Patent ID: 8265612

Claim:
A method of providing mobile media content over a network, comprising: receiving, from a mobile device that is employed as a content contributor, mobile media content, information associated with the mobile media content, and a selection of at least one monetization option to associate with at least one of download terms or upload terms of the mobile media content; associating the received mobile media content with at least one key word based on the associated information, the at least one key word being combined with an address, the combination being arranged to be provided via an advertisement or in response to a search query; determining the at least one of download terms or upload terms for the mobile media content for at least one mobile device or a network device based on at least the associated information; associating the received mobile media content with a Short Message Service (SMS) short code to uniquely identify the mobile media content; receiving a message from an other mobile device wherein the message comprises the at least one key word and the associated SMS short code; based on the received message and the determined terms, sending a message to the other mobile device wherein the sent message comprises a link to the received mobile media content that enables the other mobile device to access the content absent registration to access the content, and to further share the content with at least a third mobile device, wherein the content is shared with different access rights than for the other mobile device.