This can be used for a niche news site that collects information on a particular subject. Also can be used for a game or movie site that collects reviews on a game or movie and displays photos and videos along with reviews and ratings from various places.

Step One: Find sources of information.
Option A: Can be a list of predefined webpages that are updated frequently with relevant information
Option B: Use search engine listing to provide a list based on keywords.

Step Two: Collect the information.
Collect all the relevant article text and store it.
Collect the images and videos plus any other media that is displayed.
Collect all the links that are relevant and add link to source list if desired.

Step Three: Process the information
Process and compare the various texts to gain a consensus of the content. Discrepancies can be noted and cited.
Process the images to remove duplicates and show the most relevant.
Process links and determine which are of most valve and remove duplicates and junk.

Step Four: Display the information
Display a unique summary of the articles with quotes from various sources that are cited.
Display images and media that are relevant and cite the source.
Display links throughout article that are relevant to content displayed.
Display citations for all sources that are used in the article.

There are plenty of content aggregators on the web now but they need to be improved to provide a real service instead of more redundant junk to clog the web.

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