Hotspot peek mode for digital content including hotspots

A mobile computing device, comprising:

• a touch screen display for displaying digital content to a user and allowing user input, the digital content including one or more hotspots, wherein each hotspot includes a link to a source of additional content;
• and
• an application including a hotspot peek mode, wherein in response to a peek command performed on a given hotspot included with displayed digital content, the hotspot peek mode is configured to present a pop-up panel within the application and include additional content from the source associated with the given hotspot within the pop-up panel.

A computer program product comprising a plurality of instructions non-transiently encoded thereon to facilitate operation of an electronic device according to the following process:

• present digital content via an application, the digital content including one or more hotspots, wherein each hotspot includes a link to a source of additional content;
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• in response to a peek command performed on a given hotspot included with the presented digital content, present a pop-up panel within the application, wherein the pop-up panel includes additional content from the source associated with the given hotspot.