System, method, and computer program product for automated discovery, curation and editing of online local content

摘要

Various methods are provided for determining and displaying local content. One example method may comprise receiving input to open a mobile application at a mobile device, and without any additional input, accessing a location service of the GPS enabled mobile device to determine a GPS location and automatically generating a query, the query comprising the GPS location, identifying a predefined mix of content from a content index in accordance with an editing target, wherein the editing target specifies a number of articles and wherein the predefined mix indicates a portion of the editing target directed to at least one category, determining whether the editing target and the predefined mix are met, determining a new location, the new location being larger in geographic area and containing the location, in an instance in which the editing target and the predefined mix are not met, and displaying the results.