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

A method for determining and displaying local content, the method comprising:

• receiving input to open a mobile application at a global positioning system (GPS) enabled mobile device, the mobile application comprising client software configured to access a client system;
• without any additional input, accessing a location service of the GPS enabled mobile device to determine a GPS location;
• without any additional input, automatically generating a query, the query comprising the GPS location;
• identifying a predefined mix of content, in accordance with a location associated with the GPS location, 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, via an interface, on the GPS enabled mobile device.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions for:

• receiving input to open a mobile application at a global positioning system (GPS) enabled mobile device, the mobile application comprising client software configured to access a client system;
• without any additional input, accessing a location service of the GPS enabled mobile device to determine a GPS location;
• without any additional input, automatically generating a query, the query comprising the GPS location;
• identifying a predefined mix of content, in accordance with a location associated with the GPS location, 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, via an interface, on the GPS enabled mobile device.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

• receive input to open a mobile application at a global positioning system (GPS) enabled mobile device, the mobile application comprising client software configured to access a client system;
• without any additional input, access a location service of the GPS enabled mobile device to determine a GPS location;
• without any additional input, automatically generate a query, the query comprising the GPS location;
• identify a predefined mix of content, in accordance with a location associated with the GPS location, 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;
• determine whether the editing target and the predefined mix are met;
• determine 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
• display the results, via an interface, on the GPS enabled mobile device.