Patent ID: 7882201

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a content hub subsystem comprising at least one computing device, a content posting from an access device connected to a network, said content posting including data representative of a content instance and a geographic location associated with said content instance, said content instance created by a user associated with said access device; storing, by said content hub subsystem, said content posting; selectively distributing, by said content hub subsystem, said content instance to at least one other access device connected to said network based on said geographic location, said selectively distributing comprising: determining that said at least one other access device is physically located within a predefined geographic proximity of said geographic location associated with said content instance; and in response to said determination, making said content instance created by said user associated with said access device accessible to said at least one other access device; receiving, by said content hub subsystem, a communication associated with said content instance from said at least one other access device; creating, by said content hub subsystem, a hosted communication thread including said communication; and providing, by said content hub subsystem, said access device and said at least one other access device with access to said hosted communication thread, wherein a past or present physical location of each of said access device and said at least one other access device within said predefined proximity of said geographic location is a prerequisite to said access to said hosted communication thread.