System and method for identifying comment clusters for panoramic content segments

A method, the method being implemented by a computer system including one or more processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:

• hosting, over a network, a panoramic content segment of digital content to client computing platforms on which users consume the panoramic content segment such that a field of view of the panoramic content segment is selectable by a user as a function of progress through the panoramic content segment during presentation of the panoramic content segment, the panoramic content segment having a beginning and an ending and having a segment duration from the beginning to the ending;
• receiving, over the network from the client computing platforms, user comment information conveying user comments for the panoramic content segment as the function of progress through the panoramic content segment, the user comment information conveying a first user comment for the panoramic content segment including a time indication that identifies a point in time in the segment duration of the panoramic content segment and a location indication that identifies a viewing angle of the panoramic content segment;
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• providing, over the network, at least some of the user comments for the panoramic content segment to a first client computing platform associated with a first user, wherein the at least some of the user comments are provided as the function of progress of the first user through the panoramic content segment.