System and method for sharing geo-localized information in a social network environment

An augmented reality social network system, comprising:

• an accounts database having user account data associated with one or more users, the user account data comprising post data, thought data, location data, and emotional profile data;
• an application server configured to:
• receive image data, location information, an emotional sentiment value, and a thought message from a client device associated with one of the users, wherein the image data comprises image metadata;
• post the image data, location information, emotional sentiment value, and thought message to a social network system account associated with the user;
• and
• modify the user account data based on the posted data;
• an image processing module configured to:
• process the received image data by superimposing, based on the image metadata, the received thought message over the image data;
• and
• store the processed, received image data in the accounts database;
• a mapping module configured to:
• receive a request from a client device for information relating to a location on a map;
• search the accounts database for thought messages and emotional sentiment values associated with the location on the map;
• identify thought messages and emotional sentiment values associated with the location;
• and
• transmit map information and the identified thought message and emotional sentiment values for display within the transmitted map information.