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Geotagged hashtags

  • US 9,244,930 B1
  • Filed: 06/01/2015
  • Issued: 01/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for geotagging hashtags, the method comprising:

  • determining, with one or more computing devices, geographic location information related to a hashtag;

    assigning, with the one or more computing devices, a plurality of geolocations to the hashtag based on the determined geographic location information;

    storing, with the one or more computing devices, the plurality of geolocations in a vector associated with the hashtag;

    determining, with the one or more computing devices, a centroid of the plurality of geolocations;

    assigning, with the one or more computing devices, the determined centroid as a primary geolocation associated with the hashtagstoring, with the one or more computing devices, the assigned primary geolocation in association with the hashtag in a data store; and

    providing, with the one or more computing devices, the hashtag for display to a user in response to a geographic user query based on the assigned primary geolocation stored in the data store.

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