16. A method performed by one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising: receiving a query associated with a user, the query comprising an intersection criteria, the intersection criteria comprising a specified location and a specified timeframe; generating an intersection space responsive to the query by: accessing a plurality of stories stored on a computer-readable storage medium, each story submitted by a submitter and comprising one or more content items and having respective intersection metadata, the intersection metadata of each story comprising a location and a timeframe pertaining to the story, selecting stories for inclusion in the intersection space that each have intersection metadata corresponding to the location and the timeframe of the intersection criteria, filtering the selected stories based on timeframe-dependent access controls associated with the respective selected stories, each timeframe-dependent access control specified by a submitter that submitted one or more of the selected stories such that each remaining selected story is associated with one or more timeframes indicated, by a submitter that submitted the remaining selected story, as being accessible to the user; and displaying the intersection space to the user on a display device, the display comprising indicators of one or more of the filtered stories selected for inclusion in the intersection space.
16. A method performed by one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising: receiving a query associated with a user, the query comprising an intersection criteria, the intersection criteria comprising a specified location and a specified timeframe; generating an intersection space responsive to the query by: accessing a plurality of stories stored on a computer-readable storage medium, each story submitted by a submitter and comprising one or more content items and having respective intersection metadata, the intersection metadata of each story comprising a location and a timeframe pertaining to the story, selecting stories for inclusion in the intersection space that each have intersection metadata corresponding to the location and the timeframe of the intersection criteria, filtering the selected stories based on timeframe-dependent access controls associated with the respective selected stories, each timeframe-dependent access control specified by a submitter that submitted one or more of the selected stories such that each remaining selected story is associated with one or more timeframes indicated, by a submitter that submitted the remaining selected story, as being accessible to the user; and displaying the intersection space to the user on a display device, the display comprising indicators of one or more of the filtered stories selected for inclusion in the intersection space. 18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the location of the intersection criteria corresponds to one of a physical location, a virtual location, or a mobile location.