15. The method of claim 11 , wherein said social networking site is selected and designated from a set of knowledge domains, including second social network sites, blogs and data feeds.
11. A method of responding to a search query to a user with a computing system, comprising: a) identifying a target geographic region specified by the user with the computing system; b) automatically identifying local content sources with the computing system, which local content sources are situated within said target geographic region and are identified to publish local content for such region; wherein at least some of said local content is derived from social network messages published at a social networking site by members of such site within said geographic region; c) processing a query from the user including a first search term with the computing system; d) in response to steps (b) and (c), automatically searching said social networking site to identify any local content related to said first search term with the computing system, including any responsive social network messages; e) presenting search results to said user with the computing system for said query including said local content in response to said query directed to said first search term; f) automatically polling and monitoring said social networking site to repeat steps (d) through (e) for said geographic region and locate additional local content relevant to said query; and g) generating a prediction of a second geographic region and a second associated local content source which will have content relating to future developments related to said first event.