Patent ID: 8447642

Claim:
A method for single entry point publishing, managing, promoting, distributing and delivering local content across a plurality of Internet media types deliverable over the World Wide Web or the Internet, the method comprising: providing a local content management and distribution web-based system comprising at least a first web interface device and a second web interface device connected to and in communication with each other via the World Wide Web or the Internet; selecting or entering a content type and demographic data for the local content via the first web interface device, wherein the demographic data comprises geographical relevance of the local content and an author of the local content, wherein the local content is uploaded to the web-based system via the first web interface device, wherein the geographical relevance is based on a zip code and a location scope specific to the zip code, wherein the location scope is at least one selected from a town, a county, a region, a state and a country; storing the local content in the web-based system; and delivering the local content, for automated mass distribution, via a first media delivery type and at least one second media delivery type, wherein the first media deliver type and the at least one second media delivery type are deliverable over the World Wide Web or the Internet, wherein the first media delivery type is a third party website accessible via the second web interface device, wherein the local content is delivered to the third party website when at least one of the following criteria has been met; (a) the third party website preselected at least one of the content type of the local content and the location scope of the local content; (b) the third party website subscribed to the author of the local content; or (c) criteria associated with the local content matched content filters associated with the third party website.