The Method
Regular contributors of user generated content through the publishing tool can be tracked and later recruited to become official local content partners. Once approved as a local content partner, they are allowed to by-pass the editorial queue. We can also turn popular contributions to the portal into a local RSS feed to which other users can subscribe.

Harvesting
LocalToolbox uses a combination of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) protocols to receive headlines from local news organizations such as news-papers, radio and TV. We also have a “web harvesting” script that allows us to pull headlines from any existing media website even if they are too small or not yet advanced enough to provide RSS feeds. It is no simple task to retrieve data from hundreds of tiny news sources!

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