link, and the page you end up on if you click.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "events.csv : Each event represents the display of a page (document_id) on which ads are displayed.\r\nclicks_*.csv : Each line shows one ad with the event (display_id) that caused it to be shown.\r\npromoted_content.csv : each promoted document (document_id) is where an ad click will take you.\r\n\r\nSo the sequence is:\r\n  Browser shows events.document_id with a set of ads.\r\n  Outbrain creates an event with events.display_id\r\n  Outbrain records which ads were shown in the event in clicks_*.csv with the display_id\r\n  If the user clicks an ad, Outbrain sends them to the page referred to in promoted_content.csv\r\n\r\nSo have the starting page, the ad link, and the page you end up on if you click.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 141004,
      "author_name": "jiweiliu",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/24/2016 16:53:40",
      "content": "<p>[quote=nickl;140999]</p>\n\n<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>Does the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]\nThe document a user will end up on if they click through\n: )</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 141097,
      "author_name": "nlothian",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/25/2016 04:31:58",
      "content": "<p>Thanks. That is good - I was a bit worried I had it totally wrong. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 141262,
      "author_name": "liouscott",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/26/2016 00:24:02",
      "content": "<p>Is it possible that one display corresponds to two advertisements?</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 141290,
      "author_name": "nlothian",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/26/2016 06:38:51",
      "content": "<p>Yes. Generally it will. </p>\n\n<p>This competition is about ordering the probability they will be clicked on a per display basis. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 141323,
      "author_name": "sashikanthdareddy",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/26/2016 12:35:41",
      "content": "<p>[quote=rcarson;141004]</p>\n\n<p>[quote=nickl;140999]</p>\n\n<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>Does the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]\nThe document a user will end up on if they click through\n: )</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]\nI don't think that's correct - quoting from the Data page:</p>\n\n<p>[quote]\nEach user in the dataset is represented by a unique id (uuid). <strong><em>A person can view a document (document_id), which is simply a web page with content (e.g.  a news article). On each document, a set of ads (ad_id) are displayed</em></strong>. Each ad belongs to a campaign (campaign_id) run by an advertiser (advertiser_id). You are also provided metadata about the document, such as which entities are mentioned, a taxonomy of categories, the topics mentioned, and the publisher.\n[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>So based on the above, document_id in promoted_content.csv refers to the document the ad was shown on.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 141324,
      "author_name": "terribletadpole",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/26/2016 12:48:28",
      "content": "<p>events.csv : Each event represents the display of a page (document_id) on which ads are displayed.\nclicks_*.csv : Each line shows one ad with the event (display_id) that caused it to be shown.\npromoted_content.csv : each promoted document (document_id) is where an ad click will take you.</p>\n\n<p>So the sequence is:\n  Browser shows events.document_id with a set of ads.\n  Outbrain creates an event with events.display_id\n  Outbrain records which ads were shown in the event in clicks_*.csv with the display_id\n  If the user clicks an ad, Outbrain sends them to the page referred to in promoted_content.csv</p>\n\n<p>So have the starting page, the ad link, and the page you end up on if you click.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "140999": "Hi,\r\n\r\nDoes the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?\r\n\r\nThanks",
    "141004": "[quote=nickl;140999]\r\n\r\nHi,\r\n\r\nDoes the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?\r\n\r\nThanks\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\nThe document a user will end up on if they click through\r\n: )",
    "141097": "Thanks. That is good - I was a bit worried I had it totally wrong.",
    "141262": "Is it possible that one display corresponds to two advertisements?",
    "141290": "Yes. Generally it will. \r\n\r\nThis competition is about ordering the probability they will be clicked on a per display basis.",
    "141323": "[quote=rcarson;141004]\r\n\r\n[quote=nickl;140999]\r\n\r\nHi,\r\n\r\nDoes the document_id in promoted_content.csv refer to the document the ad was shown on, or the document a user will end up on if they click through?\r\n\r\nThanks\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\nThe document a user will end up on if they click through\r\n: )\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\nI don't think that's correct - quoting from the Data page:\r\n\r\n[quote]\r\nEach user in the dataset is represented by a unique id (uuid). ***A person can view a document (document_id), which is simply a web page with content (e.g.  a news article). On each document, a set of ads (ad_id) are displayed***. Each ad belongs to a campaign (campaign_id) run by an advertiser (advertiser_id). You are also provided metadata about the document, such as which entities are mentioned, a taxonomy of categories, the topics mentioned, and the publisher.\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nSo based on the above, document_id in promoted_content.csv refers to the document the ad was shown on.",
    "141324": "events.csv : Each event represents the display of a page (document_id) on which ads are displayed.\r\nclicks_*.csv : Each line shows one ad with the event (display_id) that caused it to be shown.\r\npromoted_content.csv : each promoted document (document_id) is where an ad click will take you.\r\n\r\nSo the sequence is:\r\n  Browser shows events.document_id with a set of ads.\r\n  Outbrain creates an event with events.display_id\r\n  Outbrain records which ads were shown in the event in clicks_*.csv with the display_id\r\n  If the user clicks an ad, Outbrain sends them to the page referred to in promoted_content.csv\r\n\r\nSo have the starting page, the ad link, and the page you end up on if you click."
  },
  "source": "meta"
}