Systems and methods for compiling, curating, and sharing digital content

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for compiling, curating, and sharing digital content. A content clearinghouse server can compile digital content items received from a number of content sources and curate the digital content items for a user of a client device. The content clearinghouse server can also receive information from client devices to be broadcast to a number of different platforms. Digital content items received from content sources and broadcast information can each be de-duplicated at the content clearinghouse server.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A content clearinghouse server, comprising:
 a processor, communications circuitry, and a memory, the memory comprising instructions recorded thereon for:   receiving, using the communications circuitry, a plurality of posts from content sources;   aggregating, using the processor, the plurality of posts;   de-duplicating, using the processor, the plurality of posts to generate at least one de-duplicated post; and   transmitting the at least one de-duplicated post to a client device using the communications circuitry.   
     
     
         2 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of posts received from content sources are received based on user preferences stored in the memory, the user preferences indicating a user's interest in at least one content category. 
     
     
         3 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of posts received from content sources are received based on user preferences stored in the memory, the user preferences indicating a user's interest in at least one content source. 
     
     
         3 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 1 , wherein the aggregating comprises:
 determining a relevance metric that estimates a likelihood that a post of the plurality of posts is relevant to the user's interests.   
     
     
         4 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 3 , wherein the relevance metric is a point-based metric comprises an initial score calculated using at least one of:
 a number of times the post has been interacted with;   whether or not the post was generated or shared by one or more of the user's contacts; and   a frequency with which the user previously interacted with similar posts.   
     
     
         5 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 4 , wherein the initial score decreases as a function of time. 
     
     
         6 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 3 , the memory comprising instructions recorded thereon for:
 transmitting the relevance metric to the client device with the post.   
     
     
         7 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 1 , wherein the content management server de-duplicates posts by at least one of:
 parsing text associated with each post located in one of a body of the post and metadata associated with the post; and   comparing at least one of keywords, hashtags, quotations, generation date, and content source associated with each post of the plurality of posts with others of the plurality of posts.   
     
     
         8 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 7 , wherein duplicate posts are one of:
 not transmitted to the client device; and   bundled together for transmission to the client device as a bundled digital content item.   
     
     
         9 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 1 , the memory comprising further instructions recorded thereon for:
 attaching at least one flag to a post of the plurality of posts.   
     
     
         10 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one flag comprises at least one of:
 a fact-check history flag;   a de-duplication flag; and   a questionable content flag.   
     
     
         11 . A content clearinghouse server, comprising:
 a processor, communications circuitry, and a memory, the memory comprising instructions recorded thereon for:   receiving a broadcast post, via the communications circuitry, from a client device, the broadcast post comprising information instructing the content clearinghouse server to transmit the broadcast post to a plurality of platforms;   determining an audience for the broadcast post for each platform;   formatting the broadcast post to generate a formatted broadcast post for each platform; and   transmitting the formatted broadcast post to the audience on each respective platform.   
     
     
         12 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 11 , the memory comprising further instructions recorded thereon for:
 de-duplicating the audience for the broadcast post by cross-referencing individuals who are members of the audience for more than one platform.   
     
     
         13 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 12 , wherein each individual will remain in the audience of the platform associated with his/her preferred contact method, wherein each individual's preferred contact method is stored in the memory. 
     
     
         14 . The content clearinghouse server of  claim 12 , wherein each individual will remain in the audience of the platform associated with the user's preferred contact method, wherein the user's preferred contact method is stored in the memory. 
     
     
         15 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 transmitting digital content to a client device for display in a dashboard user interface, the dashboard user interface comprising a plurality of categories forming a taxonomy for the digital content;   receiving dashboard sharing preferences from the user, the dashboard sharing preferences comprising data regarding whether the user wishes to share the digital content associated with a particular category of the plurality of categories; and   permitting access to categories to at least one other user based on the dashboard sharing preferences.   
     
     
         16 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , comprising:
 determining identities of the at least one other user based on whether the dashboard sharing preferences indicated that the particular category is to be shared one of publicly and semi-publicly.   
     
     
         17 . The computer implemented method of  claim 15 , wherein permitting access to categories comprises one of:
 copying user preferences associated with the categories to a client device of the at least one other user; and   permitting the at least one other user to directly access the dashboard user interface.   
     
     
         18 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 enabling wagering of digital content associated with a category of the plurality of categories between the user and the at least one other user.   
     
     
         19 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 accessing a first user's digital content dashboard;   compiling a new dashboard for a second user based on at least one of the user's categories;   presenting the new dashboard to the second user; and   locking at least one of the categories of the new dashboard.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 19 , wherein locking at least one of the categories comprises one of:
 periodically synchronizing user preferences for the second user with user preferences for the first user associated with the at least one of the categories; and   allowing the second user to directly access the at least one of the categories on first user's dashboard.