Systems and methods for associating microposts with geographic locations

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving microposts comprising tokens;

identifying a subset of the microposts that comprise a given token;

determining a subset geographic location corresponding to the subset of the microposts that comprise the given token, wherein determining the subset geographic location comprises

identifying microposts associated with geo-tags,

identifying micropost geographic locations associated with respective ones of the identified microposts based at least in part on the geo-tags, and

applying a clustering algorithm to the micropost geographic locations to identify the subset geographic location, at least in part by determining that the micropost geographic locations have a cluster density about the subset geographic location;

associating the given token with the subset geographic location; and

updating an index to reflect an association between the given token and the subset geographic location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the token comprises a hashtag.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a user, input relating to generation of a micropost;

identifying a geographic location associated with the user;

identifying a token associated with the geographic location associated with the user; and

providing the token to the user as a suggested token for inclusion with the micropost.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying an event that is associated with the token; and

associating the event with the subset geographic location based at least in part on the event being associated with the token.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a user, a micropost that comprises the token; and

associating the user with the subset geographic location based at least in part on the micropost comprising the token.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a geo-tag associated with a given micropost comprises a geo-tag that is indicative of a geographic location of an electronic device from which the micropost is generated.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining a subset geographic location corresponding to the subset of the microposts comprises determining that the subset of the microposts comprises at least one of the following:

at least a threshold number of microposts that are generated within a given period of time;

at least a threshold number of microposts that are associated with geo-tags; and

at least a threshold number of unique authors.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to cause the following steps:

receiving microposts comprising tokens;

identifying a subset of the microposts that comprise a given token;

determining a subset geographic location corresponding to the subset of the microposts that comprise the given token, wherein determining the subset geographic location comprises

identifying microposts associated with geo-tags,

identifying micropost geographic locations associated with respective ones of the identified microposts based at least in part on the geo-tags, and

applying a clustering algorithm to the micropost geographic locations to identify the subset geographic location, at least in part by determining that the micropost geographic locations have a cluster density about the subset geographic location;

associating the given token with the subset geographic location; and

updating an index to reflect an association between the given token and the subset geographic location.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the token comprises a hashtag.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the steps further comprising:

receiving, from a user, input relating to generation of a micropost;

identifying a geographic location associated with the user;

identifying a token associated with the geographic location associated with the user; and

providing the token to the user as a suggested token for inclusion with the micropost.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the steps further comprising:

identifying an event that is associated with the token; and

associating the event with the subset geographic location based at least in part on the event being associated with the token.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the steps further comprising:

receiving, from a user, a micropost that comprises the token; and

associating the user with the subset geographic location based at least in part on the micropost comprising the token.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , a geo-tag associated with a given micropost comprises a geo-tag that is indicative of a geographic location of an electronic device from which the micropost is generated.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein determining a subset geographic location corresponding to the subset of the microposts comprises determining that the subset of the microposts comprise at least one of the following:

at least a threshold number of microposts that are generated within a given period of time;

at least a threshold number of microposts that are associated with geo-tags; and

at least a threshold number of unique authors.

15. A system comprising

one or more memories storing instructions; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories and configured to execute the instructions stored thereon to perform the following steps:

receiving microposts comprising tokens;

identifying a subset of the microposts that comprise a given token;

determining a subset geographic location corresponding to the subset of the microposts that comprise the given token, wherein determining the subset geographic location comprises

identifying microposts associated with geo-tags,

identifying micropost geographic locations associated with respective ones of the identified microposts based at least in part on the geo-tags, and

applying a clustering algorithm to the micropost geographic locations to identify the subset geographic location, at least in part by determining that the micropost geographic locations have a cluster density about the subset geographic location;

associating the given token with the subset geographic location; and

updating an index to reflect an association between the given token and the subset geographic location.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the token comprises a hashtag.

17. The system of claim 15 , the steps further comprising:

receiving, from a user, input relating to generation of a micropost;

identifying a geographic location associated with the user;

identifying a token associated with the geographic location associated with the user; and

providing the token to the user as a suggested token for inclusion with the micropost.

18. The system of claim 15 , the steps further comprising:

identifying an event that is associated with the token; and

associating the event with the subset geographic location based at least in part on the event being associated with the token.

19. The system of claim 15 , the steps further comprising:

receiving, from a user, a micropost that comprises the token; and

associating the user with the subset geographic location based at least in part on the micropost comprising the token.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein a geo-tag associated with a given micropost comprises a geo-tag that is indicative of a geographic location of an electronic device from which the micropost is generated.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein determining a subset geographic location corresponding to the subset of the microposts comprises determining that the subset of the microposts comprise at least one of the following:

at least a threshold number of microposts that are generated within a given period of time;

at least a threshold number of microposts that are associated with geo-tags; and

at least a threshold number of unique authors.