Note browser

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium that includes instructions executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, in a note browser on a client device from a remote note sharing system, a first note, a second note, and a third note, each note being a separate and distinct content item, and each note including a creation location at which an author of the note was located when the note was created, wherein the creation location of each note is distinct, and wherein the creation location of each note is a geographical location;
• for each of the first note, the second note, and the third note, mapping the creation location to a nearest geographical location marker, wherein the creation locations of the first note and the second note are mapped to a first geographical location marker and the creation location of the third note is mapped to a second geographical location marker based on proximity of each respective note to its nearest geographical location marker;
• and
• generating for display the first note, the second note, and the third note in the note browser in conjunction with the geographical location markers to which they are mapped, wherein the first note, the second note, and the third note are ordered for display according to proximity of the corresponding geographical location marker to a location of the client device.

A note sharing system, comprising:

• a notes database, stored on a computer system, that stores a plurality of notes, including a first note, a second note, and a third note, each note being a separate and distinct content item, and each note including a creation location at which an author of the note was located when the note was created, wherein the creation location of each note is distinct, and wherein the creation location of each note is a geographical location;
• and
• at least one notes server, executable by the computer system, configured to:
• receive from a client device a request for at least the first note, the second note, and the third note,
• request from the notes database at least the first note, the second note, and the third note,
• receive from the notes database the first note, second note, and third note, and
• provide to the client device the requested first note, second note, and third note, along with a geographical location marker for each note, the geographical location marker determined by mapping the creation location to a nearest geographical location marker, wherein the creation locations of the first note and the second note are mapped to a first geographical location marker and the creation location of the third note is mapped to a second geographical location marker based on proximity of each respective note to its nearest location marker, the first note, the second note, and the third note ordered for display according to proximity of the corresponding geographical location marker to a location of the client device.