Multi-source journal content integration systems and methods and systems and methods for collaborative online content editing

1. A system, comprising:

a content datastore;

a layer datastore;

a multi-source content acquisition engine coupled to the content datastore;

a multi-source content selection engine coupled to the multi-source content acquisition engine;

an integrated content arrangement engine coupled to the multi-source content selection engine;

a layer integration engine coupled to the layer datastore and to the integrated content arrangement engine;

a multi-source content launch engine coupled to the layer integration engine;

wherein, in operation:

the multi-source content acquisition engine provides an instruction to launch an editor window to display a set of selectable content generated by a plurality of remote sources and stored in the content datastore, wherein the instruction to launch the editor window is based on one or more of a screen resolution, a processor speed, and a memory of a client device which displays the editor window;

the multi-source content selection engine identifies a set of selected content from the set of selectable content;

the integrated content arrangement engine arranges the set of selected content into a multi-sourced journal content sequence;

the layer integration engine applies a layer from the layer datastore to a portion of the multi-sourced journal content sequence;

the multi-source content launch engine provides an instruction to display an integrated multi-sourced journal content sequence including the multi-sourced journal content sequence and the layer in the editor window;

wherein if an entity editing the multi-source journal content does not have creative rights to the multi-source journal content sequence and the applied layer from the layer datastore, the multi-source content launch engine performs one or more of limiting a viewing quality of the integrated multi-source journal content sequence, applying a watermark that renders the integrated multi-source journal content sequence unpublishable, and applying a seal that renders the integrated multi-source journal content sequence unpublishable.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a multi-source channel publication engine coupled to the layer integration engine, wherein, in operation, the multi-source channel publication engine creates a multi-source content channel comprising the integrated multi-sourced journal content sequence.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a multi-source content search engine coupled to the content datastore and the multi-source content acquisition engine, wherein, in operation, the multi-source content search engine:

receives a request from the multi-source content acquisition engine to search the content datastore for subject-specific content;

provides the subject-specific content to the multi-source content acquisition engine.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a collaborative edit aggregation engine coupled to the layer datastore and the layer integration engine;

wherein, in operation, the collaborative edit aggregation engine provides to the layer integration engine a plurality of instructions comprising:

a first instruction from a first remote source to apply a first layer from the layer datastore to the portion of the multi-sourced journal content sequence;

a second instruction from a second remote source to apply a second layer from the layer datastore to the portion of the multi-sourced journal content sequence.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a collaborative edit launch engine coupled to the multi-source content acquisition engine, wherein, in operation, the collaborative edit launch engine:

receives the instruction to launch the editor window from the multi-source content acquisition engine;

launches a first editor window on a first edit client and a second editor window on a second edit client based on the instruction to launch the editor window.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a collaborative layer placement engine coupled to the layer integration engine, wherein, in operation, the collaborative layer placement engine provides to the layer integration engine a first layer received from a first editor window and a second layer received from a second editor window.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a journalism sourcing engine coupled to the multi-source content acquisition engine and the content datastore;

wherein, in operation, the journalism sourcing engine provides to the multi-source content acquisition engine:

first user-generated coverage of an event obtained from a first citizen journalist;

second user-generated coverage of the event obtained from a second citizen journalist.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a content marketplace engine coupled to the content datastore, which in operation, facilitates user-based exchange of user-generated journal content.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a content scrapbooking engine coupled to the multi-source content acquisition engine and the content datastore, which in operation, provides to the content datastore user-generated social history content.

10. A method, comprising:

using a multi-source content acquisition engine to provide an instruction to launch an editor window to display a set of selectable content generated by a plurality of remote sources and stored in a content datastore, wherein the instruction to launch the editor window is based on one or more of a screen resolution, a processor speed, and a memory of a client device which displays the editor window;

configuring a multi-source content selection engine to identify a set of selected content from the set of selectable content;

using an integrated content arrangement engine to arrange the set of selected content into a multi-sourced journal content sequence;

using a layer integration engine to apply a layer from a layer datastore to a portion of the multi-sourced journal content sequence; and

providing an instruction to display, using a multi-source content launch engine, an integrated multi-sourced journal content sequence including the multi-sourced journal content sequence and the layer in the editor window;

wherein if an entity editing the multi-source journal content does not have creative rights to the multi-source journal content sequence and the applied layer from the layer datastore, the multi-source content launch engine performs one or more of limiting a viewing quality of the integrated multi-source journal content sequence, applying a watermark that renders the integrated multi-source journal content sequence unpublishable, and applying a seal that renders the integrated multi-source journal content sequence unpublishable.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising using a multi-source channel publication engine to create a multi-sourced content channel comprising the integrated multi-sourced journal content sequence.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

using a multi-source content search engine to receive a request from the multi-source content selection engine to search the content datastore for subject-specific content;

using the multi-source content search engine to provide the subject-specific content to the multi-source content selection engine.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising using a collaborate edit aggregation engine to provide to the layer integration engine a plurality of instructions comprising:

a first instruction from a first remote source to apply a first layer from the layer datastore to the portion of the multi-sourced journal content sequence;

a second instruction from a second remote source to apply a second layer from the layer datastore to the portion of the multi-sourced journal content sequence.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising using a collaborative edit launch engine to:

receive the instruction to launch the editor window from the multi-source content acquisition engine;

launch a first editor window on a first edit client and a second editor window on a second edit client based on the instruction to launch the editor window.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising using a collaborative layer placement engine to provide to the layer integration engine a first layer received from a first editor window and a second layer received from a second editor window.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising using a journalism sourcing engine to provide to the multi-source content acquisition engine:

first user-generated coverage of an event obtained from a first citizen journalist;

second user-generated coverage of the event obtained from a second citizen journalist.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising facilitating user-based exchange of user-generated journal content.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising using a content scrapbooking engine to provide to the multi-source content acquisition engine user-generated social history content.

19. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform:

using a multi-source content acquisition engine to provide an instruction to launch an editor window to display a set of selectable content generated by a plurality of remote sources and stored in a content datastore, wherein the instruction to launch the editor window is based on one or more of a screen resolution, a processor speed, and a memory of a client device which displays the editor window;

configuring a multi-source content selection engine to identify a set of selected content from the set of selectable content;

using an integrated content arrangement engine to arrange the set of selected content into a multi-sourced journal content sequence;

using a layer integration engine to apply a layer from a layer datastore to a portion of the multi-sourced journal content sequence; and

providing an instruction to display, using a multi-source content launch engine, an integrated multi-sourced journal content sequence including the multi-sourced journal content sequence and the layer in the editor window;

wherein if an entity editing the multi-source journal content does not have creative rights to the multi-source journal content sequence and the applied layer from the layer datastore, the multi-source content launch engine performs one or more of limiting a viewing quality of the integrated multi-source journal content sequence, applying a watermark that renders the integrated multi-source journal content sequence unpublishable, and applying a seal that renders the integrated multi-source journal content sequence unpublishable.